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Path mended on Great Shunner Fell walk.

By Hugh Stewart June 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

The path by the river just before Cotterdale hamlet has been mended sometime in the last eighteen months, (see walk 19 in "Hillwalks from the Setttle to Carlisle Railway Stations"), so you are now in no danger of drowning. There were a few sheep in the Abbotside conservation area when we visited

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Smardale orchids

By Hugh Stewart June 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Midsummer is the time for the Smardale circular walk: last week was fine weather so we tootled off with some friends staying at the Hall, a holiday let. Plenty of butterfly orchids in the Smardale Wood, but no wintergreens seen this year. As always, a visit to Waitby/Greenriggs nature reserve is a

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Mickle Fell, a good bank holiday walk.

By Hugh Stewart May 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

That is if it is a non shooting day, as was the case this May day Saturday. Check the next dates on Googling "Warcop Access Times". Strictly speaking a permit is required from Warcop training Area Office. From Hilton this makes a shorter day than Walk 24 in my book, but still traverses the

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Yockenthwaite Moor is dry!

By Hugh Stewart April 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Two myths debunked today, Easter Monday. One, it is not "manic monday" for traffic up here: non up to Hawes and over Fleet Moss, only a few Geordie bikers on the way back. Hubberholme quiet as well. Two, Yockenthwaite Moor is not the wettest hill in Yorkshire, at least not today, not even dirty

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Sheffield Pike and Seven more “Birketts” above Ullswater.

By Hugh Stewart April 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

From Hart Side to Aira Force there are six "Birketts", four which we hadn't done on a previous loop from near Dockray, and two near Aira Force. The views are excellent, but underfoot a bit tedious, so for interest we added Sheffield Pike via its East ridge, a gem. A Spring day of sunhats and gloves.

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Alternative route from Tebay to Shap

By Hugh Stewart April 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

In the event of anyone actually doing the Settle to Carlisle walk, here's an alternative from Orton to Crosby Ravensworth which is less exposed in the event of a bad day, has more interest in the form of ancient settlement sites, but does have far more stiles and gates. We encorporated this recently

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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

£12.95 (P&P may apply)

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

UK £13.95 ( inc. P&P)

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

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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Hawthornthwaite Fell.

This unusually local walk of the week recently appeared in the Lancaster Guardian. We'd never ventured on its drab looking slopes in 29 years of viewing, so decided to look anew, luckily the day before a brief "blackthorn winter" - 3rd April. From Stoops Bridge Abbeystead go south on the road and

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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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