Outerside – Striding Edge

Height	568 metres \| 1684 feet
Grid Reference	NY 21112 21460
Category	The North Western Fells \| Birkett

What a view from Outerside summit Finlay! This scene wouldn’t have been much different a couple of hundred years ago – the scenery is the same, the Bearded Collie is the same. A real herding dog, bred for the high ground and where he is most at home.

Previous walks on this fell:

Date

Walk Details

Monday 2nd November 2026

The Coledale Horseshoe
From: Braithwaite
Braithwaite – Kinn – Grisedale Pike – Hobcarton Head – Hopegill Head – Sand Hill – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill – Sail – Scar Crags – Causey Pike – Outerside – Stile End – Barrow – Braithwaite [17.3 km/10.7 miles, 1378m ascent]
Thursday 2nd June 2011

The Coledale Horseshoe
From: Braithwaite
Braithwaite – Kinn – Grisedale Pike – Hobcarton Head – Hopegill Head – Sand Hill – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill – Sail – Scar Crags – Causey Pike – Outerside – Stile End – Barrow – Braithwaite [9.8 miles, 1400m ascent]
Monday 6th November 2006

The Coledale Horseshoe
From: Braithwaite
Braithwaite – Kinn – Grisedale Pike – Hobcarton Head – Hopegill Head – Sand Hill – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill – Sail – Scar Crags – Causey Pike – Outerside – Stile End – Barrow – Braithwaite
Thursday 18th November 2004

The Coledale Horseshoe
From: Braithwaite
Braithwaite – Kinn – Grisedale Pike – Hobcarton Head – Hopegill Head – Sand Hill – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill – Sail – Scar Crags – Causey Pike – Outerside – Stile End – Barrow – Braithwaite
Wednesday 3rd September 2003

The Coledale Horseshoe
From: Braithwaite
Braithwaite – Kinn – Grisedale Pike – Hobcarton Head – Hopegill Head – Sand Hill – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill – Sail – Scar Crags – Causey Pike – Outerside – Stile End – Barrow – Braithwaite