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Grey Knotts

Area:Lake District - Western Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, and Nuttall
(also Fellranger and Synge)
Height:697m
Maps:OL4(S) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY217125         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:cairn on outcrop on W top - photo
Notes:outcrop 155m ENE at NY 21876 12581 is as high and OS bolt and cairn 45m NE of this at NY 21914 12615 is lower
Daylight:dawn 04:00, sunrise 04:52, sunset 21:44, dusk 22:36
External links:Wikipedia

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Grey Knotts
Grey Knotts


Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: @woody, adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, ajdowsett, alanm9, awall, beth, CarlandHay, CARLOS, CEW, chloealina, chrisfry35 (x8), daleheadged, Daniel278, darrendixon, Darrenh, Dave Martin, digby, drsylvester68, dsutton101, DukeNukem, fidds, fizzerfox (twice), gallowshill, gbh, gdh200, gerard.hurst, gilly_3886, Ginty (twice), goth_angel, Hannahfw, hillbilly, Hubbards, Ionahunter, Ivesylew, James82, JamieL, jegger, JimRiley, Karen.m.burns, LAKELAND, Lancashire Lad, Mandy1836, MarjWatson, Mikew92 (twice), motley 55, navdave, NickiG, Nottspanther, Samrust, sgrice56, SheepFarmer, spookyfish, springfishblue, Stephenmshanks, Steve18566, StevetheRover (twice), Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba (twice), ThinArthur, TonyRogerson, vinmac, windridge, and wolfgangb (twice).

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 12 properties offering rooms near Grey Knotts. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Littlebeck, Rosthwaite
£361-1861 per week
3.0km (1.9 miles) away, sleeps 4
NC Non-Classified
Derwentwater Independent Hostel, Keswick
£19.00-22.00 per bed
9.1km (5.6 miles) away
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Stonethwaite Cottage, Rosthwaite
£435-2393 per week
4.4km (2.7 miles) away, sleeps 7

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