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Mountains
for Fell Walking + Climbing
(see
above chart for full range)
Skiddaw
: (3053ft / 931m)
- a good introduction to "climbing a mountain" It is
an easy but steep, wide path up the main route.
Stout Walking Boots rqd. Fantastic views off the
top. Approx. 3 hours up and down.
Helvellyn and
Blencathra
are both popular, regular
choices by Visiting Walkers/Climbers.
Walla
Crag.
Can been seen through some of the Front bedroom windows.
It's an
easy, enjoyable walk up through the woods with steady
inclines
Latrigg Fell |
Gentle Fell Walking
There is a wide Bridlepath winding it's way up
Latrigg Fell
(just
over 1000ft / 367m) It's an easy hour or less to the
top - fantastic panoramic views over Keswick >
Borrowdale (left) : Bassenthwaite Lake
(right). This path brings you to the base of
Skiddaw - so you
can continue on up or
come back down via the Gale road into Applethwaite
village. Be aware the Bridlepath is regularly used
by Mountain Bikers & Horse Riders!
Catbells
(445m) - one of the more popular fells
with families and walkers of all ages. Fantastic views
across Derwentwater Lake, esp. from Catbells Ridge
which has been used in numerous films inc. Sherlock
Holmes.
(The panoramic Banner across the top of
this WEbpage is taken from the road just below
Catbells Ridge)
Castlehead
is a small
volcanic "Plug". It is easily accessible from the
house -3/4hr will find you at the summit with
spectacular views down Borrowdale Valley and across
to Bassenthwaite. It's an
easy walk with steady pulls and scrambles. Seat on
the top with a stone plinth outlining, identifying
and pointing to all the surrounding mountains
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Walk Round
Derwentwater
The
Lake
is 3.5miles
long: 1.25
miles wide and stretches down into the Borrowdale
Valley. Good footpaths circuit
the Lake at high and low levels. There are regular
Boat-landing stages en-route - so you can take the
Public Launch so far - get off and walk to the next
Boat landing or walk back to Keswick. (The Launches
go clock-wise & anti-clockwise round the lake every
1/2 hour) The walking route round the Lake is
approx. 12miles long.
Derwentwater 10 Run 2nd Nov.'08
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