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Grisedale Pike usually start at the village of Braithwaite using a well blazed trail up the eastern ridge. An alternative ascent starts at a car park in Hospital Plantation near the top of the Whinlatter Pass and goes up the northern ridge taking in the “Nuttall” top of
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Grisedale Pike is often included in the circular walk called the
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Hobcarton End before continuing to the summit. From the same starting point it is possible to climb the fell up the north eastern ridge following a ruined
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A description of the view from west round clockwise, from this
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English Lake District, Cumbria, England
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704:A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells
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948:Full list of Wainwrights by area
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563:computer-generated panorama
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683:Isle of Man
640:Causey Pike
619:containing
597:The Cheviot
588:group (3).
586:Lord's Seat
578:White Coomb
535:Causey Pike
452:Braithwaite
137: /
112:Coordinates
76:Parent peak
1637:Categories
1622:White Hill
1518:Great Coum
1488:Birks Fell
1427:Baugh Fell
1401:Cross Fell
1384:and Durham
1373:Whitbarrow
1343:Red Screes
1338:Place Fell
1222:Holme Fell
1212:High Raise
1202:Hard Knott
1169:Watch Hill
1124:High Stile
1094:Blake Fell
1068:Blencathra
927:Whinlatter
917:Scar Crags
872:Knott Rigg
862:Hindscarth
847:Graystones
812:Broom Fell
693:References
650:(11), the
621:Cross Fell
605:Blencathra
531:Scar Crags
416:Topography
394:Wainwright
122:54°35′31″N
101:Wainwright
63:Prominence
1663:Allerdale
1586:Urra Moor
1553:Whernside
1548:Sharp Haw
1396:Cold Fell
1363:Tarn Crag
1313:Helvellyn
1288:Fairfield
1217:High Rigg
1159:Seatallan
1144:Mellbreak
1129:Kirk Fell
1099:Dale Head
1018:Peel Fell
1013:Long Crag
937:Whiteside
912:Sale Fell
892:Outerside
877:Ling Fell
832:Dale Head
822:Cat Bells
797:Ard Crags
685:(54) and
671:Crag Hill
664:Dale Head
658:(10) and
632:High Seat
472:siltstone
245:, England
220:Allerdale
150:Geography
125:3°14′28″W
53:Elevation
1658:Nuttalls
1498:Calf Top
1467:Yarlside
1432:The Calf
1368:Wansfell
1267:Whitfell
1164:Swinside
1154:Robinson
1139:Low Fell
1109:Grasmoor
1023:Ros Hill
988:Marilyns
902:Robinson
857:High Spy
842:Grasmoor
675:Grasmoor
673:(1) and
638:(3) and
636:Catbells
617:Pennines
553:status.
539:Pennines
523:Eel Crag
483:Coledale
468:mudstone
337:Nuttall
329:NY194235
311:NY193220
295:Grid ref
275:NY198225
239:Location
81:Grasmoor
1078:Skiddaw
922:Wandope
656:Bowfell
609:Keswick
601:Skiddaw
582:Criffel
574:Merrick
547:Nuttall
505:Ascents
478:group.
476:Skiddaw
462:Geology
437:⁄
406:Nuttall
402:Marilyn
388:of the
384:in the
382:Keswick
375:⁄
364:Cumbria
358:in the
301:Status
269:OS grid
243:Cumbria
224:Cumbria
105:Nuttall
93:Marilyn
88:Listing
1447:Kisdon
1149:Pillar
1063:Binsey
807:Barrow
726:
712:
654:(14),
576:(62),
557:Summit
551:Hewitt
499:barite
398:Hewitt
298:Height
97:Hewitt
39:Barrow
1442:Hoove
1073:Knott
642:(2).
354:is a
70:189 m
1104:Dent
907:Sail
802:Barf
724:ISBN
710:ISBN
626:The
611:and
549:and
533:and
527:Sail
497:and
495:zinc
491:lead
481:The
470:and
404:and
356:fell
292:Name
37:of
1639::
701::
565::
529:,
525:,
521:,
514:.
412:.
400:,
362:,
260:,
222:,
103:,
99:,
95:,
68:c.
980:e
973:t
966:v
775:e
768:t
761:v
439:2
435:1
432:+
430:2
377:2
373:1
370:+
368:4
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