High Rigg, including Low Rigg & Tewet Tarn

A Circular Walk starting from the car park at the bottom of St John's in the Vale across the ridge of High Rigg to the church of St John's in the Vale and onto Tewet Tarn before returning along the meadows beside St John's Beck

 
Completed:  8 July 2002
Distance: 8 miles approx
Weather: Cloudy with bright spells and a hint of rain
Time: 3¾ hours approx
Terrain: Well defined paths
Stiles: 2
Grade: Moderate
Parking: Park in the pay car park at Legburthwaite on on the grass verge beside the busy A591 (GR: NY 318-194)
Nearest Towns: Ambleside
Refreshments: Tea Rooms at Low Bridge Farm
Toilets: No public toilets
Transport: Car
Other Walks: Catbells - Lakeland Walks, Leaney's Lakeland Fells, Lake District Walks & Striding Edge
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 4, 5, 6 & 7
 
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Photographs
 
 

 
  Route
 


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Altitude relief map
 


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Looking towards Thirlemere with Sticks Pass on the left, Great How & Raven Crag
 


The winding road leading to St John's in the Vale with the slopes of Helvellyn on the left
 


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Looking towards Thirlemere with Great How & Raven Crag
 


Great How & a glimpse of Thirlmere
 


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Skiddaw, Blencathra, St John's in the Vale & Clough Head
 


Looking up St John's in the Vale to Blencathra
 


Blencathra, St John's in the Vale & the slopes of Clough Head
 


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Blencathra, St John's in the Vale & Clough Head
 


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Looking Back at the Helvellyn Range & Thirlemere
 


Clough Head looking at Fisher Wife's Rake
 


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Clough Head, Calfhow Pike & Great Dodd
 


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The North Western Fells & Skiddaw
 


Getting a closer look at Blencathra
 


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And in panorama
 


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Skiddaw, Tewet Tarn & Blencathra
 


Dodd & Skiddaw
 


Blencathra from High Rigg
 


Looking To Keswick with Bassenthwaite just visible
 


The entrance to the church of St John's in the Vale
 


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The church of St John's in the Vale
 


The entrance porch from the graveyard
 


Entrance porch & tower
 


Looking down the aisle to the altar
 


Stained glass window above the altar
 


Stained glass window
 


Negotiating an awkward stone stile with narrow gap at the top of the wall
 


Looking back at High Rigg & the church of St John's in the Vale
 


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Clough Head, the church of St John's in the Vale under High Rigg
 


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The North Western Fells
 


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The North Western Fells, Skiddaw & Blencathra
 


The North Western Fells
 


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Skiddaw & Blencathra from Tewet Tarn
 


Blencathra from Tewet Tarn
 


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Clough Head from the road
 


High Rigg from the short road section in St John's in the Vale
 


High Rigg from the valley leading to Yew Tree Farm
 


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Blencathra from Yew Tree Farm
 


Looking down St John's Beck
 


Blencathra from St John's Beck
 


The lush meadows alongside St John's Beck
 


Blencathra from the path alongside St John's Beck
 


We had company at the Tea Rooms at Low Bridge Farm
 


Waiting for milk perhaps to accompany the tea
 


Well if there's no milk on offer, I'd just as well settle down
 
 

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