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Guided Walks in the English Lake District



Newlands Walking Weekend

Newlands Walking Weekend
Saturday 21st April 2012

£40.00


Difficulty: Hard
A long walk, but with no exposure
Distance: Up to 18km / 12 miles approx.
Ascent: Up to 1190m / 3900ft approx.
Time: 7 hours
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 10
Minimum Group Size: 1


"Grisedale Pike is a nagger of conscience and cannot long be ignored. Nor should it be."
A.W Wainwright

Two days of wonderful ridge walking, just a short drive from Keswick. These two walks offer some of the best ridges in the Lake District including the summits of Robinson, Dale Head, Grisedale Pike and Eel Crag (Crag Hill). Two long walks, but a feast of wonderful views from the picturesque Newlands Valley.

Summits included on this route:
   
Grisedale Pike
791 metres/2595 feet
Hopegill Head
770 metres/2526 feet
Eel Crag (Crag Hill)
839 metres/2753 feet
Sail
773 metres/2536 feet
Scar Crags
672 metres/2205 feet
Causey Pike
637 metres/2090 feet
Outerside
568 metres/1864 feet
Barrow
455 metres/1493 feet
Robinson
737 metres/2418 feet
Hindscarth
727 metres/2385 feet
Dale Head
753 metres/2470 feet
High Spy
653 metres/2142 feet
Maiden Moor
576 metres/1890 feet
Catbells
451 metres/1480 feet

"This is a mountaineering must."
A.W Wainwright

The Coledale Horseshoe
A great walk for all abilities, once up on the ridge the route can be altered to include any number of summits.
We will climb from Braithwaite along the Kin Ridge to the wonderful summit of Grisedale Pike with great views over Bassenthwaite, Derwentwater, Keswick and the Solway Coast.

From the summit of Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head is a short walk away before descending to the wide saddle of Grisedale Hause. Here the path climbs again steeply to the summit of Crag Hill, the highest point of the walk and a wonderful viewpoint over the surrounding fells. There are views to Great Gable and the Scafells as well as a wonderful view over to the Buttermere Fells.

A short walk from Crag Hill brings us down to the summit of Sail and a short descent to Sail Pass. Here we will either descend back to Braithwaite via Barrow or continue along the main ridge a little further to take in the summits of Scar Crags and the craggy summits of Causey Pike before descending back to Braithwaite.

The Newlands Horseshoe
Although a long walk this route can be adapted to make a shorter route by descending from the ridge at various points.
We will climb the northern ridge of Robinson, along the High Snab Bank ridge to the summit, with great views over the Newlands Valley and down to Crummock Water to the south.

The ridge continues over Hindscarth to the summit of Dale Head, the highest peak of the ridge, with spectacular views north down into the Newlands Valley and across to Skiddaw.

A steep descent on a good path brings us to Dale Head Tarn where we will begin to climb again to the summit of High Spy and the wonderful ridge north over Maiden Moor to Catbells, here we will descend past the old mine workings to the Newlands Valley and Little Town.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

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Where to Meet: Braithwaite
Time: 10am
Postcode: CA12 5TD
Grid Reference: NY 227 237
Directions: Braithwaite is found just off the A66 main road between Keswick and Cockermouth, turn off the road into the village and follow the signs for Whinlatter Pass, as the road leaves the village and starts to climbs through the trees a small car park (free) will be seen to the left, we will meet here.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking

Where to Meet: Car Park near Little Town, Newlands
Time: 10am
Postcode: CA12 5TV
Grid Reference: NY 231 193
Directions: From Keswick / A66: Turn off theA66 (Between Keswick and Cockermouth into the village of Braithwaite, after the camp site turn left (signposted to the Newlands Valley) turn left again over the bridge and follow this road out of the village.

Continue on this road crossing a cattle grid and the bridge at Stonycroft. Continue past the Stair turning until a bridge is crossed on a hairpin, shortly after this a road will lead to the left, follow this to the bottom of the valley, crossing the bridge until a car park is seen on the right of the road (free), just past a sharp corner. We will meet here.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking

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