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Archive walk: Borrowdale and High Spy

by Niamh Ward | 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: Wet Sleddale

by Cumbria Magazine | Mar 19, 2024 | Latest, Walks

Wet Sleddale First published: February 2011 WET Sleddale is a lonely, remote valley which lies south-west of the village of Shap, theM6, the A6 and theWest Coast main railway line. It bisects the Shap Fells and is reached by a long narrow lane that leads from the A6....

Archive walk: Bannerdale Crags

by Cumbria Magazine | 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 Cumbria Magazine | 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...