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Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks

30 of the best valley, lake and fell walks

ISBN

9781786312273

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Published

15 Oct 2024

Edition

Second

Pages

192

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm

Weight

220g

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Guidebook to the best low-level walking in the Lake District, enjoying walks around the lakes, smaller fells and beauty spots such as Windermere, Grasmere and Tarn Hows. Routes from 7 to 17km and suitable for walkers of all abilities.

Seasons

All year – each season holds its own delights, but there's a chance of encountering snow from December to March

Centres

Coniston, Hawkshead, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Ambleside, Elterwater, Windermere, Boot, Buttermere, Loweswater, Keswick, Braithwaite, Glenridding, Patterdale, Pooley Bridge

Difficulty

Routes range from 7 to 17km and are suitable for walkers of all abilities. Each route is illustrated with OS map extracts and present no technical difficulties over terrain from wide constructed trails to narrow paths on open fell. Most of the walks easy to follow on the ground, although a few include short stretches of boggy moorland.

Must See

Borrowdale's ancient woodland; beauty spots such as Tarn Hows and Orrest Head; tranquil lakeshore walks beside Ullswater, Windermere, Grasmere and Crummock Water; spectacular waterfalls including Aira Force; Hardknott Roman Fort and stone circles; breathtaking views from Wansfell Pike, Latterbarrow and Hallin Fell

ISBN

9781786312273

Availability

Published

15 Oct 2024

Edition

Second

Pages

192

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm

Weight

220g

Overview

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

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

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 In search of Skeggles Water

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 Great How and Thirlmere shore

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

North Lakes: Keswick, Borrowdale and Derwentwater

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

Eastern Lakes: 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 Useful contacts

Maps

The map extracts used in this book are from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:50,000 Landranger series. They are meant as a guide only and walkers are advised to purchase the relevant map(s) – and know how to navigate using them. The whole area is covered by sheets 89, 90, 96 and 97. The OS 1:25,000 Explorer series provides greater detail, showing field boundaries as well as access land. To complete all the walks in this guide using Explorer maps, you’ll need sheets OL4, OL5, OL6 and OL7.
Harvey publishes an excellent series of Superwalker maps at the 1:25,000 scale. Its six Lakeland maps cover most of the Lake District National Park.

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Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks - GPX File

By Vivienne Crow

Vivienne is an award-winning outdoor writer and photographer. A journalist since 1990, she went freelance in 2002, focussing her energies on the activities she loves most - hiking, writing, travel and photography. Based in north Cumbria since 1996, she has written more than 20 popular walking guidebooks. Her words and images also regularly appear on the pages of national and regional magazines. Vivienne is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

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