| Grasmoor - Route Two |
| Start - Cinderdale Common NY 162 194 | Distance - 1.7 miles | Ascent - 2,460 feet | Time - 2 hours |
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A small parking area on Cinderdale Common is the starting point of this walk |
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| Grasmoor from Cinderdale Common |
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| The ford over Cinderdale Beck which is a short distance to the south of the parking area |
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| Lad Hows and Whiteless Pike from Cinderdale Beck |
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| Looking over to Rannerdale Knotts from Cinderdale Beck |
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| Initially the path follows the course of Cinderdale Beck before turning south-east to climb up to the Lad How ridge |
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| Grasmoor from the path alongside Cinderdale Beck |
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| One of the Cascades in Cinderdale Beck |
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| Past the cascades the path climbs more steeply high above the beck towards a solitary holly tree which is perched on the top of a broken crag |
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| Approaching the holly tree |
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| Rannerdale Knotts from the holly tree |
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| Crummock Water and Loweswater from the holly tree |
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| From the tree the path continues high above the valley of Cinderdale Beck to reach the ridge-line of Lad Hows |
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| Looking over to Great Gable from the climb to the ridge-line |
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| On reaching the ridge-line the path turns towards the south-east and climbs to the summit of Lad Hows |
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| Looking back to Crummock Water and Loweswater |
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| Looking over to High Stile and Red Pike across Rannerdale Knotts |
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| Higher on the climb to Lad Hows |
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| Mellbreak across Crummock Water with Loweswater flanked by Burnbank Fell and Low Fell |
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| Approaching the summit of Lad Hows |
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| The summit of Lad Hows |
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| Looking down on Rannerdale from the summit of Lad Hows |
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| Red Pike, Starling Dodd, Great Borne and Mellbreak from the summit of Lad Hows |
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| Crummock Water and Loweswater from the summit of Lad Hows |
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| Whiteless Pike from the summit of Lad Hows |
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| The ridge connecting Lad Hows to Grasmoor runs between the deep valleys of Cinderdale Beck on its left and Rannerdale Beck on the right |
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| Looking across to Wandope from the connecting ridge |
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| The north top of Mellbreak, Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell from the connecting ridge |
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| The first section of the ridge is quite level before it begins to steepen and gradually turns to the north |
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| The start of the steeper section of the ridge |
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| Looking back, the summit of Pillar appears over the ridge between High Crag and High Stile |
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| Looking down on Lad Hows |
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| The approach to the steepest part of the ridge |
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| Gavel Fell and Blake Fell over Mellbreak |
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| High Crag, Pillar, High Stile and Red Pike across the slopes of Whiteless Pike |
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| The headwall of the Rannerdale Beck valley |
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| A clear path through the heather leads up to the steepest part of the ridge |
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| Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, the Scafells (in cloud) and Kirk Fell over Whiteless Pike's summit ridge |
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| The steepest part of of the ridge where the path becomes much rougher as it zig-zags through a long section of scree |
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| Looking over to Wandope |
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| Looking back to the High Crag ~ Red Pike ridge |
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| Sunlight highlights Mellbreak .......... |
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| ..........and Whiteless Pike |
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| Nearing the end of the scree section |
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| Looking down on the valley of Cinderdale Beck |
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| Looking back along the route of ascent up from Lad Hows |
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| The Helvellyn range appears over the col between Eel Crag and Wandope |
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| Mellbreak, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell across the steep southern slopes of Grasmoor |
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| The steep section of scree ends as a band of embedded rocks is encountered from where .......... |
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| .......... the ridge begins to turn slightly to the west |
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| Walkers starting the descent the of the steep section of the ridge |
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| Pillar, Scoat Fell and Haycock over the High Crag ~ Red Pike ridge |
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| The Helvellyn range and Fairfield group over the summit of Wandope |
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| The gradient begins to ease on the approach to the summit ridge |
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| Looking over towards Eel Crag |
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| Looking down on Lad Hows |
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| The Langdale Pikes, Glaramara, Wetherlam, Bowfell, Esk Pike, the Scafells and Pillar on the skyline |
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| The summit ridge path leading to Eel Crag comes into view |
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| Approaching the summit ridge where the path begins to fade and becomes very indistinct |
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| Joining the summit ridge path |
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| Looking back from the summit ridge path |
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| Looking down to Rannerdale from the summit ridge path |
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| The summit of Grasmoor comes into view |
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| The summit cairn/windshelter on Grasmoor |
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| Buttermere from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| The High Stile ridge above Rannerdale Knotts with Pillar, Red Pike, Scoat Fell and Haycock on the skyline from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| Mellbreak across Crummock Water with Starling Dodd, Great Borne, Hen Comb, Gavel Fell and Blake Fell in the middle distance |
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| Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| Low Fell and Fellbarrow from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| Whiteside from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| Hopegill Head, Grisedale Pike and Skiddaw from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| The Helvellyn range from the summit of Grasmoor |
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| Robinson from the summit of Grasmoor |
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