C6 · Central
High Rigg & Raven Crag
13.7 km · 718 m · OS time 04:52 h · with dogs 5-6 h · Moderate Green
This trip: 0/2 · Overall: 0 of 214
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Car park
Legburthwaite car park (United Utilities), by the King's Head, Thirlspot
CA12 4TQ · NY317195 · 54.56657, -3.05663
Pay & display, about 20 spaces. Toilets next door. National Park permits not valid.
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Sketch only — straight lines between summits. Follow the OS Maps route on the hill.
Fells
Route
Legburthwaite along the knobbly High Rigg ridge to St John's in the Vale church and back by the valley, then over the A591 to Thirlmere dam and up the forest path to Raven Crag.
Dog hazards
Easy undulating ridge; no rock. One busy A591 crossing - leads on.
Scrambles
None.
Water
St John's Beck, Thirlmere.
Livestock
Sheep and cattle in the valley; dogs must be on leads on High Rigg farmland.
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