The Lake District boasts some of the best mountain days in the UK. From Striding Edge on Helvellyn, to Scafell Pike, The Fairfield Horseshoe and Skiddaw; the list goes on. These may be an ambition for those starting out with fell walking, and the list of easier circular walks in the Lake District that follows are […]
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The mountain of Coniston Old Man in the Lake District Southern Fells, dominates the village of the same name and makes a tempting walk if you’re in the area. This is the busiest walking route up to the summit of The Old Man of Coniston, and it can be busy. This walk begins from Coniston initially
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Ling Fell and Sale Fell are a pair of small fells overlooking Bassenthwaite in the Lake District’s North Western Fells. With a highest point of 373 m on Ling Fell, this is an ideal lower summit to avoid the clag or when you want an easier summit. These are also an option for when you
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A long, north to south linear route on the Isle of Arran with much ascent and descent as it includes three of the highest mountains on the island. Route Description From the ferry terminal, take the 324 (via north island) bus and ask for the car park at North Sannox bridge on the A841 Lochranza
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A walk from near Beddgelert that takes you through a hidden valley on the flanks of Yr Wyddfa. You can start this walk from the National Trust car park at Craflwyn that’s free, but suggests a modest £2 donation to help pay for footpath repairs. We strongly suggest you do put some money in the pot
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This is an easy walk to the picturesque Tarn Hows and Black Fell, near Coniston in the Lake District. Like many of these Wainwrights that might lack in stature, they make up for in views. Being well placed in the Lake District’s Southern Fells, with Helvellyn and Fairfield in one direction and Coniston Old Man
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The summit of Lingmoor Fell may be small, but provides you with some epic views across Great Langdale and the surrounding mountains. It’s one of the Wainwrights, but it’s also a Marilyn which means it has a drop of 150 metres in all direction. Blea Tarn is one of those classic Lake District tarns, with
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There is something strangely satisfying about setting off from one side of an island and walking to the other. This west to east crossing of the Isle of Arran from Dougarie to Brodick provides a varied and satisfying day out. Note that between June and September, the Highland midge can really spoil your day if you
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A circular route with a start and finish in Brodick which takes in Goatfell (874m), the highest point on the Isle of Arran. A direct traverse of the ridge between North Goatfell and Goatfell is a grade 2 scramble but can be avoided by taking the lower path on the east side of Stacach ridge
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In this easy walk from Windermere in the Lake District, climb up to the summit of Orrest Head to see where Wainwright got his inspiration. This was the first summit a young Wainwright ever climbed, and was worthy of an entire chapter in his Outlying Fells Guidebook. It’s usually ascended from near the railway station
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The Lake District town Keswick is situated between the sixth largest mountains in England, Skiddaw, which lies north, and one of the major bodies of water in the Lake District national Park, Derwent Water, to the south. The town is a perfect base to explore Cumbria, and the Lakeland fells with well known names such as Catbells, Scafells,
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The village of Edale in the Peak District that’s best known as the starting point of the Pennine Way and as the most popular starting point for walks up Kinder Scout. While these two walks will obviously appear in any list of walks from the village, there’s plenty more excellent walking available directly from the
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The Castlerigg Stone Circle is a spectacularly positioned Neolithic stone circle just outside the town of Keswick. It consists of 40 standing stones up to 3m in height, though the figure is often disputed and traditions dictates that you’ll get a different answer each time you count. Built 4-5000 years ago on a high plateau, this is
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If you’ve got an hour, and you want a quick circular walk from Keswick then the viewpoint of Castlehead is perfect. It’s the kind of easy Lake District walk you can fit in on a Friday evening when you arrive in Keswick, allowing you to view all the surrounding mountains that you’ll hopefully walk up
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This is an easy circular walk from the National Trust that starts from the Edale railway station in the Peak District. Following the Pennine Way from the train station, this easy walk takes you along the Edale valley to Upper Booth. It’s then a short descent to Barber Booth before a return along the valley,
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Ambleside is one of the main bases for the Lake District. Ambleside is located on the northern most tip of Windermere and is a hub for the Eastern Fells and the Far Eastern Fells. The walks we have chosen are within a few kilometres of the centre of Ambleside rather than just from within the
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This is a classic Lake District circular walking route that soaks up the finest views in the Lake District around the head of Great Langdale, culminating on Bow Fell and the views across to the Scafells. Starting off near the Old Dungeon Ghyll, the walk climbs Bowfell via The Band. It’s then across to Pike de
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This is a short walk from Ambleside to the waterfall at Stockghyll Force before ascending up to the minor summit of Wansfell. There are views aplenty from the summit, even though it is only a minor summit. The views towards Windemere are especially good. Click here to view the full description. Images and GPX files used
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This is a short walk in Exmoor National Park from the Dunkery Bridge Car park. It’s an ideal winter walk, especially if you can visit while the snowdrops are in full bloom. The route starts at Dunkery Bridge car park (Grid Reference SS896406) just north of cattle grid. This walk follows public footpaths across fields
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Pendle Hill in the Forest of Bowland AONB is a popular hill, and at 557 metres in height provides a wonderful view of the surrounding countryside. This walk from the village of Barley is one of the more popular routes up, but it can also be climbed from various other driections. From Barley, you can
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The English Peak District National Park has plenty of varied walking, and choosing a list of the best routes isn’t easy. With walks varying from peat moors to scenic river valleys, we think we’ve chosen a good cross section of walking routes that rank among the best walks in the Peak District. The highest point
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A Lake District walk by Local Expert Dave Chick that ascends the lower central fell of Steel Fell in the Lake District Central Fells. Starting from the village of Grasmere between Ambleside and Keswick, this is an out and back ascent to Steel Fell, which is 553m in height. We’d class this as one of the
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Without a doubt, Pen y Pass is one of the most popular walking locations in the Snowdonia National Park. Not surprisingly as the most popular routes up to Yr Wyddfa (the proper name for the summit of Snowdon – NEVER Mount Snowdon!!!) such as the Miner’s Track, PYG and the Snowdon Horseshoe / Crib Goch
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Carnedd Llywelyn is the second highest mountain in Wales at 1064m in height. As is fitting for a mountain of that status, has a wealth of varied routes to the summit. As half of them involve approaching from Carnedd Dafydd, we have decided to devote this article to both princes of the Welsh Mountains. After
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