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Wainwrights - Ard Crags and Knott Rigg

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Overview

Walking over two of the lower Wainwrights between Buttermere and Newlands - some steep climbs and descents but no scrambling

Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:
731.5m / 2400ft
Type:
circular

Buttermere - Mill Beck - Addacombe Beck -Ard Crags - Knott Rigg - Newlands Hause - High Snockrigg (final climb over High Snockrigg can be avoided)

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
NY 17442 16934
Nearest postcode:
CA13 9UZ
what3words:
easygoing.outline.quieter
Start time:
10:00 am

Outside Buttermere Court Hotel, Buttermere village

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