“There are no more delightful starting-points than Howtown or Martindale”

A Wainwright

The fells above the northern end of Ullswater make an enjoyable days walking, grassy hills with stunning views over Ullswater throughout.

This route climbs the three summits at the northern end of the High Street ridge, with breathtaking views over Ullswater and the surrounding fells.

Summits included on this route:
Loadpot Hill671 metres / 2201 feet
Bonscale Pike524 metres / 1719 feet
Arthur's Pike532 metres / 1745 feet

“Loadpot Hill is a natural sanctuary for all wildlife”

A Wainwright

From the end of the Howe Hill road above Pooley Bridge we will take the track leading up to the Cockpit, an ancient stone circle, from here the High Street Roman road leads up the hillside towards Loadpot Hill.

The long steady track climbs gently up the grassy hillside until we take the slight detour from the path to take in the summit of Loadpot Hill.

A short descent from Loadpot Hill will bring us down onto the grassy slopes leading to Bonscale Pike with it's distinctive stone pillars overlooking Ullswater far below.

The path will then lead south from Bonscale Pike, crossing Swarth Beck to rise again to the final summit of the day, Arthur's Pike, another fine summit overlooking the northern end of Ullswater.

From Arthur's Pike the path gently descends north back to The Cockpit, and back to the roadside above Pooley Bridge.

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: Pooley Bridge, Howe Hill
Postcode: CA10 2LT
Grid Reference: NY 478 236

Directions

Pooley Bridge can easily be found to the south of the A66, between Keswick and Penrith, Follow the A592 south from the Rheghed roundabout and continue until the B5320 is reached, turning left here along the lake shore.

Cross the bridge into the village and continue through the village and turn right at the mini roundabout. At the crossroads continue straight ahead up the hill to the end of the road, we will meet here, there is plenty of parking along the roadside.

Bus Services

The nearest bus stop is Pooley Bridge village, it is around 20 minutes walk up the hill to this meet point.

Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here

Each participant is expected to bring suitable personal equipment for the event.
This should include the following:

Summer Walks:

Walking shoes / Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Warm tops
Packed lunch
Spare clothing
Water
Hat
Gloves

Winter Walks:

Walking 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
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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Questions:

1 Answer

What happens if the weather is bad?

Posted by , Thursday, 12 October 2017 on product Loadpot Hill & Bonscale Pike: Private Guiding

Question:

What happens if the weather is bad?

Answers:

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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Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Posted by , Thursday, 21 September 2017 on product Loadpot Hill & Bonscale Pike: Private Guiding

Question:

Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 21 September 2017

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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