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Walks in the Lake District The people you meet when walking in the Lake District are so friendly, that you are very reluctant to ever leave the place to return home. Everyone greets you with a cheery hello and leave you with a "enjoy the rest of your day". This is not just the locals, but EVERYONE!! It is amazing how social and genuine people can be. We tend to spend 90% of our Fell Walking time in the Borrowdale area of the Lake District, so most of the walks are based there. When staying in Borrowdale we always start of our holiday with the same two walks - Watendlath and Castle Crag, which is why they are the first two shown. If we are feeling particularly energetic we will do both one after another, starting with Castle Crag, coming straight down from that, cross the road in Rosthwaite Village and continue through and up to Watendlath. Because of this fact these are the first two walks covered in the Easy Walks section. Cat Bells, Glaramara and Skiddaw are covered in the Moderate Walks section. Skiddaw is there because it is a walk which most writers class as an easy one. However, if this is your first venture into Fell Walking starting on Skiddaw can be off putting. The initial haul to the base of Little Man is quite heavy going, although I will admit that after that the walk is what I would call easy. Cat Bells in its own right is a moderate walk, but I like to extend it by taking in the ridge along to the summit of High Spy and come down the quarry into Rosthwaite. This is the reason that my Cat Bells route seems a bit longer than some others. The only walk I have covered in the Strenuous Walks section is, of course, Scafell Pike. No real need to explain why, other than to say I can not think of a better way to spend a full day fell walking. For the average walker this will take about 6 to 8 hours, with reasonable length breaks. |
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