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Bellringers’ Walk around Urswick

A Barrow St. James bellringers’ walk around Urswick, organised by Tower Captain, Andy. The 6.5 mile circuit that would take four hours, and preceded the Furness and South Lakeland Branch monthly ringing meeting at the church in the afternoon. W...

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Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike

A circular, 8 mile walk from Honister with Sue, taking the back route to Haystacks with views down into Ennerdale, a detour to Warnscale Bothy, then on to Dubs Hut and Fleetwith Pike. We parked at Honister NT car park, next to the slate mine. I had d...

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Whitehaven to St. Bees

A walk with son, Tom, from Whitehaven to St. Bees along the cliff top path, taking the train from Barrow. This is the first time we have done it in this direction, usually we start at St. Bees. From station to station it is 9 miles and takes about fo...

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Buttermere Circuit

Tuesday was once again a good weather day, so I drove with Ged via Windermere, Rydal Water, Grasmere, Thirlmere and Crummock Water en route to Buttermere. All the lakes had wonderful reflections as we past them, so we stopped at a couple of them to t...

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Wastwater Circuit

After a holiday in Barbados, a month long chest infection, followed by a bad back, this is my first walk since the middle of February. I decided on a walk around Wastwater tackling the notorious Wasdale Screes ‘path’. The walk is about 8....

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Ullswater Lakeshore Path with Claire

Early on Thursday morning I drove to the Kirkstone Pass in rain and very low cloud and fog. I went past Lake Windermere and couldn’t see it! Once over the Pass the low cloud was higher and Brothers Water and Ullswater were in view. Thankfully t...

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Raven Crag and Great How

On Monday we parked in the spaces opposite the bus stop at the turn off for the north end of Thirlmere. Ged and I planned to walk up to Raven Crag and then up to Great How. A walk of 5.6 miles. On the drive the weather was very cloudy until we had re...

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Roudsea Wood

On Monday Sue and I drove to Greenodd to walk to Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR. The morning was cold and frosty, but very still. We would walk both of the Nature Trails. The walk would be 5.8 miles and take us 3hrs 50 mins. ...

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Rydal Water

On Thursday Brendan and I drove to Miller Bridge car park in Ambleside to walk to Rydal Cave, Rydal Water and Grasmere. A walk of eight miles. ...

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