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High Rigg

Date ... Sunday, 12 August 2007
Distance ... 5.0 miles
Ascent ... 1350 feet
Time ... 2 hours 45 mins
Summits ... High Rigg - 1163' (aw209)
Start ... Legburthwaite (NY317195) - United Utilities (pay+display) car park
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº 3 - The Central Fells by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 07181400284)


Nearing the top of the steep ascent up to Wren Crag

Nearing the top of the steep ascent up to Wren Crag

Looking along the ridge towards the summit of High Rigg, from near to Wren Crag

Looking along the ridge towards the summit of High Rigg, from near to Wren Crag

Looking back down the valley towards Thirlmere, Raven Crag is just visible in clouds

Looking back down the valley towards Thirlmere, Raven Crag is just visible in clouds

Sheena, Andrew and Sarah, looking happy despite the wet weather

Sheena, Andrew and Sarah, looking happy despite the wet weather

A view across to Blencathra, from near to the summit of High Rigg

A view across to Blencathra, from near to the summit of High Rigg

Looking across to Bram Crag and Sandbeck Gill, on Clough Head

Looking across to Bram Crag and Sandbeck Gill, on Clough Head