Due to the forecast indicating very high winds, this walk has been cancelled.
Meet time: 9.15am
Start time: 9.30am
Estimated finish time: 1.30pm to 1.45pm
Distance: 7.3 to 7.4 miles.
Ascent: About 1550 feet.
Ramblers walk grading: B (Moderate).
Start point: Grasmere Village Green
Postcode: LA22 9SX
Car parking: There are a few long lay-bys along the A591 within Grasmere; and there are two pay-and-display car parks within Grasmere itself.
It is the responsibility of each walker to make sure they understand where to park. If you are not sure where the car parking/meeting point is, you must contact the walk leader at the latest the day before the walk. You should not rely on mobile phones or postcodes. There is often no mobile reception near walk meeting points and postcodes are for the nearest place nearby but should only serve as a guideline. Please allow plenty of time to find a parking space so that walks can start promptly.
Description: This walk leaves Grasmere to pick up a track, the Coffin Route, that runs along the base of Nab Scar and heads towards Rydal. From Rydal we swing around and take various paths going along the southern shoreline of Rydal Water. This is a beautiful area full of woodland. We then ascend a little bit along the northern face of Loughrigg Fell to link up with the Red Bank road. We follow this road for a little bit, passing by the Langdale youth hostel, when it opens up and the Great Langdale Valley can be seen.
We then leave the road heading northwards and taking various paths to reach the top of Silver How (395 meters) which is the only hill and Wainwright of the walk. This is an amazing hill as it marks an end point of a great lumpy mass of crags, hollows and hills that runs from Sergeant Man all the way to Silver How. There are great views of Grasmere and all the hills and mountains surrounding Grasmere.
We leave Silver How and descend at first in a northerly direction along the moorland, we briefly go to a tiny gorge that is Wray Gill, and then further descend passing by bracken, then fields and finally woodland, until the path becomes a single-lane tarmac road that runs straight into the centre of Grasmere.
Now after the walk Summit Good is holding an informal quarterly meet-up to discuss last year’s AGM and the progress we are making with objectives set. It’s an opportunity to provide feedback and mention ideas.
The informal meet-up will be held after the walk in the Travellers Rest in Grasmere.
Address: Travellers Rest Inn, A591, Grasmere LA22 9RR
Please contact Miles on 07842 783319 by 10pm on Saturday 22 February if you are coming on this walk (text or phone, WhatsApp, or message on Facebook (Miles Saunders-Priem)).
Please check the weather and bring appropriate clothing (waterproofs and spare warm clothing), footwear and enough food and water. The leader reserves the right to turn away any walker not suitably equipped. The leader may cancel the walk or modify the route dependent on conditions.
Car sharing may be possible – please contact the walk leader to arrange.
New members: please note the walk leader may ask for more information about your walking experience. This is to ensure you have the fitness required to complete the walk that is planned safely.