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I am  the author of two walking books and a co-author of a mountain biking book, and although smitten with outdoor pursuits from an early age, (not because I was forced to walk up Scafell Pike aged 3 ½ ), due to pressures of being an Orthopaedic Surgeon I have not been able to communicate this love to you until recently. The first book is an eight day long distance walk, a theme walk if you like, and my wife’s idea: to walk from Settle to Carlisle and come back via the classic train

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Orthopaedic Surgeon

I am a consultant orthopaedic surgeon having serviced a District General Hospital since 1990 (Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal, (now known as part of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS trust) for general orthopaedics and trauma. I am now part-time, and, free from the distractions of trauma and administrative duties, have been able to concentrate, ie specialise fully in, surgery of the lower limb, that is, knee and hip surgery. I offer you a

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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

By Hugh Stewart

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

By Hugh Stewart and Tony Wragg

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

By Hugh Stewart

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Westernhope Moor, a circular walk.

This Nuttall above Teesdale is usually done as per the Nuttall's book, there and back from the road over to Weardale, along with Chapelfell top and Fendrith Hill. We'd done the latter two, so planned a circular walk, half on paths. It has to be said that the "paths" were as bad if not worse than the

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Sheffield Pike Addendum

We recently discovered a little gem descending the long and hard-on-the-feet descent of the Glenridding valley, the "cafe " at the YHA. So rather than calling at the Travellers rest then reascend to the track leading to the car pull off at GR387179, we found that a pint of Loweswater Gold each, a

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Watendlath and Borrowdale circular

A suitable pre-Theatre by the Lake evening production, when the cloud level is low and you don't fancy walking with no views in the damp. It comes to just under 9 miles with 2100ft of ascent. From the Lodore Wood car park up the Watendlath road, take the road south till an obvious track leads off

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