An invigorating circular into the the Lakeland fells beyond Borrowdale. Follow an ancient packhorse route, as mountain views of Great End & Great Gable rise above you. Relax by Sprinkling Tarn before returning via Grains Gill stream. Rugged rock paths.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

425 m

Drop

428 m

Highest

622 m

Lowest

190 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise

Clockwise

Anticlockwise: Climbs 19% for 1050 m early on, comes down 19% for 2050 m midway.

Clockwise: Climbs 19% for 2050 m early on, comes down 19% for 1050 m near the end.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 3.9–6.4, from 620 m to 190 m.

How the 6.4 km splits

Flat

0.4 km

Climbing

1.8 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.7 km

Descending

0.5 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

2.1 km

Very steep climb · 19% for 1050 m

km 0.0–1.1 · gains 194 m

Very steep climb · 17% for 600 m

km 2.9–3.5 · gains 100 m

Very steep descent · 19% for 2050 m

km 4.0–6.1 · drops 395 m

Campsites near the start

Seathwaite Farm Camping

1.2 km from the start · 4.3★ (224)

Seatoller Farm

2.8 km from the start · 4.6★ (96)

Chapel House Farm

3.8 km from the start · 4.7★ (433)

YHA Borrowdale

3.9 km from the start · 4.5★ (583)