Well, apart from my very first time hiking the long-distance Coast to Coast path when it was covered in cloud haha! Hi, I am looking to do this with my 13yr old son.
A moderate, circular walk (low hills and fells (below 600m)) starting in Cumbria, England, about 14.50km (9.01 mi) long, duration: ~4:15h. Unless you short on time I would opt for the longer option with a more gradual ascent to the top of Great Rigg. Or in heavy rain, I can imagine more of a torrent of water haha! Well, if it’s a beautiful day then I’m sure you’ll be tempted! I’ve done amazing hikes there over the last few years. Although the distance is pretty similar, you may notice the total ascent has increased, argh, but it’s worth it.
Walk location: Kentmere (near Staveley)Start point: KentmereRoute length: 13 miles/ 21 kmTotal ascent: 1,322 m/ 4,337 ftHiking time: 7-7.5 hoursHike difficulty: Moderate/ChallengingWainwrights: 7 -Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke. If you want to do this at sunrise, (highly recommended), even though I’m terrible in the mornings then it’s best to do the horseshoe in an anti-clockwise direction. You could even pack up your wild camping kit and spend a full weekend hiking. From Kentmere, you can take a relatively straightforward walk all the way to Kentmere Reservoir. Helvellyn walk via Catsyte Cam is definitely one of my top walks in the Lake District. I walked up to Scales Tarn in a light shower and I could already notice the difference on the flat rocks.
It's one of the biggest struggles you can face when you're just getting into backpacking. Or buy the full set of four maps and save some pennies via Ordnance Survey! From Langdale Valley you descend up Stickle Ghyll, a narrow stream trickling down the mountain. Simply scroll through the walks or use the table of contents to select by area. Your email address will not be published.
By Alex Pead in forum Walking and Climbing Then I will plot the route via OS Online to give me an exact route, distance and ascent! Read here – Borrowdale Walks – 4 days hiking in the Lake District, Walk location: Near Buttermere and SeatollerStart point: Honister Hause YHA – Car Park NY 22550 13534Route length: 6.5 miles/ 11 kmTotal ascent: 1,142 m/ 3,747 ftHiking time: 4-4.5 hoursHike difficulty: Moderate/ChallengingWainwrights: 2 – Fleetwith Pike and Hay Stacks. From the A66 you can park and be up to the top of this awesome mountain in a couple of hours. A huge cave that you can actually walk straight up to and go inside to explore. *The Wainwrights are 214 fells selected by awesome hiker Alfred Wainwright who has shared his best walks in the Lake District over a series of seven books. The path to Great Gable has some loose stones and a short scrambly section but after some hard work, you’ll make it to the top. Then on the walk around, you have the option to hike up Rest Dodd (696m), I have no idea why it’s called this other than after that hike up you need a rest! Then from here you simply follow the path south to Heron Pike and continue down with views over Rydal Water. Be sure to get a selfie with the newly installed trig marker, organised by John from @robustours after the last one went strangely missing , Route length: 5 miles/ 8 kmTotal ascent: 1,125 m/ 3,690 ftHiking time: 3-3.5 hoursHike difficulty: DifficultWainwrights: 1 – Blencathra. A hard walk (mountain (above 600m)) in national park Lake District starting and finishing in Cumbria, England, about 37.60km (23.36 mi) long with an estimated walking time of about 18:15h (2 overnight stays). Green Gable to a great place to stop for a breather and a few snacks, before heading down a short rocky section before heading back up again to Great Gable. On a clear day, you can see across to the Isle of Man and Scotland!