Lake District
I always remember my very first mountain as a young lad that my parents took me up, the pyramid-shaped mountain, ‘Bowfell’. We had lunch at the summit in sub-zero conditions, in thick cloud, and as other fellow hikers passed, they turned round to me and said, “You’ll never forget this lad”. I never have.
The Lake District is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom, it’s no surprise with its outstanding beauty and wild landscapes. It has a lot to offer! The Lake District has hundreds of hikes/walks, ranging from gentle strolls to mountainous scrambles. There are also the famous Wainwrights by Alfred Wainwright, consisting of 214 fells that many try to accomplish on a yearly or lifetime basis (depending on how keen you are). Although I haven’t covered as many fell’s as I’d like to, the beauty of the Lakes is that the list is forever growing and there is always something new to discover.
Below you will find the hikes/walks have ratings of difficulty and contain mainly my own adventure stories, routes, GPX files and, photographs where I hope you too can discover your very own Lake District adventure.
BLOGS & ROUTES
Kentmere Horseshoe
The Kentmere Horseshoe is located in the valley of Kentmere, south of the lake district and only a few miles from Kendal. The hike is apparently one of the longest and most remote in the Lakes, at just shy of 13 miles the route takes you along long exposed ridges and covers 10 wainwright peaks
Distance: 13 miles / 21 km
Location: Lake District
Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell, Carling Knott & Sharp Knott
Blake Fell is located on the outskirts of the western lakes and is the highest point around Loweswater. On a clear day it is possible to see as far as the Isle of Man or Snowdon. Although the elevation isn’t necessarily high, you still have fantastic views of the surrounding giants in the lakes including Darling Fell, Loweswater Fells and the Grasmoor range.
Distance: 8 miles / 13 km
Location: Lake District
Stickle Tarn
Nestled in the valley of Langdale is Stickle Tarn, a short but challenging route alongside the valley of Stickle Ghyll up to the Tarn. The uneven surface quickly heads uphill along a well-defined path that offers natural rock formations and dramatic waterfalls, making for some great late afternoon photographs.
Distance: 4 miles / 6.5 km
Location: Lake District
Newland Round
The Newland Round is a long ridge walk offering some of the lakes prettiest valleys, covering 5 fells such as Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale head, High Spy and Maidon moor.
Distance: 11 miles / 17.7 km
Location: Lake District
Grisedale Pike & Hopegill Head
Grisedale Pike and Hopegill Head are one of the Lake Districts many mountains in the national park that stand over the small village of Braithwaite near Keswick. This is a challenging high ridge hike and can become very steep in parts. However, the views of the distant fells and small villages do not disappoint as you scramble to the top of the peak.
Distance: 8.5 miles / 13 km
Location: Lake District
Coniston Coppermines
Experience winding your way up through the circular ancient valley, with surrounding views of, Brim Fell , Old Man of Coniston and Levers Water, that offers a stunning back drop of Swirl How, before slowly descending back into the village of Coniston.
Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
Location: Lake District
Loweswater & Holme Wood
Loweswater is the only lake in the national park where the water flows back into the park and away from the sea. This is an incredibly varied hike through meadows alongside Loweswater
Distance: 5 miles / 8 km
Location: Lake District
Fairfield horseshoe
The horseshoes is a 10-mile circular ridge walk in the Lake District. You can start the hike from either Rydal or Ambleside, it doesn’t matter too much and neither does the direction, Clockwise or Anticlockwise.
Distance: 10 mile / 16km
Location: Lake District
Scafell pike
Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England is a well-known hike where there are many routes up to the summit.
Distance: 7/8 miles / 11km
Location: Lake District
Striding edge
This is a classic route from Glenridding over one of the Lake Districts iconic ridges
Distance: 6 mile / 11km
Location: Lake District
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