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This is a rare chance to walk along the length of the High Street Roman Road, from Fort to Fort.
This will challenge your endurance, it's great practice to test how your preparing for a challenge such as the 3 Peak Challenge a charity fundraising event or a personal goal.
Why not let our experienced instructors guide you on this wonderful ridge walk, full of history (not just Roman) for a wonderful, albeit long day on the fells.
Summits included on this route:
Loadpot Hill671 metres / 2201 feet
Wether Hill670 metres / 2198 feet
High Raise802 metres / 2631 feet
Rampsgill Head792 metres / 2598 feet
High Street828 metres / 2717 feet
Thornthwaite Crag784 metres / 2572 feet
An early morning pick up in Ambleside for all participants who will be transported to Brougham Castle, the start of the days walk.
A very long route covering an entire days march for a Roman Centurion, we start the route at Brougham Castle, next to the remains of a Roman Fort and follow the length of the High Street Roman Road as closely as possible to the Roman Fort at Ambleside.
During the route we will be in touch with the minibus and will be able to drop off anyone who is unable to complete the walk.
From Brougham Castle we will follow the lane through Eamont Bridge, Yanwath and Tirral before leaving the country lanes at Celleron. Here we will climb gently on the remains of the Roman Road to 'The Cockpit' the most impressive of the ancient stone circles we will pass on the walk.
From here the road will continue to climb onto the main High Street ridge taking us past the summits of Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise and Rampsgill Head before crossing the Straits Of Riggindale, where to our left lives the last wild Golden Eagle in England.
A short climb brings us onto our highest point of the walk, towards the summit of High Street, a short detour from the Roman Road can be made here to take in the summit, before the path leads us down to Troutbeck Park and into the village of Troutbeck.
From the other side of the village we rejoin a track leading around the flanks of the hill before descending via Jenkin Crag to Waterhead and the short walk along the lake shore to the Galava Roman Fort at Ambleside.
Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.
Postcode: LA22 9AN
Grid Reference: NY 376 046
Directions
The Bridge House is easily found in Ambleside Village, on the A591 Rydal Road, just north of the centre of the village towards the Rydal Road Car Park and the mini roundabout. The Bridge House will be found on the left of the road, opposite the SR Cunninghams / Jack Wolfskin shop.
The Bridge House, a small house built on a bridge over the beck is now a National Trust gift shop, we will meet outside the shop.
Bus Services
Ambleside is well served by buses, the main bus stop in Ambleside is 5 minutes walk away from the meet point.
- The 555 bus runs between Kendal and Keswick, passing through Windermere and Grasmere
- The 599 runs regularly through the summer months from Bowness, Windermere and Grasmere
- The 516 runs between Ambleside and the Langdale Valley
- The 505 runs between Coniston and Ambleside, via Hawkshead
Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here
Each participant is expected to have suitable personal equipment for their activity this should include the following:
- Walking shoes / Boots
- Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
- Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
- Warm tops
- Packed lunch
- Spare clothing
- Water
- Hat
- Gloves
- Torch (preferably a headtorch)
- Spare batteries for the above
For winter walks (November to March) events please also bring the following:
- Spare Gloves
- Flask & Hot Drink
The Following equipment may also be useful if owned:
- Snow Goggles
- Gaiters
The following equipment will be provided by The Lake District Walker should winter conditions require:
- Ice Axe
- Crampons
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A Test of Endurance Review by john
Overall Experience This walk was a true test of endurance. After several kilometres of flat walking along the roads from Brougham Castle we started our ascent of the fells. The morning was in glorious sunshine. Just after lunch a short and sharp thunderstorm hit which was rather unpleasant.We continued along the Old High Street marvelling at the views. How the Romans could do this walk in a day without the benefit of modern walking gear is beyond me. A rather steep descent bought us to the flat road into Troutbeck before we had the final sting in the tail as we climbed the last hill into Ambleside. By that stage we were all rather tired. Thanks Neil for taking us on one of the most memorable walks that I think I will ever complete. (Posted on 11/06/2018)
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Questions:
Question:
Is there a minimum number of participants for this event to go ahead?
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Posted by John Scadding on Wednesday, 8 November 2017
For the majority of our events we do not require a minimum group size, however for some events, due to running costs and lengths of day we do have to stipulate a minimum group size for an event to go ahead.
For this event we have a minimum group size of 3 people.
Should we not reach this minimum number one month prior to the event we will contact you and offer you your choice of the following options:
- The option to wait until nearer the event date to see if we reach the minimum number.
- A transfer to another event of your choice (either on the same date or another).
- A Full refund
Question:
What is the minimum age for children on this event?
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Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 12 October 2017
We do not have a set minimum age for this event, however, you know your child best, therefore please bear in mind this is an open event of varying ages, if you are not confident your child can complete this event then hiring a private guide could be a more suitable option.
As this is an open event all under 18's must be accompanied by an adult.
Question:
What happens if the weather is bad?
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Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 12 October 2017
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:
- A more suitable walk on the same date taking into consideration the weather conditions
- A transfer to the same walk on another date
- A full refund
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