Only since November 2005 have I been visiting the Lake District on a regular basis. Staying in a variety of different accommodation ranging from hotels to B&Bs, rented cottages to camp sites. While taking most opportunities available to me to visit The Lakes two of my most memorable walks are Helvellyn in 2007 and Coledale Horseshoe in 2011. The reason I enjoyed these the most was because we never used the car. We walked out of our accommodation, turned left, walked up the mountain and back down straight in to the pub… A perfect days walk.
Below is a list of my walks with links to pictures from the day and details of the walk.
EASY
Castle Crag |
An comfortable walk around 3 miles with just over 200m of climbing taking around 2hr. There is a steepish finish over scree, however there is a path to the side for the less adventurous. |
Cat Bells |
An easy 2 mile walk with just over 300m of climbing taking around 1hr 30mins. A few rocks to traverse but mainly well paved. |
Loughrigg Fell |
A nice 4 mile walk lasting about 2hr 20mins only climbing around 300m with spectacular views over lake Windermere. |
Place Fell |
With a climb of 500m and distance of 7.6 miles allow around 4hr 30mins for this walk that gives great views over Glenridding. |
MEDIUM
Causey Pike |
A challenging walk climbing 900m in total in just over 7 miles Causey Pike presents some breathtaking views over Derwent Water and to Skiddaw. Allow 4hr 30mins. |
Helm Crag
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Allow just over 2hrs and expect a 300m climb with some easy steps at the start and a steep downhill finish of nearly 45°. See if you can clamber to the top of Helm Crag, Julia Bradbury did… |
High Spy
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With 500m of climb and a fantastic walk along Maiden Moor High Spy is a great walk. Allow 4hrs 30mins and expect great views on a clear day. |
HARD
Coledale Horseshoe |
An iconic walk over the top of some great Wainwrights, climbing over 1200m in total allow up to 6hrs and take a pack lunch. |