Grisedale Pike

Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, situated 4+1⁄2 miles (7 kilometres) west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park.

The village of Braithwaite sits at the foot of the long eastern ridge, and some of the northern slopes have been planted by the Forestry Commission, with the Hospital Plantation occupying much of the valley of Grisedale.

The majority of ascents of Grisedale Pike usually start at the village of Braithwaite using a well blazed trail up the eastern ridge.

From the same starting point it is possible to climb the fell up the north eastern ridge following a ruined dry stone wall.

The distant skyline continues over the Kielder Forest hills (55) to reach The Cheviot (75) before it is interrupted by the Skiddaw group (6) and Blencathra (8) with the Vale of Keswick and Bassenthwaite Lake in the foreground.

To the west, above Hopegill Head (1), can be seen the Isle of Man (54) and Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland (112), the most distant peak visible.

The view east from the summit takes in the Vale of Keswick and the head of Derwentwater.