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Welcome to The Lake District Walker
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Which ghyll is best for me?
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Rock Climbing
A fun packed scramble down the ghyll, packed with slides, dives and a few great jumps
Duration: Up to 3 hours
A great scramble up an impressive gorge, great jumps along the way
Duration: Up to 3 hours
A longer day taking on the most exhillerating Gorge in the Lake District
Duration: 5-6 hours
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From Beginners to NNAS Gold
A variety of courses for anyone looking to take their Mountain Leader qualification, or looking to inprove their skills
Scafell Pike from Seathwaite
Helvellyn & Striding Edge
The Fairfield Horseshoe
Scafell Pike from Wasdale
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Scafell Pike from Seathwaite
Scafell Pike from Wasdale
Scafell & Scafell Pike
Scafell Pike from Langdale
Scafell Pike from Eskdale
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Helvellyn Overnight Walks
All Helvellyn routes
Stickle Gill, Langdale
Stoneycroft Gill, Newlands
Church Beck, Coniston
The Esk Gorge
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Scafell Pike from Seathwaite
Bowfell & The Crinkles
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Great End from Seathwaite
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The Fairfield Horseshoe
Ben Nevis
Snowdon
Yorkshire 3 Peaks
Ring of Steall
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The remote fells on the Back O'Skiddaw are the most northerly in the Lake District, a long drive from the honey-pots of central Lakeland makes them extremely quiet and under walked.
They offer however a wonderful days walking, a different type of mountain to much of Lakeland, the Back O'Skiddaw fells are more similar to the moorland of the north Pennines than the rocky Lakeland Fells, although below the grassy surface is a rich mineral field, heavily mined over the centuries.
The mining history of the area adds another dimension to the walking here, the fells are full of history which can be traced during the days walking.
Summits included on this route:
High Pike658 metres / 2159 feet
Carrock Fell660 metres / 2165 feet
Knott710 metres / 2329 feet
Great Sca Fell651 metres / 2136 feet
Brae Fell586 metres / 1923 feet
Longlands Fell483 metres / 1585 feet
From Fell Side, near Caldbeck we will climb south on old mine tracks and past the remains of much mining history and up to the summit of High Pike.
A good ridge path leads from High Pike east to the summit of Carrock Fell, along with much mining history this fell hosts the remains of an ancient hill fort.
After returning west back along the ridge from Carrock Fell we will join the Cumbria Way path, passing the Great Lingy Hut to climb to the summit of Knott, out highest point of the day.
The long northern ridge of Knott will bring us down over grassy slopes over the summits of Great Sca Fell and Little Sca Fell to Brae Fell where a short contour will bring us onto the ridge descending north west over Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell to meet the track below crossing Charleton Beck, this track eventually turns into a lane and leads back to the start point.
Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.
Group Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Per Person | £140 | £70 | £50 | £37.50 | £30 | £25 | £22 | £20 | £20 | £18 |
Per Group | £140 | £140 | £150 | £150 | £150 | £150 | £154 | £160 | £180 | £180 |
Group Size | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Per Person | £27 | £25 | £23 | £22 | £21 | £20 | £19 | £19 | £19 | £18 |
Per Group | £297 | £300 | £299 | £308 | £315 | £320 | £323 | £324 | £342 | £360 |
Group Size | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30+ |
Per Person | £22 | £21 | £21 | £20 | £20 | £20 | £19 | £19 | £18 | £18 |
Per Group | £462 | £484 | £506 | £528 | £525 | £546 | £513 | £504 | £522 | £540 |
Where to meet: Fell Side, Caldbeck
Postcode: CA7 8HA
Grid Reference: NY 305 375
If you are coming from the north or east, then the best thing to do is to find the B5299 and come down through Caldbeck, keep on the B5299, which bears right in Caldbeck village, heading in a westerly direction. Go through the very small hamlet of Whelpo, and then just before the tiny hamlet of Parkend (approximately 2 miles from Caldbeck) where there is a bridge across the river, turn acutely left on a small road, go along this for about ¾ mile taking the next right signposted towards Fellside. After about a mile you will find the small hamlet of Fellside. There is a small car park up the second lane to the left as you enter the hamlet, we will meet here.
If you are approaching from the Keswick or Wigton side, then you need to take the B5299, off the A595, and again continue this until you get to Parkend, where just after the hamlet you would bear right and follow the instructions as above.
There are currently no buses to Fell Side.
Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here
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What happens if the weather is bad?
We plan to walk whatever the weather, unless it is dangerous to do so.
Mountain weather can be a little unpredictable, but we do keep an eye on the forecasts leading up to walks, should the forecast mean that the walk is not possible then we will contact you as soon as we have the forecast and offer you the following options:
Are dogs allowed on this walk?
Yes, dogs are allowed on all our walks.
However we do cross farmland and common land where animals will be grazing, there will be large sections of the walk, if not all, where dogs will be required to be on a lead.
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