Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Grasmoor: route map, distance and time

A hard mountain walk to the summit from Braithwaite / lower Whinlatter Pass car park.

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause starts at about 130 m and gains 912 m over 7.2 km to 836 m on the track. It is steep from the start: the first kilometre climbs 214 m (21%). The steepest kilometre is the one ending at 1 km, which climbs 214 m at an average of 21%, with a 500 m stretch from 3 km at about 37%. The final 0.2 km eases to the top. About 29% of the way is steeper than 1 in 5, so expect hands-on-knees going and a slow descent.

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause at a glance

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause map

The track from the start (green) to the summit (blue), with a marker at each kilometre.

Height profile and getting to the start

Download the Braithwaite via Coledale Hause GPX

Ascent only: plan your way down. A planning track, not checked on the ground; it doesn't show safe scrambling moves. Track data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), heights from a terrain model.

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause kilometre by kilometre

Height, climb and average gradient for each kilometre of the track, with a grid reference at the end of each one to check your position on the map.

How long Braithwaite via Coledale Hause takes

Times leave out stops. Coming down the same way, the table counts the ascent once; steep descents on rough ground can be as slow as the climb.

Grasmoor summit weather for this route

• Marginal Today Monday 19 October

  Light drizzle, up to 8°C at the summit, feeling as cold as -2°C, summit wind 36 mph gusting 45 mph, 51% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:06.

• Marginal Tomorrow Tuesday 20 October

  Slight rain, up to 6°C at the summit, feeling as cold as 2°C, summit wind 26 mph gusting 33 mph, 86% chance of rain. Rated Marginal. Sunrise 07:51, sunset 18:03.

Best day of the next seven for Braithwaite via Coledale Hause: Monday 19 October, with summit gusts around 45 mph and a 51% chance of rain.

Hour-by-hour Grasmoor forecast · 14-day forecast · Is it safe to climb Grasmoor?

Before you go, also check: MWIS Lake District forecast · Met Office mountain forecast · Weatherline fell top conditions.

What to take today

• An insulated jacket, hat and warm gloves: it feels like -2°C on top.
• Waterproof jacket and overtrousers: 51% chance of rain.
• A windproof layer, and poles for balance in gusts to 45 mph.
• Map and compass, and the skills to use them. A phone is a backup, not a plan.
• A head torch, food, water, a charged phone and a small first aid kit.

About Grasmoor

Grasmoor is the highest fell in the north-western Lakes, a massive block of a mountain rising above Crummock Water with a broad summit plateau. More about Grasmoor, with the live forecast.

On the lists: Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall, Marilyn, Birkett.

Extend the walk: tops near the summit

• Wandope (774 m), 1.5 km south-east
• Whiteless Pike (660 m), 1.5 km south
• Whiteside East Top (719 m), 1.7 km north
• Whiteside (707 m), 1.7 km north
• Crag Hill (839 m), 1.8 km east
• Sand Hill (756 m), 1.9 km north-east

Challenges that include Grasmoor

• Hewitts · 523
• Nuttalls · 442
• Wainwrights · 214
• Marilyns · 1,555

More walks from Braithwaite / lower Whinlatter Pass car park

Routes in Peakify's guides that start within 500 m of this one, for another day from the same car park.

• Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Crag Hill
• Braithwaite via Sleet How up Grisedale Pike
• Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Hopegill Head
• Braithwaite via Grisedale Pike up Hopegill Head
• Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Sail
• Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Wandope
• Braithwaite via Coledale Hause up Sand Hill
• Braithwaite via Grisedale Pike ridge up Hobcarton Crag
• Braithwaite via Grisedale Pike ridge up Ladyside Pike

Other routes up Grasmoor

In an emergency

Call 999, ask for the police and then mountain rescue. Give your location (the start is at NY 227 237, the summit at NY 174 203), what happened and how many are in your group. If you have no signal for a call, a text to 999 works once you have registered your phone with emergencySMS: text "register" to 999 before you go.

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause: questions and answers

How far is Braithwaite via Coledale Hause?

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause is 7.2 km one way to the summit of Grasmoor. There and back by the same way is about 14.4 km.

How steep is Braithwaite via Coledale Hause?

The steepest 500 m averages about 37%, starting 3 km from the start, and 29% of the way is steeper than 1 in 5. Braithwaite via Coledale Hause climbs 912 m in all on the track.

Where do you park for Braithwaite via Coledale Hause?

Braithwaite via Coledale Hause starts from Braithwaite / lower Whinlatter Pass car park. The grid reference is NY 227 237. Braithwaite / lower Whinlatter Pass car park

Is Braithwaite via Coledale Hause suitable for beginners?

Not as a first mountain. Peakify grades it Hard: steep, rough ground where a slip matters. Build up on an easier route first, such as Lanthwaite Green via Gasgale Gill.

Is there a GPX for Braithwaite via Coledale Hause?

Yes. Download it from this page. It is an ascent-only planning track from the start to the summit, plotted on OpenStreetMap paths and not checked on the ground.