A guidebook to 30 lower-level day walks in the Lake District, exploring some of the best beauty spots and smaller fells within the national park. Mostly circular except for a few linear routes that make use of public transport links, the walks are graded according to difficulty, ensuring there is something for all levels of fitness and experience. The walks range from 7 to 17km (4-10 miles) in length and can be walked in between 2 and 6 hours. They are arranged geographically into five areas: South, Central, North and Eastern Lakes, and the Western Valleys. 1:50,000 OS maps reproduced at 1:40,000 for greater clarity GPX files available to download Detailed information on terrain, refreshments and public transport for each walk Information given on local history and archaeology Easy access from Kendal, Penrith and Keswick
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 Geology Wildlife and habitats History Weather Where to stay Getting around Waymarking and access Maps Dogs Clothing, equipment and safety Using this guide SOUTH LAKES: WINDERMERE, CONISTON, DUDDON AND THE SOUTH Walk 1 Tarn Hows and the Monk Coniston estate Walk 2 Kelly Hall Tarn and Coniston Water Walk 3 Swinside Stone Circle Walk 4 Claife Heights, Windermere and Latterbarrow Walk 5 Hampsfell Walk 6 Seathwaite Tarn CENTRAL LAKES: AMBLESIDE, LANGDALE, GRASMERE AND THIRLMERE Walk 7 Elterwater, Little Langdale and the waterfalls Walk 8 Great Langdale Walk 9 Circuit of Loughrigg Fell Walk 10 Orrest Head and Wansfell Pike Walk 11 Grasmere and Rydal Water Walk 12 Easedale Tarn and Tarn Crag Walk 13 Thirlmere circuit WESTERN VALLEYS: ESKDALE, WASDALE AND BUTTERMERE AREA Walk 14 Stanley Ghyll Force and River Esk Walk 15 Upper Eskdale Walk 16 Hardknott Fort and Harter Fell Walk 17 Loweswater Corpse Road Walk 18 Buttermere Walk 19 Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts NORTHERN LAKE DISTRICT: KESWICK, BORROWDALE AND DERWENT WATER Walk 20 Walla Crag and Great Wood Walk 21 Derwentwater circuit Walk 22 A Borrowdale ramble Walk 23 Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg Walk 24 Outerside and Barrow Walk 25 Wythop's Fells EAST LAKE DISTRICT: ULLSWATER AND PATTERDALE Walk 26 Grisedale and Lanty's Tarn Walk 27 Aira Force and Gowbarrow Walk 28 Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell Walk 29 Ullswater shore Walk 30 Ullswater and The Cockpit Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Useful contacts
