We're a walking group in the Lake District aimed at younger walkers in their 20s 30s and 40s
Start time 10 am
Meet time 9.45 am
(Estimated finish time 16:00 )
Grading: Moderate
Start point: Coniston Tourist Information Centre, postcode: LA21 8EH
Car parking: choice of different pay and display car parks or free parking in some streets in Coniston.… Link to read the rest
Meet time 10:15am
Start time 10:30 am
Start point: Scalehill Bridge National Trust Car Park, postcode: CA13 9UX
Car parking: National Trust car park so free for members of the National Trust but £7.50 for all day ticket
(Estimated finish time 15:30 – 5 hours max)
Grading: leisurely – 6 miles / 9.6 km
Ascent: Approx 300 m
Description:
****UPDATE: Due to weather conditions I have decided to change this walk.… Link to read the rest
Grading: Leisurely
Distance: 11 miles
Meet: 9:45am
Starting location: Theatre on the Lake car park Keswick
Parking: parking at the theatre is expensive but there are other options around Keswick. If you are parking elsewhere please leave enough time to reach the meeting point at the meeting time.… Link to read the rest
Meeting Point: Outside Moot Hall , Keswick Market Square (note the market will be on)
Meeting Time: 11:30
Start Time: 11:45
Finish Time: Approx 15:00
Car Parking: Plenty of pay and display options, or park on residential streets in the town
Public Transport: Keswick Town Centre is well served by buses from Workington, Cockermouth and Penrith, as well as Ambleside, Windermere and Kendal
Miles: 5.5
Ascent: 1000 ft
Grading: Leisurely, with one moderate stiff climb.… Link to read the rest
Meeting point: Whicham church car park (nearest postcode: LA18 5LH)
Meeting time: 09:45
Start time: 10:00
Estimated Finish time: 15:00
Ascent: 600 m
Duration: 4 – 5 hours max, at a leisurely pace.
Difficulty Rating: Easy to Moderate – there are some steeper sections at the start of route, but after this it is a steady ascent to the top.… Link to read the rest
Start / Finish: Outside the Station Inn, Ribblehead (grid ref SD 764 792, postcode LA6 3AS)
Meet time: 9.45 am for 10 am start
Distance: 8½ miles
Total ascent: 436 metres
Walk time: ~ 5 hours
Grade: Moderate
Car Parking: On the roadside around the Station Inn or the large lay-bys just up the road, north east direction away from Station Inn, next to the tea/coffee van (if it is out) (free)
Description: This is a circular walk that takes in Whernside, one of the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks.… Link to read the rest
Finish Time: 16:00-16:30
Meeting point: The Green, Wasdale – Grid Reference NY187085
Car Parking: The Green, there is also a NT car park about a mile to the south – pay and display NY183075
Grading: Strenuous, but no technical difficulties
Miles: 9 and half approx.
Finish 16:00 approx.
Meeting Point: Broad Street Car Park, Windermere
Car Parking: Pay and Display at Broad Street Car Park, otherwise limited on-street parking in nearby residential streets – note some have residents permits so may need to venture a little further afield onto Park Road, Droomer Drive area etc.
Difficulty rating: Moderate
Meet time 09:45am
Start time 10:00am
Estimated Finish Time: 3.00pm
Start point: Free Parking place on the roadside roughly 1km (3/4 Mile) North of Glenridding
Grid Reference: NY 387179
Nearest Town: Glenridding
Car parking: There is a free parking area and limited parking spaces along the lakeside nearby
Description: This is a scenic route over a variety of terrain, the route passes Seldom Seen, ascends gradually up Glencoyndale and then turns south to take in the summitt of Sheffield Pike.… Link to read the rest
Difficulty rating: Moderate
Meet time 09:45am
Start time 10:00am
Start point: Free Parking at the summit of Dunmail Raise
Grid Reference: NY328115
Nearest Town:Grasmere
Car parking: There are a number of places to park in the layby or on the verge.… Link to read the rest
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