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It’s called the Lake District for a reason, but sharing top billing with its bodies of water are its mountains and fells – with fell being another word to describe a mountain (or a very big hill). And here the hills are pretty big – England’s 10 tallest mountains are all in the Lake District, with Scafell Pike (3209 feet/978m) the tallest of them all.
The views from the summits of virtually all of Cumbria’s mountains are pretty spectacular, but you have to get up to the top of them first – which is the main part of their attraction. Fell walking (or running, if you’re so inclined) is one of the main reasons so many people come to Cumbria and the Lake District, as here you’ll find a broad mixture of challenges: from gentle strolls up a grassy hill to clambering carefully along razor edged ridges with vertiginous drops on either side.
And because fell walking is so popular, the region knows how to cater to walkers – virtually every town and most villages have outdoor equipment shops, while most bookshops and tourist offices are well-stocked with walking guides, including of course Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the fell walker’s bible.
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Beginning at the Maritime Museum in Maryport, the walk climbs the sea brows yielding spectacular…
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Moses Trod, the high-level path that skirts the base of Great Gable's impressive north face (Gable…
This experience will take you into an area of Foulshaw Moss not open to the general public. It's…
The neat thing about Scafell Pike is it can be climbed from all the major valleys in the Lake…
You don't have to climb to the top of the highest peaks to experience the magical mixture of…
Blencathra boasts two of the Lake District's finest ridges, Sharp Edge and Hall's Fell Ridge. Sharp…
Sedbergh is at the confluence of two Dales rivers, the River Rawthey and the River Dee. Along their…
Between the high fells of the Lake District and the sands of Morecambe Bay lies the unspoilt…
A walk on the banks of the river Eden, in the former Forest of Inglewood.
Whinlatter is a great place for walking with many miles of gravel roads, paths and tracks to…
Walking the Coffin Road from Ambleside to Grasmere then taking advantage of the bus for the return…
Big dog friendly hiking guidebooks, guided walks and fun map reading skills days in the Lake…
Borrowdale is quite a complex valley its head is split into a series of off-shoots like the…
An easy scramble at the side of the spectacular Cam Spout Force is combined with a descent down the…
The Cumbria Way runs through the heart of the Lake District, from the attractive market town of…
The Channelside walk takes you from The Dock Museum along Channelside and over the reclaimed…
As well as beautiful scenery, the Lake District is also famous for its associations with a large…
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Newlands Adventure Centre is Keswick's largest provider of outdoor activities and the UK's longest…
The more popular mountains can become busy during holiday periods, so why not avoid the crowds by…
Mountain passes have been important thoroughfares in the Lake District ever since people needed to…
Vertical Skills - Adventure Activity Provider; offering Canyoning, Ghyll scrambling, Climbing…
Package Holidays and Support Services for Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path plus bespoke Coast to…
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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