Lake District routes

Following up to Jim Millen

Quoted message said:

I'd really like to walk Striding Edge, but not sure that our lass
would be up for it! Any information on the route of minimum distance,
ascent, and danger?

There's always the swirral edge approach and maybe turn back
along to Catseye Cam if you want something a little easier than
Hellvellyn by Striding Edge.
If your girlfriend hasnt done much hillwalking I would stay in
Keswick and do some of the northern fells like Catbells.
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"Realistically, I guess 8 miles, 1000m of ascent and moderate terrain
would be the top end of doable for us, so anything less than that
would be great"

What about from Brotherswater - High Hartsop Dodd-Little Hart Crag-Red
Screes-Middle Dodd?

"Jim Millen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all,

My girlfriend and I are going to the Lakes for a long weekend at the
end of the month, so I thought I'd ask in here for walk suggestions.
We've not settled on where exactly we'll be staying, so any region is
fine.

I'd really like to walk Striding Edge, but not sure that our lass
would be up for it! Any information on the route of minimum distance,
ascent, and danger?

Realistically, I guess 8 miles, 1000m of ascent and moderate terrain
would be the top end of doable for us, so anything less than that
would be great.

I'd recommend base in either Patterdale or Ambleside. Ambleside gives more
options for walks - there is a very good book by the ramblers on Lake
District walks that gives ones of varying degrees of ease. Patterdale would
give better choices of attacking Hellvellyn. I took my girlfriend(who
doesnt like heights or long walks) up Grisedale to the Tarn, up onto
Fairfield and then back along St Sunday Crag. it had a little bit of
scrambling with no difficulty but had splendid views and would be just the
thing to encourage someone who feels a bit ill at ease.

Rob

On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:53:57 +0100, Jim Millen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I'd really like to walk Striding Edge, but not sure that our lass
would be up for it! Any information on the route of minimum distance,
ascent, and danger?

Have a look at Martin's photos from Expedition 16 -
http://martinrichardson294.fotopic.net

I seemed to wander between the ridge and the path. I needed some help
on the final drop down but it wasn't as bad as I'd been expecting.
Just take your time and - assuming the weather is OK - you'll manage
it (probably!)

Judith

Scafell Pike from the north is a must, and just about within your remit
(okay, might be 9 miles...). My wife walked it with me fairly easily
despite being unused to hillwalking & not being that fit. Superb
scenery & views, you can easily make it into a circular walk (go up the
corridor route & back past broad crag & ill crag and down a stream that
might (bad memory) be called Grains Gill), plus the kudos of standing
on the highest point in England. Make sure you get there earlyish to
get reasonbly close parking spots & also visit the Bowder Stone on your
way there.

Also walk up from Haweswater to Small Water which is set in a deep
corrie (or cirque or cwm, depending on nationality?) and is my
favourite of the lakes.

It goes without saying that you should take map, compass, water, food,
waterproofs etc on any hillwalk in the Lakes as the weather can close
in suddenly - I'm sure you knew that though!

I'd definitely recommend staying in Ambleside - excellent choice of
restaurants, good local evening walks up to Lily Tarn (for the best
views of Lake Windermere) or up to Sweden Bridge.

On a wet day be sure to try the intriguing "Puzzling Place" in Keswick,
a museum of optical illusions.

Hope I've got the names right as this is all from memory!

Cheers

Anth

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