Archive walk: Borrowdale and High Spy

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Walks

High Spy with my little eye Keith Wood combines a riverside stroll with an airy ridgewalk to see both faces of Borrowdale   First published: July 2007 Whatever your motivation for walking in the Lake District, be it the sense of achievement of climbing one of the...

Archive walk: Bannerdale Crags

by | Feb 15, 2024 | Walks

Bannerdale Crags Gary Richardson’s fell hike climaxes with adventures on the riverbank Archive: May/June 2015 TERRAIN: good paths and tracks, wet in placesDISTANCE: 7 miles/11.25 kmTIME: 3-4 hoursCLIMB: 1,710 ft/510 mSTART/FINISH: car park opposite Mungrisdale...

Archive walk: Coniston Old Man

by | Feb 15, 2024 | Walks

Coniston Old Man Simon Whaley savours the views during this Coniston classic Archive: November/December 2013 GRADE: HardTERRAIN: good tracks. Some steep rocky paths in places, and loose stones through mining areaDISTANCE: 7 miles/11.3 kmTIME: 4-5 hoursCLIMB: 2,982...

Archive walk: Raise

by | Feb 15, 2024 | Walks

Walking: Raise Archive: July 2012, by Mary Welsh START/FINISH: The car park at Stanah Village Hall (GR: 317189) where there is an honesty box. The fine, white-painted building stands at the foot of Sticks Pass MAP: OS Explorer OL5, English Lakes, northeastern area...