An inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging walks on the high fells of the Lake District. The graded circular routes, between 4 and 14 miles in length, cover classic Lakeland summits like Fairfield, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Blencathra, to the lesser-known High Spy, King's How and Brund Fell.
Cicerone says:
This is an inspirational guide to 50 memorable expeditions through the high fells of the Lake District. From the favourite summits of Scafell, Bowfell, Great Gable, the Crinkle Crags, to lesser-known fells, this guide offers only the best walks to explore all that is pure Lakeland.
Some of the 50 walks described in Great Mountain Days in the Lake District are well known classic challenges – such as Scafell Pike and Esk Pike, or the Gable Girdle – while others approach a favourite mountain from a new angle or combine several in a testing way. Each one can be crammed into a single, long day or backpacked over two to spend a little longer in this rugged and addictive landscape.
The circular walks are all graded, making this guidebook equally suitable for less experienced walkers looking for new summits and undiscovered areas of the Lake District, as well as experienced walkers looking for a challenging day out on the fells. The walks are categorised between the grades Energetic, Strenuous and Arduous.
50 graded walks throughout the Lake District National Park area
routes illustrated with Harvey maps and pictorial route diagrams by artist and outdoor writer, Mark Richards
some routes include mild scrambling or long days in rugged country.
This is one title in the Cicerone Great Mountain Days series, which includes Snowdonia, Scotland and the Pennines.
For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.
We have used them countless times and they've always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.
If you're a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.
Suitable all-year round, but winter walking is not for the inexperienced or under-equipped.
Centres
Ambleside, Keswick, Patterdale, Seatoller, Boot, Ennerdale, Wasdale Head
Difficulty
Circular routes, between 4 and 14 miles in length. Navigational skills needed. No special equipment required - only the mildest of scrambling will be encountered.
Must See
From classic summits like Fairfield, Scafell Pike and Blencathra, to the lesser-known High Spy, King's How and Brund Fell, the walks will deepen your knowledge of the whole Lake District.
Edition: First
Number of pages: 288
Size: 24.0 x 17.0 x 2.0cm
Weighs 840g
Introduction
About the guide Caring for the fells Fix the Fells Weather to walk? Before you start
The Routes
1 Lingmoor Fell 2 Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle 3 Loft Crag and Pike o’Stickle 4 Bowfell and Rossett Pike 5 Pike o’Blisco and Crinkle Crags 6 Wetherlam 7 Dow Crag and Coniston Old Man 8 Dow Crag, Brim Fell, Swirl How and Grey Friar 9 Black Combe 10 Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Hard Knott 11 Scafell Pike and Esk Pike 12 Scafell and Slight Side 13 Illgill Head and Whin Rigg 14 Great End, Scafell Pike and Lingmell 15 Pillar, Scoat Fell, Red Pike and Yewbarrow 16 Kirk Fell and Great Gable 17 Buckbarrow, Seatallan and Middle Fell 18 Crag Fell, Caw Fell and Haycock 19 Steeple, Scoat Fell and Pillar 20 Mellbreak 21 Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope, Whiteless Pike and Rannerside Knotts 22 High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike 23 Haystacks 24 Fleetwith Pike, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson 25 Green Gable and Great Gable 26 Rosthwaite Fell and Glaramara 27 Eagle Crag, Sergeant’s Crag, High Raise and Ullscarf 28 High Spy, King’s How and Brund Fell 29 Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head and Hindscarth 30 Robinson, Knott Rigg and Ard Crags 31 Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sail, Outerside and Barrow 32 Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall 33 Carrock Fell and High Pike 34 Bowscale Fell, Blencathra and Souther Fell 35 Blencathra 36 Clough Head, Great Dodd, Watson’s Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd and Hart Side 37 Raise, White Side and Helvellyn 38 Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag and Sergeant Man 39 Low Pike, High Pike, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Fairfield, Great Rigg, Heron Pike and Nab Scar 40 Red Screes, Litte Hart Crag, High Pike and Low Pike 41 Caudale Moor 42 Dove Crag, Hart Crag and Hartsop above How 43 Fairfield and St Sunday Crag 44 Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Catstycam 45 Birkhouse Moor, Helvellyn, White Side, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd and Sheffield Pike 46 Place Fell 47 Steel Knotts, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd, Angletarn Pikes and Beda Head 48 High Street, Rampsgill Head and Kidsty Pike 49 Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street and Mardale Ill Bell 50 Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell (Mardale)
Appendix 1: Concise Walk Reference and Personal Log Appendix 2: Index of the Fells Appendix 3: Further Reading
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