Whin Rigg

Whin Rigg is the westernmost end of the Wastwater Screes and has a towering, threatening front above Wastwater. The summit is much more amenable and the traverse to Illgill Head is very enjoyable.

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Region: Southern Fells

Altitude: 1755 feet

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Whin Rigg
Photo ©Tom Pennington
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Users' walk reports for Whin Rigg

There are 1457 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Whin Rigg. They have contributed 24 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  22/5/72  28
  18/4/14  3
  28/9/12  3
  25/7/12  3
  19/8/21  2
  23/3/19  2
  14/11/16  2
  26/6/16  2
  13/3/16  2
  15/2/16  2
  19/9/15  2
  5/8/14  2
  17/8/11  2
  18/7/18  1
  3/4/13  1
  4/3/13  1
  11/7/12  1
  20/7/16  0
  10/6/15  0
  6/6/15  0
  31/3/12  0
  13/5/11  0
  9/4/11  0
  4/4/11  0

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