Grayrigg Forest

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Grayrigg Forest

Grayrigg Forest from further west on Grayrigg Common
Elevation 494 m (1,621 ft)
Location Lake District, England
Prominence 190 m
Topo map OS Landranger 97
OS grid reference SD598998
Listing Marilyn

Grayrigg Forest is a hill in England, located on the eastern edge of what might be considered the Lake District though lying outside the national park. Reaching 494 metres above sea level, it is attainable from the less well-known Borrowdale valley.

From near the summit, there are impressive views down into the gorge of the Lune valley, where road, West Coast Main Line railway, M6 motorway and River Lune crowd between the outliers of the Lake District and the Howgill Fells.

The Lune valley with M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line railway from near the summit of Grayrigg Forest
The Lune valley with M6 motorway and West Coast Main Line railway from near the summit of Grayrigg Forest

Coordinates: 54.39208° N 2.62060° W