“A lovely name for a lovely fell: Silver How is delightful”

A Wainwright

The wonderful ridge of Silver How divides the Vale of Grasmere and the Langdale Valley, it's rambling rocky ridge descends from High Raise and Blea Rigg over Silver How before descending further towards Ambleside over Loughrigg Fell.

This route takes in much of the wonders of this delightful ridge, climbing above the village of Elterwater combining wonderful views with stunning scenery and good walking.

Summits included on this route:
Silver How394 metres / 1293 feet

“It is the rough slopes that delight the eye, for the intermingling of crag and conifer, juniper and bracken, is landscape artistry at it's best”

A Wainwright

From Elterwater we will climb above High Close onto the main ridge by Dow Bank following the ridge over Spedding Crag and climbing to the summit of Silver How.

The views from the summit over Grasmere and Rydal Water are spectacular, from the summit of Silver How we will continue north west along the ridge to Swinescar Pike from where we will descend by the wonderful Megs Gill and it's waterfalls to Chapel Stile and back along the Great Langdale Beck to Elterwater.

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
Per Person	£75	£40	£30	£25	£20	£18	£16	£14
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Where to meet: Outside the Britannia Inn, Elterwater
Postcode: LA22 9HP
Grid Reference: NY 327 048

Directions

From Ambleside take the A593 (Coniston) for 3 miles, turning right at Skelwith Bridge onto the B5343. After 2 miles turn left into Elterwater Village and The Britannia Inn is on the village green.

Bus Services

The bus stops in Elterwater opposite the meetpoint.

The 516 runs between Ambleside and the Langdale Valley.

Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here

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

Kit List:

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

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Questions:

1 Answer

What happens if the weather is bad?

Posted by , Thursday, 12 October 2017 on product Silver How from Elterwater: 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 , Wednesday, 20 September 2017 on product Silver How from Elterwater: Private Guiding

Question:

Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Wednesday, 20 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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