The Fell and Rock Remembrance Round

The Fell and Rock Remembrance Round is an epic journey through the heart of the Lake District. Covering at least 37kms with 2,900m of ascent you’ll visit the 12 summits and a lakeland valley.

Picture of mountain top

To complete the Fell and Rock Remembrance Round visit, in a continuous journey, the summits of the 12 peaks and the Memorial Bridge, starting and finishing at the club’s hut, The Salving House, in Rosthwaite Borrowdale.

Depending on route choice the round is approximately 37km, 2,900m ascent

Rules of the Fell and Rock Remembrance Round

  1. Start and finish at the barrier of the Salving House. The nearest car parking is the National Trust car park in Grange or the Scafell Hotel public car park.
  2. Use public footpaths unless you are on open access land.
  3. Visit, in any order you wish, the summits of Glaramara, Allen Crags, Seathwaite Fell, Great End, Broad Crag, Lingmell, Green Gable, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Base Brown and the Ennerdale memorial bridge.
  4. Record your route on a tracking app eg Strava.
  5. Be AdventureSmart  The round is not suitable for novice hill-goers; ensure you are properly equipped for the day, have adequate food and equipment, are fit enough to undertake the challenge and leave a route plan with a friend/ relative.
  6. The Fell and Rock Remembrance Round must be completed in a single journey, you can however take as long as you like.
  7. Have fun; but take a moment or two to reflect on the sacrifice that our fellow mountaineers made which ultimately has led to the freedoms of life and freedoms of access that we have today.
  8. Register your round to be added to the finisher board by messaging membership@frcc.co.uk with your name, age, date of the round, a screenshot of your tracking app and a brief description of your day. Photos of your round also welcomed. Additionally you can add your photos and stories on the Fell and Rock Remembrance Round Facebook Group.

Checkpoints:

Start: car park barrier Salving House, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale CA12 5XB NY258148

  1. Glaramara 783m   NY246104
  2. Allen Crags  785m   NY236085
  3. Seathwaite Fell 632m  NY227096
  4. Great End 910m  NY225084
  5. Broad Crag 934m NY218075
  6. Lingmell 807m  NY209081
  7. Green Gable 801m NY214107
  8. Great Gable 899m NY211103
  9. Kirk Fell  802m  NY195104
  10. Brandreth 715m NY214119
  11. Grey Knotts 697m NY217125
  12. Base Brown 646m  NY225114
  13. Memorial Footbridge over the River Liza 210m NY 175 1

Visit 1 – 13 in any order

Finish: car park barrier Salving House, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale CA12 5XB – NY258148

See also the Memorial Round details page