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Great Rigg

Area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:766m
Maps:OL5(S), OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY355104         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:rock 15m NE of cairn - photo
Notes:cairn (NY 35584 10395) is Wainwright
Daylight:dawn 05:17, sunrise 05:57, sunset 20:24, dusk 21:03
External links:Wikipedia

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Greenhead Gill, Stone Arthur and Great Rigg
Greenhead Gill, Stone Arthur and Great Rigg


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, abbyrich1965@aol.com (twice), adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, albee23, andrew_poyner, Andy Duff, anthbowles, AskewUrchin, bally6872, Becky28, beckylindeman, beth, Bilberry, Burgpa, CarlandHay, CARLOS, Carolwildbird, ccoleby, chipshot, chloealina, Chris Mac, Chris the rambler, chrisfry35 (x7), CodyJ, Cowles, daleheadged, DANE2766 (twice), Danrobinson, darrendixon, Darrenh, Dave Martin, Daz Graham, DG123, DrewBrown, drsylvester68, dsutton101, DukeNukem, DuncanG22 (twice), Dunkman (twice), Econ, Ejuk (twice), elbog_20, Entropy, Fellwalker, fellwalker68, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, frizzwig, frothyraptor, gallowshill (twice), GaryR (twice), Gav Laa, gbh, gdh200, Gillian7660, Ginty, goth_angel, GraemeLackford, griff44, Hannahfw, HannantMark, Harter hod carrier, hillbilly (twice), Hubbards, hydroxides, Iainp21, iggsypoo, Iky3768, Ivesylew, ja5ca, JackKendall, James82, JamieL, Jandy, jegger, Jesspeace, JimRiley, JJH94, johngraham5056@aol.com, Jojo777, jtrslade, kisgoni, kwetal, Lakeviewlad, Lancashire Lad, Lenny0018, LozJessNacho, lucygordonxo, Luizawoods, Luly (twice), mariablky, MarjWatson, markhallam, mattmanutd, McLeish, Michal7, Mikew92, motley 55, MouldyHazell, nature man, navdave (twice), neil_h, NickiG, Nottspanther, On The Rivet, Orayner15, pah800, pandy, Paul Mansour, PaulSpink, peterb, Peterfishwick, pwb999, rileyjayde, RuslandRambler (twice), russellporter12, samross, Sarahlucas, sgrice56, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), Shortnick, skiddawlittleboy, spookyfish, springfishblue, SteelFellLover, Steve1607, Steve18566, steve71, StevetheRover (twice), Stoney, Strangerclur, Stuchlik, Susanna (twice), Sylwia J Kociemba (x3), ThinArthur, ThrowerBell, Tony Roberts, TonyRogerson, Toy poodle, Traverse, trina, vinmac, walsh581, Wayne-1977, wezboyes@hotmail.com, wittonweavers, wolfgangb, and wrowlands3.

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

If you need accommodation we have details of 22 properties offering rooms near Great Rigg. Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Daffodil Cottage, Grasmere
£372-1834 per week
3.3km (2.0 miles) away, sleeps 3
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ramblers Roost, Grasmere
£350-1280 per week
3.6km (2.2 miles) away, sleeps 2
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Tanner Croft Cottage, Grasmere
£476-2867 per week
3.4km (2.1 miles) away, sleeps 4

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Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.