A guidebook to 30 lower-level day walks in the Lake District, exploring some of the best beauty spots and smaller fells within the national park. Mostly circular except for a few linear routes that make use of public transport links, the walks are graded according to difficulty, ensuring there is something for all levels of fitness and experience.
The walks range from 7 to 17km (4–10 miles) in length and can be walked in between 2 and 6 hours. They are arranged geographically into five areas: South, Central, North and Eastern Lakes, and the Western Valleys.
1:50,000 OS maps reproduced at 1:40,000 for greater clarity
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on terrain, refreshments and public transport for each walk
Information given on local history and archaeology
Easy access from Kendal, Penrith and Keswick
Introduction
Geology
Wildlife and habitats
History
Weather
Where to stay
Getting around
Waymarking and access
Maps
Dogs
Clothing, equipment and safety
Using this guide
SOUTH LAKES: WINDERMERE, CONISTON, DUDDON AND THE SOUTH
Walk 1 Tarn Hows and the Monk Coniston estate
Walk 2 Kelly Hall Tarn and Coniston Water
Walk 3 Swinside Stone Circle
Walk 4 Claife Heights, Windermere and Latterbarrow
Walk 5 Hampsfell
Walk 6 Seathwaite Tarn
CENTRAL LAKES: AMBLESIDE, LANGDALE, GRASMERE AND THIRLMERE
Walk 7 Elterwater, Little Langdale and the waterfalls
Walk 8 Great Langdale
Walk 9 Circuit of Loughrigg Fell
Walk 10 Orrest Head and Wansfell Pike
Walk 11 Grasmere and Rydal Water
Walk 12 Easedale Tarn and Tarn Crag
Walk 13 Thirlmere circuit
WESTERN VALLEYS: ESKDALE, WASDALE AND BUTTERMERE AREA
Walk 14 Stanley Ghyll Force and River Esk
Walk 15 Upper Eskdale
Walk 16 Hardknott Fort and Harter Fell
Walk 17 Loweswater Corpse Road
Walk 18 Buttermere
Walk 19 Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts
NORTHERN LAKE DISTRICT: KESWICK, BORROWDALE AND DERWENT WATER
Walk 20 Walla Crag and Great Wood
Walk 21 Derwentwater circuit
Walk 22 A Borrowdale ramble
Walk 23 Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg
Walk 24 Outerside and Barrow
Walk 25 Wythop's Fells
EAST LAKE DISTRICT: ULLSWATER AND PATTERDALE
Walk 26 Grisedale and Lanty's Tarn
Walk 27 Aira Force and Gowbarrow
Walk 28 Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell
Walk 29 Ullswater shore
Walk 30 Ullswater and The Cockpit
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
Height:172
Width:116
Spine:14
Weight:230.00