That is, walk 11 in the “walks from the……stations” book. Not high level, you won’t get lost, but it will take longer than 3 hours if the conditions underfoot are bad.
Took 3 and a half hours today.
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The East ridge of Bannerdale Crags is quiet, a path exists all the way, with interest, and the views are superb, with purple heather coating the crags at this time of year. At only one spot are the hands required for balance, near the top. It can be done from Scales, (best from Comb Beck car park),
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
This is an 8 mile walk over Little Fell and down and along the side of Scordale. A wild, lonely, and in places rough walk, with 2100ft of climbing. The trespass refers to the fact that most of the walk is in the MOD's land, with access granted by them on 12 weekends per year and other odd days. The
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