A Wainwright Walk With Julia Bradbury: Blencathra
Blencathra – or Saddleback as it is also known – rises to just under 3,000-feet in the northern Lake District …
Blencathra – or Saddleback as it is also known – rises to just under 3,000-feet in the northern Lake District …
This walk ascents from Gatesgarth Farm, then turns away from Buttermere up Scarth Gap Pass that leads you through Low and High Wax Knott. Then there are a variety of different paths here that lead you up to the cairn at Haystacks.
If wonderful views over Loweswater towards Crummock Water and Grasmoor, woodland paths and a wonderful 16th century pub at the end are your thing, then this is the trek for you!
Beautiful scenery over Keswick and Derwent Water up a climb to 368m high. This route takes you alongside some of the old railway lines that connected Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith together. Thus creating Keswick as a grand 1970’s Victorian tourist resort …
A wheel friendly walk encompassing Friar’s Crag viewpoint. It starts in the large car park just on the outskirts of Keswick.