Orrest Head
Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere offering great views into the central Lake District.
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Orrest Head Details
This easily climbed summit is the first fell climbed by AW Wainwright, the author of the Pictorial Guides to the Lake District in 1930. He described it as "our first ascent in Lakeland, our first sight of mountains in tumultuous array across glittering waters, our awakening to beauty" and also as "a fitting finale, too, to a life made happy by fellwandering". On the summit is a panorama naming the key visible fells which include the Old Man of Coniston, Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Fairfield and the Langdale Pikes. Orrest Head is typically climbed directly from the town of Windermere near the railway station. Access is made via a road which reaches most of the way to the summit. The route is well signed. Grid Reference: SD 41410 99358 Address (near): Windermere LA23 1AP, UK
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