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Name:Barrow
Hill number:2488
Height:455m / 1493ft
Parent (Ma):2372  Grasmoor
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - North Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington)
Class:Tump (400-499m), Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger
(Tu,4,W,B,Sy,Fel)
Grid ref:NY 22708 21820
Summit feature:no feature 5m NNE of small cairn
Drop:70m
Col:385m  NY222216  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Survey:Abney level
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Epic day out to usher in 2024....Barrow, Outerside, Sail,Epic day out to usher in 2024....Barrow, Outerside, Sail, Crag Hill, Grasmoor, Wandope, Scar Crags and Causey Pike. 8x summits, the Hound of the Baskervilles, a fox and rain, fog and sun!! Great solo dayWinter Round02/01/2024
Up from Braithwaite. Lovely views.Hirta07/11/2023
Day after the British fell relays, held in these fells the day before. A nice little one out with Hazel, though the legs took a while to warm through. Barrow, Sail, Outerside & Stile End from BraithwaiteNumptyDumpty22/10/2023
12 miles 4613ft walk ,start at Noble Knott carpark to Grisedale Pike, Hobcarton End, Hobcarton Crag, Sail, Crag Hill, Outside, Stile End and Barrow.stephenbuda17/10/2023
Buttermere to Braithwaitetrimarc207/09/2023
Coledale Roundianwkitson21/07/2023
With Trish. Hot hot hot.DAB8106/06/2023
The Coledale Horseshoe. Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Wandope - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Sail - Scar Crags - Causey Pike - Outerside - Barrow.sms.3727/05/2023
R K Richard Tait19/05/2023
On the Abraham’s tea roundemily17/05/2023
The Classic Grisedale Pike and Eel Crags ridges, all of them visiting 11 Wainwrights, along with 4 minor peaks. Parked in Braithwaite, then up Grisedale Pike via Kinn, and along the ridge visiting Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Gasgale Crags, and both Whiteside summits. Back to Hopegill Head and over Sand Hill and down to Coledale Hause. Then up Grasmoor, and back along the ridge to Wandope, and up to the impressive Eel Crag. Then down the Causey Pike ridge via Sail and Scar Crags, before cutting across to Outerside. Finally, over Stile End and along the curving Barrow back to Braithwaite. 24km with 1800m ascent in 9h 20m.silverwolf_alan13/05/2023
From Uzzicar Farm up Stonycroft Beck miners’ track to Outerside. Back via Stile End and Barrow.ruthatlast19/04/2023
High Snab Bank, Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, Barrow, Outersidekeithouk08/04/2023
2nd timerussell6130/03/2023
From Braithwaite. 9 km, 600 m asc. Up the NE ridge to Stile End, down to Low Moss and up the ridge to Outerside summit. Down to the High Moss Sheepfold and E to Barrow Door and Barrow summit. Back by the NE ridge and Braithwaite Lodge. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720306851648SalmonJoe19/03/2023
Parked on the road in Braithwaite, then walked up the easy path up the promontory. Snow underfoot with some 12 inch drifting, but not really a problem. Back down Barrow Door and the miners track next to Stonycroft Gill.gbeniston10/03/2023
Fisher's Espresso Round (Keswick - Cat Bells - Rowling End - Causey Pike - Barrow)paulcook280923/02/2023
Wainwright Walk 35: Spider (Crag Hill, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside & Barrow)DavidHiner20/01/2023
Grassy hill with path. Last hill of a short wet windy day. Descent to the delightful Royal Oak in Braithwaite where we waited for Graham and Richard to collect cars from Newlands pass before returning to Denton House.Denise 30/12/2022
Usual circuit from Braithwaite, with F, A and T.Mark Jackson28/12/2022
See OutersideAJF26/09/2022
Start from Uzzicar up Old Mine Track/Stonycroft Gill. Towards Sail Pass then bear right across swampy ground & climb to summit. Great views.Ulysses24/09/2022
Early morning solo ascent from Braithwaite Lodge of Barrow (via north east ridge), Stile End & Outerside before metal mine site visits in North Pennines in afternoon. Sunny spells for ascent of Barrow but soon clouded over. Ascended Barrow by ridge, up and over Stile End, there and back to Outersdie with return via Coledale Valley. 6.65 miles in 2hrs 59 mins (2 hrs 21 mins moving time) with 568m of ascent.pwhitaker_196621/09/2022
Bob & Duke.DukeNukem17/09/2022
Veryhappybunny06/09/2022
Straight up and down from Braithwaite. Nice school car parkelectricratman11/08/2022
From Braithwaite. 14.5 km, 950 m asc. Up by Braithwaite Lodge and the ridge to the summit of Barrow. W over Stile End and Outerside summits. Cross High Moss to join the path to Sail Pass and the zig-zag path up to Sail summit and across The Scar to Crag Fell summit trig point. Down to Coledale Hause and back by the Force Crag Mine track. Warm, still, a little cloud on the tops. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720301005511SalmonJoe31/07/2022
From Braithwaite with FJ. Return by the Stile End col.Mark Jackson27/06/2022
Extended Coledale Horseshoe - Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Outerside, BarrowBarns15010/06/2022
From Braithwaite, with D.webmaster16/05/2022
On the third day of the Great Lakeland 3 dayeremily02/05/2022
GL3D - day 3andy.painter02/05/2022
r Coledale FR Richard Tait27/03/2022
R K Richard Tait04/01/2022
Roadside parking in Braithwaite for a circuit of Stile End and Barrow.PGCE14/11/2021
With: hb sb tp mt; From Stoneycroft, over bridge then up steep NE ridge of Rowling End & up to Causey Pike. Then over Scar Crags to col before Sail. Down to High Moss & Outerside, over Stile End and Barrow to road & back to car.Ian Baines11/10/2021
From Braithwaitemunkyennui09/10/2021
TC, EC. Didn't set off until 3pm. Hadn't expected to more than a short walk up Whinlatter in the rain. However, weather cleared and it turned out to be OK - bit windy, some sunny spells and a few rain showers. On to Outerside.TopCat195927/09/2021
Veryhappybunny20/09/2021
From Braithwaite, went to Barrow Door, then Causey Pike before Barrow. Great weather and a superb viewpint, followed the long easy angled broad ridge back towards BraithwaiteMarksalop27/08/2021
27km loop of 12 Wainwrights from Braithwaite. Lovely day.atreides788714/08/2021
From Braithwaite with FJ, mostly in rain. Return by the Stile End col.Mark Jackson06/08/2021
1 of 6 on an 8.25mile hole from braithwaite school car park. Great hike including barrow, stile end, outer side, scar crags, causes pike and rowling end. Wainwright no. 63The-Z-Man04/07/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/403392299outlawcatcher27/06/2021
From the Braithwaite Lodge road with DW DS8 and DD6, Barrow, Stile End and Outerside returning via the Barrow Door grassy path down to the village.nukeboy119/06/2021
8 mile walk from minor road to east. Followed road then steep path up to Causey Pike. From there it is an easy walk along the ridge to Scar Crags. Then we took the zig-zag path up onto Sail. From Sail we descended the zig-zags again and path across to High Moss, then ascended Outerside and followed ridge across Stile End and Barrow descending to minor road along path nort-east from summit. 974 m ascent. Perfect clear and sunny conditions with a nice breeze. Saw a quite a few people about. Amazing views.DanTrig18/06/2021
With Keithchristine9918/06/2021
With ChristineKeith9918/06/2021
RRDPTH Richard Tait05/06/2021
round of 20 tops from Braithwaite. Cloudy and low visholtsd26/05/2021