Wainwright
Hewitt
- Height
- 766 m · 2,514 ft
- Drop
- 31 m
- Grid ref
- NY 355 104
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District E
- County
- Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Rock 15m NE of cairn.
Great Rigg is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 766 m (2,514 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, The Fairfield Horseshoe, is 15.1 km with 910 m of ascent and takes 5 to 7 hours.
Routes up Great Rigg
Rounds that include Great Rigg (1)
Map
Summit at NY 355 104 (54.4849, -2.9957). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- FairfieldWainwright, Hewitt873 m · 1.4 km
- Stone ArthurWainwright504 m · 1.4 km
- Hart CragWainwright, Hewitt823 m · 1.5 km
- Seat SandalWainwright, Hewitt737 m · 1.6 km
- Dove CragWainwright, Hewitt792 m · 1.9 km
- Heron Pike (Rydal)Wainwright612 m · 2.1 km
- High Pike (Scandale)Wainwright657 m · 2.4 km
- Dollywaggon PikeWainwright, Hewitt859 m · 2.8 km
Questions about Great Rigg
- How high is Great Rigg?
- Great Rigg is 766 m (2,514 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 355 104.
- How long does it take to climb Great Rigg?
- The quickest route on TRXO, The Fairfield Horseshoe, takes 5 to 7 hours: 15.1 km with 910 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Great Rigg?
- The route with the least climbing is The Fairfield Horseshoe, starting from Rydal (NY 365 061): 15.1 km and 910 m of ascent, graded hard.