We are the Cheshire Walkers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
This is a circular walk and classed as Strenuous with Technical ability scrambling across rocks with narrow ledges and steep drops required. Trail Magazine class this as one of their Walks of a Lifetime (WoaL) with some outstanding scenery.
Starting just outside the village of Braithwaite we head towards Kinn, the first of our Birketts and onto Sleet How which is the start of the climb up to Grisedale Pike, the first of our Wainwrights. This climb is probably the longest to gain the height we need to go on and do the remaining Wainwrights and Birketts.
List of Wainwrights we will complete:
Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside, Barrow.
List of Birketts we will complete
Kinn, Hobcarton Crag, Sand Hill, Eel Crag, Stile End.
We will be doing a lot of scrambling both uphill and downhill so sure footing is required, especially when going downhill.
Dogs will not be able to complete this walk due to steep scrambling and narrow ledges and steep drops.
There are no toilets at the start of this walk.
The start of the walk is located on the Whinlatter Pass road through the village of Braithwaite. There is some on road parking available at the start point for about 10 vehicles, however, a few hundred metres further up the road there is a car park on the left catering for about 15 vehicles.
