Very short walk around Keswick suggestions?

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I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

The road that goes down the west side of Derwentwater
offers a fairly elevated and very good view out over the lake.
If you're feeling up to it there's also a very straightforward
walk up to the col between Cat Bells and Maiden Moor.
Either option offers excellent photo opportunities.

Chris

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I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

The road that goes down the west side of Derwentwater
offers a fairly elevated and very good view out over the lake.
If you're feeling up to it there's also a very straightforward
walk up to the col between Cat Bells and Maiden Moor.
Either option offers excellent photo opportunities.

Is that the path which has a handrail?
I remember coming down there soon after arthroscopic surgery and having to
hang onto the rail.

Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

No local advice, but my general advice at this time of year would be to
check the maps for woodland (not forestry). The autumn colours are almost at
their peak and the weather is ideal right now.

I'd suggest looking for woodland or small groups of trees on the edge of
lakes to use as foregrounds with mountains in the background. With the low
wind the perfect composition would be some colourful autumn trees reflected
in a mirror flat lake, with some peaks behind.

I can't recommend any specific locations myself, but there must be loads of
opportunities for such photos, I've seen quite a few such photos in
Poucher's books of the Lake District.

So my advice is this. Check the maps for potential viewpoints involving
woodland and lakes, forget about the walking and just drive around scouting
out photo locations. This is the prime time of year for landscape
photography and it only lasts a few weeks. Make the most of it while the
conditions are so good!

Paul
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Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

Two recommendations one near Keswick, other near Kendal

1. Keswick
Drive south down west side of Derwent Water, half way down at Barrow
Bay take the left hand lane which will first take you to excellent
picture views from Ashness Bridge (free parking just after brigde),
then carry on up the lane to next free parking area and just 20metres
walk from the parking is an excellent overhead view of Derwent Water.

2. Kendal (Scout Scar)
Drive into Kendal from the south, at the town hall turn left and
follow the road up the hill out of town, carry on the same row over
the bridge crossing the dual carrageway and up the hill, at the top of
the hill turn right into a free parking area (sign posted). From
parking area cross road and go through gate and follow slight incline
(path is designed for wheelchairs so you'll be ok plus loads of seats
are available). Within a couple of minutes you're at the top where
you have 2km of flat walking available and a nice viewpoint halfway
along called the Mushroom. Excellent views for no effort

Dave

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Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

Along Derwentwater, although the Keswick side isn't as nice for
walking along, and the other side needs a little bit of hill to get
down to, for example Hawse End (and when you get further along the
cretins from the National Trust have turned the path through the
Brandlehow woods from a nice path into an almost-road, but that would
be more than your mile anyway).

Going a bit further down and walking alongside the river in the Jaws
of Borrowdale is nice, especially if the leaves are still on the trees
(I'm not sure what the current state is; seeing as I'm in France I've
no idea what state they're in!)

--
Simon Challands

Duncan Gray wrote

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Is that the path which has a handrail?

Yes, I have a vague recollection of that.

Chris

Simon Challands said:

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Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

Along Derwentwater, although the Keswick side isn't as nice for
walking along, and the other side needs a little bit of hill to get
down to, for example Hawse End (and when you get further along the
cretins from the National Trust have turned the path through the
Brandlehow woods from a nice path into an almost-road, but that would
be more than your mile anyway).

Going a bit further down and walking alongside the river in the Jaws
of Borrowdale is nice, especially if the leaves are still on the trees
(I'm not sure what the current state is; seeing as I'm in France I've
no idea what state they're in!)

Drive/walk up to Castlerigg stone circle.

The path along the east side of Derwentwater from the Theatre or
Launches gives good views across the lake especiall with the trees.

Latrigg has a new wide graded path (designed for disabled access) up
it from the car parking area but get there early.
Robert

Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday
morning / early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out,
into the hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I
will be only to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up
hills. Therefore, any suggestions for such a route that has the
best photographic bang for the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the
route would be near Keswick, or on route to Kendal in a roudabout
fashion....

Perfectly flat, about 1 mile: Walk from the town centre down Main
St, left turn and past the bus station, follow signs to the
Headlands (attractive row of buildings), keep on past the park,
Theatre in the Park, and follow signs to Friar's Crag (well known
view point), back up on that path for a couple of hundred metres,
take a path off to the right and follow the lake shore for 500m or
so, eventually bear left and hit a track through woodland back to
the Keswick-Ambleside rd, follow the path nearby (off the lhs of the
road) back to Keswick.

30 min max.

--
Chris Game

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you didn't have a good answer to." -- Douglas Adams

Quoted message said:

I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

The walk from Great Wood car park to Ashness Bridge is reasonable. Just
over 1.1 mile with 440 ft of ascent. The path isn't too bad, great views up
Borrowdale, back down Derwent Water to Skiddaw, across to Cat Bells .......
and Ashness Bridge, a rather much photographed place! Of course ....... all
views weather dependent!

Take a look at my walk along that route last Sep for an idea of photo
opportunities. We started out from Keswick, but the 1.1 miles is from the
Great Wood car park.

http://www.thewalkzone.co.uk/Lake_District/2007/12/slide/index.htm

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

sandy saunders message said:

http://www.thewalkzone.co.uk/Lake_District/2007/12/slide/index.htm

I love/miss that place, great walk, well recommend it.

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Have fun, be happy and well,
jimf

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Latrigg has a new wide graded path (designed for disabled access) up
it from the car parking area but get there early.

Oh yuck. More vandalism and criminal damage to the place. What next,
handrails along Striding Edge, a gift shop on the top of Skiddaw,
audio information points everywhere?

--
Simon Challands

Simon Challands said:

Oh yuck. More vandalism and criminal damage to the place. What next,
handrails along Striding Edge, a gift shop on the top of Skiddaw,
audio information points everywhere?

Don't forget the toilets every 100m and the wilderness police that will fine
you on the spot if you are caught committing an offence against nature!

Paul
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http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk/

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I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

If you're feeling up to it there's also a very straightforward
walk up to the col between Cat Bells and Maiden Moor.
Either option offers excellent photo opportunities.

Is that the path which has a handrail?
I remember coming down there soon after arthroscopic surgery and having to
hang onto the rail.

Oh! Does it have a handrail now? We found it rather steep!

A walk along the shore can be pleasant, since the OP stipulated no
hills. Ashness Bridge at the Southern end of the lake is
picturesque, and there may be a ferry which shortens the distance?
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Gordon H
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I will be passing through the lakes on Sunday planning to camp in
Keswick Saturday night. I have a few hours to spend Sunday morning /
early afternoon, and would like to take the camera out, into the
hills. However, due to an earlier arthroscopy, I think I will be only
to walk about a mile, and unfortunately not up hills. Therefore, any
suggestions for such a route that has the best photographic bang for
the foot stomping buck? Ideally, the route would be near Keswick, or
on route to Kendal in a roudabout fashion....

Walk to portinscale along the marked footpath then swing around by
newlands beck. The newlands valley makes for an excellent walk and
picturesque too. Theres also a pub at the end too.
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