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View of Wast Water – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale

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View of Wast Water – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale

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View of Wast Water – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale

02:22

12.8km

800m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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142 m

View of Wast Water

Highlight • Lake

The views at the top of Scafell Pike are worth the sacrifice of climbing this mountain.

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1.73 km

St Olaf's Church, Wasdale

Highlight • Religious Site

A belief that the roof beams came from a Viking longship may have lead to the dedication to St Olaf, the patron saint of Norway in 1974. One can imagine …

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5.18 km

Sty Head Stretcher Box

Highlight • Trail

Sty Head is the apex of an ancient and wild trade route between Borrowdale and Wasdale, the Styhead Pass. Right in the mountainous heart of the Lake District, it separates …

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6.56 km

Great Gable summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

A humongous, rugged mass of rock and crags and cliffs, Great Gable is captivating to look at: an unbroken, devilish pyramid from the south; the dome of a sleeping, curled-up …

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7.25 km

Beck Head Tarn

Highlight • Trail

This is the col between Kirk Fell and Great Gable and the view down to Wast Water from here is simply brilliant! A great place to stop and have lunch.

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10.8 km

Wasdale Head Inn

Highlight • Pub

The Wasdale Head Inn is known to be the spiritual home of British climbing. From here the first pivotal climbing expeditions into the Lakes crags took place during the 'golden …

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10.9 km

Wasdale Head

Highlight • Lake

12.5 km

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A great little camp site that's very central to some amazing walks. The hike to the highest point in England, Scafell Pike, at 3,209 feet (978 m), can be started from here.

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12.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.46 km

4.00 km

709 m

343 m

300 m

Surfaces

5.61 km

3.96 km

1.87 km

621 m

604 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 3 July

18°C

14°C

56 %

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View of Wast Water – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale

View of Wast Water

St Olaf's Church, Wasdale

Sty Head Stretcher Box

Great Gable summit

Beck Head Tarn

Wasdale Head Inn

Wasdale Head

Wasdale Campsite & Lake Head Car Park

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