C2 · Central
Greenburn Horseshoe - Helm Crag to Steel Fell
13.4 km · 726 m · OS time 04:48 h · with dogs 5-6 h · Moderate Amber
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Car park
Broadgate Meadow car park, Grasmere
LA22 9TA · NY338077 · 54.46079, -3.02169
Pay & display. Alternative: Stock Lane car park, LA22 9SJ.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Grasmere up Helm Crag, along the ridge to Gibson Knott and Calf Crag, round the head of Greenburn to Steel Fell, then down Steel Fell's south-east ridge to the valley and back to Grasmere along the A591 pavement (about 1.5 km).
Dog hazards
Helm Crag's true summit is the Howitzer rock tower - a genuine climb; dogs (and most people) stop at its base. The ridge has rocky knolls the path skirts; Calf Crag's descent weaves through small crags. Steel Fell's descent is very boggy. The last 1.5 km back is beside the A591 - leads on.
Scrambles
The Howitzer on Helm Crag - not for dogs; the walkers' summit is its base.
Water
Greenburn Beck, Easedale Beck.
Livestock
Sheep; cattle in Grasmere fields.
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