Difficulty: Moderate/Hard
Distance: 12km / 7.5 miles Max.
Time: 5/6 Hours approx.
Starting from: Patterdale Village, near Ullswater
Postcode: CA11 0NL Price: £20 per person / Family tickets available
The Route:
From Patterdale we will climb the track to Boredale Hause, the pass between Patterdale and Martindale where a good path will climb up alongside the Angletarn Pikes and Angle Tarn, several great smaller peaks can be climbed from this path including Brock Crags and Rest Dodd. The paath climbs by The Knott to reach the old Roman road along the summit ridge of High Street, we will follow the ridge to the summit of High Street, with wonderful views over Patterdale to thee west and Riggindale and Hawswater to the East before continuing to the summit of Thornthwaite Crag.
A good ridge now descends north from Thornthwaite Crag over Gray Crag to the village of Hartsop. From here we will follow the track back along the valley to Patterdale.
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Directions:
From the South Lakes – From the A591 between Ambleside and Windermere turn onto the A592. Follow this road over the Kirkstone Pass descending to Brothers Water. After the road passes a turning to the right, continue past Brothers Water to the village of Patterdale where the Patterdale Hotel will be seen to the left, we will meet ooutside the Hotel entrance, a pay and display car park is opposite the hotel.
From the North Lakes – From the A66 between Keswick and Penrith turn off onto the A592, near the Rheghed Centre, signposted to Ullswater, follow this road south along the shore of Ullswater past the villages of Glenridding to Patterdale. The Patterdale Hotel will be seen on the right hand side, we will meet ooutside the Hotel entrance, a pay and display car park is opposite the hotel.
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