This guidebook to walking the highest mountains in the Lake District includes 30 high level and fell walks including Scafell Pike, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, and the Fairfield Horseshoe. Covering some of England's finest and highest mountain scenery, in the UK's most popular national park, this guide features classic routes as well as quieter favourites. The 30 walks are divided into 6 sections, covering the best walking in the Lake District: the Keswick area, Borrowdale and Buttermere, the Western Valleys, Coniston and Langdale, Ambleside, Grasmere and Windermere, or Ullswater. From 7-23km and graded for difficulty, the walks combine Lakeland classics with lesser-known adventures. From classic horseshoes, such as the Newlands Round and the Fairfield Horseshoe, and traditional ascents of England's most iconic mountains, including its highest peaks Scafell Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn and Skiddaw, to routes onto some of the quieter summits including Gray Crag and Beda Fell, or quieter routes onto popular fells including Blencathra and Red Screes. The guidebook includes OS map extracts, variant routes and lots of information to enhance your walking, from historical, geological and wildlife detail, to advice on travelling to and around the Lake District, and how to best prepare for an excellent day out on the fells.
Londoner by birth, but Cumbrian by choice, Vivienne Crow is an award-winning writer and photographer. Based near the Lake District, she has written more than a dozen guides to the national park and writes popular walking columns that appear in several north Cumbrian newspapers.
Introduction The high fells Geology Wildlife and habitats History Weather Where to stay Getting around Waymarking and access Maps Clothing, equipment and safety Using this guide The Walks Walk 1 Skiddaw via Ullock Pike Walk 2 Blencathra and its neighbours Walk 3 Coledale Horseshoe Walk 4 Newlands Round Walk 5 Causey Pike, Knott Rigg and Robinson Walk 6 Helvellyn range, end to end Walk 7 Scafell Pike Walk 8 Glaramara and Allen Crags Walk 9 Great Gable (from Honister) Walk 10 Hay Stacks Walk 11 Grasmoor and Gasgale Crags Walk 12 The High Stile ridge Walk 13 Great Gable (from Wasdale Head) Walk 14 Pillar and Red Pike Walk 15 Scafell Walk 16 The Coniston Fells Walk 17 The Langdale Pikes Walk 18 Pike o' Blisco and Crinkle Crags Walk 19 Bow Fell and the Mickleden Round Walk 20 Fairfield Horseshoe Walk 21 Helm Crag and Blea Rigg Walk 22 Kentmere Round Walk 23 Helvellyn via the edges Walk 24 Deepdale Round Walk 25 Caiston Glen Round Walk 26 Hartsop Dodd and Gray Crag Walk 27 High Street and Harter Fell Walk 28 A Martindale Round Walk 29 Place Fell and Beda Fell Walk 30 Matterdale and the Dodds Appendices Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B 96 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Calibri;} Useful contacts
