High Street from Haweswater
A straightforward round in fair weather, in the snow it turned out to be a bit more of a challenge! There’s no description, but enjoy the images of our snowy wild camp for now. The Route Just enjoy the...
View ArticleWalk up High Street via Long Stile
A short and sweet route up High Street from Mardale Head via the Long Stile Ridge and descending over Mardale Ill Bell and down the Nan Bield Pass to the start. The Route Click here to view the full...
View ArticleHigh Street via the Western Ridge of Kentmere
The route via Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick makes a satisfying, if undulating, approach to High Street. The Route Click here to view the full description and download the route in a new window (external...
View ArticlePatterdale and Place Fell Walk
Place Fell looms high above Patterdale and is a worthwhile half day outing. Extend it by descending to the North East towards Sandwick and return along the shore of Ullswater. The Route Click here to...
View ArticleWansfell Pike Walk
Whilst there are better ways to spend a full day’s walking from Ambleside, this easier route over Wansfell Pike to Troutbeck and back, provides a less strenuous alternative. The Route Click here to...
View ArticleWansfell Pike and Baystones Walk from Troutbeck
Wansfell may not be the loftiest peak, but it dominates Ambleside and Troutbeck. The highlights of this walk are both the unrivalled views towards Windermere and the surrounding fells, as well as being...
View ArticleHigh Street from The Kirkstone Pass Inn
An approach to the summit of High Street from the West. It has the advantage of starting off high, and in less than half an hour you’ll be on top of the first summit – St Ravens Edge. The disadvantage...
View ArticleIll Bell and High Street from Troutbeck
The Ill Bell ridge provides a lengthy route towards High Street from Troutbeck that provides good walking for its entire length. With five summits in all, there’s plenty to keep you going, as well as a...
View ArticleTownend and Troutbeck Valley from Brockhole Walk
While there are excellent views of Windermere from the top of Wansfell Pike, this walk offers a more sedate alternative via some quaintly named green lanes. Highly recommended that you continue onwards...
View ArticleEasy Walk to Orrest Head from Windermere
In this easy walk from Windermere in the Lake District, climb up to the summit of Orrest Head to see where Wainwright got his inspiration. This was the first summit a young Wainwright ever climbed, and...
View ArticleWalk up High Street from Mardale Head via Rough Crag and Long Stile (Haweswater)
Some dismiss the Lake District summit of High Street as a boring, grassy lump but, presumably, they have only ever climbed the fell from Patterdale. High Street is home to some superb mountain scenery...
View ArticleAll the Walking Routes up High Street
The mountain of High Street in Wainwright’s Far Eastern Fells is an intriguing hill, with many approaches to the summit. At 827m in height, it my not be the highest mountain, but it does form a wide...
View ArticleWalk up High Street from Kentmere
The small Lake District village of Kentmere sits at the mouth of the valley of the River Kent, surrounded on all sides by fine, shapely fells. This ring of high, undulating ground forms the Kentmere...
View ArticleWalk up High Street from Patterdale and Glenridding
Patterdale is perhaps the most common starting point for people climbing High Street as it’s the most populated valley in the vicinity and the easiest to get to by car or public transport. While many...
View ArticleBest Walks from Glenridding and Patterdale
Glenridding and Patterdale are two small villages close to each other at the southern end of Ullswater in the Lake District. Glenridding is Cumbric in origin, with it’s name loosely meaning Bracken...
View ArticleEasy Walk up Brant Fell from Bowness on Windemere
This easy walk from Bowness on Winderemere takes you out from the busy tourist town of Bowness and up towards Brant Fell, allowing a quiet respite from the bustle below with spectacular views of...
View ArticleShort Walk from Bowness to Cockshott Point
This is a very short walk along Windermere’s shore at Bowness-on-windermere in the Lake District. The route starts from the Bowness Bay Visitor Information and continues along Glebe Road on an urban...
View ArticleThe Kentmere Horseshoe
INTRODUCTION The Kentmere Horseshoe is one of the classic Lakeland routes. It can be completed in a day and is usually done in a clockwise direction but this route goes anti-clockwise and includes an...
View ArticleThe Wainwrights – a Brief Mud and Routes Introduction
If you’re new to the world of hill walking, you may have come across the term ‘the Wainwrights’ and wondered exactly what they are. They are a collection of fells or mountains in the Lake District that...
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