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Grey Friar |
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Map and Photo Gallery |
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| Grey Friar seen over Fairfield. |
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| Grey Friar from the Halifax Bomber Memorial cairn on Swirl How. |
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| The Matterhorn rock, Grey Friar. |
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| Harter Fell (Eskdale) from Grey Friar summit cairn. |
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There are 8 walks to choose from including Grey Friar |
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Remembrance Day on Great Carrs |
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10th November 2019 |
| ASCENT: |
3,300 Feet - 1,006 Metres |
| MILES: |
8.7 |
| WAINWRIGHTS: |
4, Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Brim Fell - Dow Crag |
| ROUTE: |
Bottom of Walna Scar Road, Seathwaite - Tongue House - Seathwaite Tarn - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar Road back to Seathwaite |
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Walking the Birketts, Carrs, Swirl How and Grey Friar from the Three Shire Stone |
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3rd March 2019 |
| ASCENT: |
1,804 Feet - 550 Metres |
| MILES: |
4.6 |
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5, Hell Gill Pike - Little Carrs - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Grey Friar |
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Three Shire Stone - Wet Side Edge - Hell Gill Pike - Little Carrs - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Fairfield - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Wether How - Hell Gill Pike - Wet Side Edge - Three Shire Stone |
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Remembrance Day on Great Carrs |
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11th November 2018 |
| ASCENT: |
2,737 Feet - 834 Metres |
| MILES: |
7.7 |
| WAINWRIGHTS: |
2, Grey Friar - Great Carrs |
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Bottom of Walna Scar Road, Seathwaite - Tongue House - Seathwaite Tarn - Troutal Fell - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Grey Friar - Troutal Fell - Seathwaite Tarn - Tongue House - Bottom of Walna Scar Road, Seathwaite |
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Walking the Wainwrights in 30 Walks - Walk 4 The Coniston Fells |
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28th February 2016 |
| ASCENT: |
4,500 Feet - 1,372 Meters |
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12.5 |
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7, Dow Crag - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Grey Friar - Great Carrs - Swirl How - Wetherlam |
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Fell Gate - Walna Scar Road - Cove Bridge - Brown Pike - Buck Pike - Dow Crag - Goat's Hawse - Coniston Old Man - Brim Fell - Levers Hawse - Swirl Band - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Great Carrs - Top of Broad Slack - Swirl How - Prison Band - Swirl Hawse - Red Dell Moss - Wetherlam - Black Sails Ridge - Levers Water - Boulder Valley - Walna Scar Road - Fell Gate |
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The Harry Griffin 2,000 footers Walk 3 -The Coniston Fells |
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13th March 2015 |
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4,084 Feet - 1,245 Meters |
| MILES: |
14.1 |
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Wetherlam - Wetherlam south cairn - Black Sails - Swirl How - Great Cars - Grey Friar - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Dow Crag - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maide |
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Coniston - Sun Hotel - Miners Bridge - Lad Stones - Wetherlam - Black Sails - Swirl Hawse - Prison Band - Swirl How - Great Carrs - Grey Friar - Fairfield - Levers Hawse - Brim Fell - Coniston Old Man - Goats Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maiden - Walna Scar Road - Cove Bridge - Little Arrow Moor - Fell Gate - Sun Hotel - Coniston |
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Wetherlam, Steel Edge & the Cathedral Cave |
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1st November 2013 |
| ASCENT: |
3,018 Feet, 920 Meters |
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10.2 |
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4, Wetherlam – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar |
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Tilberthwaite – Above Tilberthwaite Gill – Dry Cove Bottom – Steel Edge – Lad Stones – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl How – Top Of Broad Slack – Great Carrs – Fairfield – Grey Friar – Fairfield – Wet Side Edge – Greenburn Beck – Slater Bridge (Little Langdale) – Cathedral Quarry – Moss Rigg Wood – Pierce How Beck – Tilberthwaite |
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The Coniston Fells Part II |
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19th October 2012 |
| ASCENT: |
3,612 Feet, 1,101 Metres |
| MILES: |
8.1 |
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6, Wetherlam – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar – Brim Fell – Coniston Old Man |
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Silver Bank – Miners Bridge – Lad Stones – Red Gill Head Moss – Wetherlam – Prison Band – Swirl How – Great Carrs – Grey Friar – Fairfield Col – Swirl Band – Levers Hawse – Brim Fell – Coniston Old Man – Low Water – Boulder Valley – Miners Bridge – Silver Bank |
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A Furness Epic |
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13th November 2010 |
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3,600 Ft, 1,097 Mtrs |
| MILES: |
9.5 |
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6, Dow Crag, Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell, Swirl How, Great Cars & Grey Friar |
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