Parking Information for - Roadside Parking, Top of Dunmail Raise

Parking Details and Map
Nearest Post Code: LA22 9RS
Grid Reference: NY 327 211
Notes: The A591 splits into two carriageway's across the top of Dunmail Raise where roadside parking can be found on both sides of the carriageway. However parking is more limited on the left (if travelling from Grasmere) than the roadside parking found on the right, The top of Dunmail Raise offers excellent access onto the Helvellyn and Wythburn Fells which means that despite the ample parking spaces can fill up quite quickly especially during the Summer months. Parking is free.


 

Walks starting from this parking place

Helvellyn to Dollywagon Pike from Swirls

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4th January 2020
ASCENT: 3,050 Feet - 930 Metres
MILES: 6.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike
ROUTE: Swirls - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale Hause - Raise Beck - Top of Dunmail Raise
 

Helvellyn to Dollywagon Pike from Swirls

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9th December 2017
ASCENT: 3,080 Feet - 940 Metres
MILES: 6.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 3, Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike
ROUTE: Swirls - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale Hause - Raise Beck - Top of Dunmail Raise
 

Helvellyn to Stone Arthur

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3rd December 2016
ASCENT: 3,913 Feet - 1,192 Meters
MILES: 8.5
WAINWRIGHTS: 6, Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - Dollywagon Pike - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE: Swirls - Browncove Crags - Helvellyn - Nethermost Pike - High Crag - Dollywagon Pike - Grisedale Tarn - Grisedale Hause - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur- Greenhead Gill - Michael's Nook - A591
 

Into the great wide open, Fairfield from Dunmail Raise

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30th October 2016
ASCENT: 3,404 - 1,038 Meters
MILES: 8.2
WAINWRIGHTS: 4, Seat Sandal - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur
ROUTE: Dunmail Raise - Seat Sandal - Grisdale Tarn - Grisdale Hause - Fairfield - Great Rigg - Stone Arthur - Greenhead Gill - Michael's Nook - A591 - Dunmail Raise
 

Scafell Pike from Dunmail Raise


3rd May 2014
ASCENT: 5,800 Feet 1,768 Meters
MILES: 16.8
WAINWRIGHTS: 10, Steel Fell – Calf Crag – Sergeant Man – Thunacar Knott – Pavey Ark – Harrison Stickle – Pike O’ Stickle – Rossett Pike  – Great End – Scafell Pike
ROUTE: Dunmail Raise – Steel Fell – Steelfell Tarn – Calf Crag – Brownrigg Tarn – Codale Head – Sergeant Man – Thunacar Knott – Pavey Ark – Harrison Stickle – Pike O’Stickle – Martcrag Moor – Stake Pass – Rossett Pike – Angle Tarn (Langstrath) – Esk Hause – Calf Cove – Great End – Broad Crag Col – Scafell Pike – Corridor Route – Styhead – Styhead Gill – Stockley Bridge – Seathwaite
 

 

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