Ascents
Minor roads surround the fell on all sides but The Hause, blessed with parking spaces, is the usual setting-off point for one of the easiest ascents of a Wainwright. Cove Camping Park to the south east provides another alternative for a pathless ascent, as does Thackthwaite in the north, following Thackthwaite Gill. Public access through Thackthwaite has however been a source of recent dispute with residents.
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