Recently highlighted in the Guardian travel section under sculpture walks, we felt we had to have a look again at Grizedale Forest, having previously largely kept away due to the hordes of Go-Apers, dog walkers and racing Mountain Bikers there. It is mostly in the Forest so suitable for a predicted
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