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Grayrigg Forest

Hill in Cumbria, England

Grayrigg Forest

Lake District, England

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Grayrigg Forest is a hill in Cumbria, England,^[1]^[2] located on the eastern edge of what might be considered the Lake District. In August 2016 it became part of the eponymous national park. Reaching 494 metres (1,621 ft) above sea level,^[3]^[4] its summit is attainable from the less well-known Borrowdale valley.

From near the summit, there are impressive views down into the gorge of the Lune valley, where road, West Coast Main Line railway, M6 motorway and the River Lune crowd between the outliers of the Lake District and the Howgill Fells.

It is one of three summits, along with Winterscleugh and Whinfell Beacon, added to the list of Fellrangers in the 2019–2021 edition of Mark Richards' eight volumes of guidebooks, bringing the list to a total of 230.^[5] They were added when the Lake District National Park boundary was extended in 2019, including them for the first time.^[4]

References

^ Richards, Mark (19 March 2020). "Grayrigg Forest". Walking the Lake District Fells - Mardale and the Far East: High Street and Kentmere. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-78362-813-1. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 97 Kendal & Morecambe (Windermere & Lancaster) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319232088.
^ "Grayrigg Forest". www.themountainguide.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Grayrigg Forest". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Lake District fells hiking guides". Cicerone Press. Retrieved 8 February 2021.