Below are my
favourite Lakeland Walks
My Favourite View
Great Gable & Innominate
Tarn
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Wainwright's Walks
From his "A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells" books 1 - 7 and "The
Outlying Fells Of Lakeland"
- Helvellyn (3118')
from Wythburn
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 1 - Helvellyn 12
Helvellyn is probably the most climbed
mountain in Lakeland
- Thornthwaite Crag (2569') & High Street
(2718')
from Hartsop
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 2 - Thornthwaite Crag 4 & returning by High Street 5
Put together, these two fells make a fine
circular walk taking in the old elevated Roman road
- Helm Crag (1299') from Grasmere
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 3 - Helm Crag 4
Easily reached from the centre of Grasmere,
Helm Crag has an interesting rocky summit
- Loughrigg Fell (1101') from Clappersgate
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 3 - Loughrigg Fell 9
Loughrigg's half mile top has many grassy
paths, small tarns and stunning views
- Pavey Ark (2288') via the North Rake
from Great Langdale
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 3 - Pavey Ark 7
A walk to the top of the grandest Langdale Pike
- Tarn Crag (1801') via Sour Milk Gill
from Grasmere
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 3 - Tarn Crag 5
Easedale Tarn is reached
first but then, by ascending to the top of Tarn Crag, a spectacular
bird's eye view can be had of it
- Old Man Of Coniston (2633') via
Goat's Hause from Torver
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 4 - Coniston Old Man 9
This route provides a dramatic view of Dow
Crag and takes you past the tarn of Goats Water
The formidable Dow Crag
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- Scafell Pike (3210') via Brown Tongue
from Wasdale Head
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 4 - Scafell Pike 13
This is the shortest - but steepest -
way to the summit of England's highest mountain.
- Skiddaw (3053')
from Keswick
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 5 - Skiddaw 11 & 12
An easy walk to the summit of Lakeland's
fourth highest mountain
The Skiddaw range and
Derwent Water
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- Castle Crag (985')
from Grange
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 6 - Castle Crag 5
Wainwright recommends climbing Castle Crag
to the visitor who has only two or three hours to spare and wants to
reach a summit. It also sits in Wainwright's favourite square
mile of Lakeland - "The Jaws of Borrowdale"
- Catbells (1481')
from Hawse End
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 6 - Catbells 5
Catbells is one of the most delightful fells
with many rewards to be gained from it's modest height
- Haystacks
(1900' from Gatesgarth
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 7 - Haystacks 5
We make this a round walk by ascending via Gatesgarth and returning
by the
Quarry Road and Warnscale bottom. Wainwright's favourite:
he loved it so much that his ashes were
scatted by one of the tarns along the summit - Innominate Tarn
Innominate Tarn with
Great Gable in The distance
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- Great Gable
(2949') via Green Gable from Honister pass
Wainwright's Guide to the Lakeland Fells
Book 7 - Great Gable 17
Of all the fells Great Gable is our first
favourite, ascending via Green Gable and returning by
Moses Trod
Wainwright's Guide to the Outlying Fells
Of Lakeland
A favourite with Beatrix Potter, and the
jewels in the crown are the tarns of Wise Een Tarn and Moss Eccles
Tarn
Wainwright's Guide to the Outlying Fells
Of Lakeland
Overlooking Hawkshead, the noble obelisk on
the summit can be seen for miles around
The summit of
Latterbarrow
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Wainwright's Guide to the Outlying Fells
Of Lakeland
Wainwright's first view of Lakeland was from
the summit of Orrest Head
Bill Birkett's Walks
From his "Exploring The Lakes & Low Fells" volumes 1 & 2
- Grasmere & Rydal Water from Grasmere
Bill Birkett Exploring The Lakes & Low Fells
volume 1 - Walk 3
We do this walk as per the book, but extending
it by starting from Grasmere village to take in Grasmere Lake as
well as Rydal Water
This walk takes in both of Wordsworth's homes,
Rydal Mount and Dove Cottage, and gives you the opportunity to visit
his grave in the church yard at Grasmere
- Alcock Tarn from Grasmere
Bill Birkett Exploring The Lakes & Low Fells
volume 1 - Walk 4
Ascending via the road leading past Dove Cottage
and returning by the Swan Hotel. This walk offers splendid
views down into Grasmere and of Helm Crag
Looking down into
Grasmere on the Alcock Tarn Walk
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Bill Birkett Exploring The Lakes & Low Fells
volume 2 - Walk 50
A short circular walk close to where we stay
taking in the villages of Near and Far Sawrey - you will be walking
in the footsteps of Beatrix Potter
- Borrowdale's Bowderstone to Watendlath
Bill Birkett Exploring The Lakes & Low Fells
volume 2 - Walk 71
A low circular walk with plenty of variety
taking in the pretty hamlet of Watendlath
Watendlath
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