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Saturday 13th June — The Buttermere Trio

Walk leader: Miles

Meet time: 9.15am

Start time: 9.30am

Estimated finish time: 3pm to 3.30pm.

Distance: About 8.5 miles (13.8 kilometres).

Ascent: About 2800 feet (853 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: A (Strenuous)

Start point: Syke Farm Tea Room.

Postcode: CA13 9XA

Car parking: Plenty of spaces along the Newlands Pass road bordering Buttermere village, plus there is the National Car Park in Buttermere village.… Link to read the rest

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Saturday 9th May — Bowderdale and The Calf

Walk leader: Miles

Meet time: 9.15am

Start time: 9.30am

Estimated finish time: About 3pm.

Distance: About 10.8 miles (17.4 kilometres).

Ascent: About 1900 feet (579 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: B (Moderate).

Start point: Bowderdale Farm

Link to Google Maps showing the exact start point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DSuTzxt1BMineSgh7… Link to read the rest

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Sunday 3rd May — Derwent Walk Circular

Walk Leader: Kate Garratt 

Meet time: 8:45 at Theater by the Lake, Keswick. Be prompt as parking may be tight on the bank holiday. 

Start time: 9am

Estimated finish time: Between 1:00pm and 2:00pm, depending on the pace of the group

Distance: About 10 miles (16 kilometres)

Ascent: About 170m

Ramblers walk grading: C (could be classed as a B due to length but the route is very straight forward and pretty good underfoot)

Car parking: Keswick town centre 

Description: Starting from Keswick, we head past the lakeshore and quickly pick up the path towards Friar’s Crag, with early views opening up across the lake.… Link to read the rest

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Saturday 25th April – Scafell Pike and Lingmell

Leader: This is led by Miles.

Meet time: 9am

Start time: 9.30am

Estimated finish time: 3.30pm to 4pm.

Distance: About 5.5 miles (8.85 kilometres).

Ascent: About 3150 feet (960 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: A (Strenuous)

Start point: Wasdale Lake Head Car Park

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Saturday 18th April — Lank Rigg, Crag Fell and Grike

Meet time: 9.15am

Start time: 9.30am

Estimated finish time: 1.30pm to 2pm.

Distance: About 7.4 miles (11.91 kilometres).

Ascent: About 1850 feet (564 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: B (Moderate).

Start point: High point of the moorland road connecting Ennerdale Bridge to Calder Bridge, this high point has a sharp bend from where (on the OS map) Whorl Gill begins.… Link to read the rest

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Saturday 4th April — Keswick to Latrigg walk

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Start/finish point: Moot Hall, Keswick Town Centre (the building that until recently housed the Tourist Information Centre)

Car Parking: plenty of pay and display car parks around Keswick, or some of the side avenues have on-street parking without restrictions (Greta St, Blencathra St)

Meet time: from 10.30 am

Description: This is a well-known circular walk from Keswick that takes in the first part of the Keswick-Threlkeld railway path and returns over Latrigg fell.… Link to read the rest

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Saturday 23rd May — Carnedd Llewelyn (Cambrian Way)

Walk leader: Miles

Meet time: 8.30am

Start time: 9am

Estimated finish time: 4.30pm to 5pm.

Distance: About 11.6 miles (18.67 kilometres).

Ascent: About 3710 feet (1131 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: A (Strenuous).

Start point: Idwal Cottage YHA.

Postcode: LL57 3LZ

Car parking: There is a car park right next to Idwal Cottage YHA, and there are additional car parks by the lake of Llyn Ogwen.… Link to read the rest

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Saturday 16th May — Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa

Walk leader: Miles

Meet time: 8.30am

Start time: 9am

Estimated finish time: 3pm to 3.30 pm.

Distance: About 9 miles (14.5 kilometres).

Ascent: About 3250 feet (991 meters).

Ramblers walk grading: A (Strenuous).

Start point: Pen Y Pass Car Park.

Postcode: LL55 4NY

Car parking: Pen Y Pass Car Park.… Link to read the rest