This five and a half mile walk avoids the direct ascent from the Stock Ghyll valley, which has become very popular recently. It must be in a well read book of walks. This walk is both less steep and pleasanter, passing throught Skelghyll Wood twice. It is described from the Low Fold car park just
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
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