Meeting Time and Location: 09:15 Broad Street Car Park, Windermere LA23 2AB
Start Time: 09:30
Finish Time: 15:30-16:00 approx.
Parking / Public Transport: Broad Street Pay and Display, limited free on-street parking residential areas – note Broad Street itself is permit only. 555 bus service – check Sunday winter timetable.
Ascent: 500 m in total (undulating in nature, main climb 200m to summit of Troutbeck Tongue, high point at 365m), much is mostly on the level with only short modest ascents. Care needed in the ascent and descent to Troutbeck Tongue summit on account of steep ground.
Miles: 12-13 approx.
Grading: Moderate – Strenuous (latter on account of length of walk only). No technical difficulties.
Terrain: Mix of field paths, bridleway, quiet / roadside walking and open rocky fellside. The ground may be wet and boggy in places.
Walk Description:
A long but relatively modest walk visiting the low summit of Troutbeck Tongue nestled in the upper quiet Troutbeck Valley. Starting from Windermere village centre, we walk up to the summit of Orrest Head, providing hopefully excellent panoramic views of the southern half of the Lake District, Morecambe Bay and out to the Yorkshire Dales. Heading north the path descends to a quiet road, and on reaching it we head east to Near Orrest. The next leg of the walk is via field paths to Far Orrest, rounding Allen Knott we meet the Moorhowe Road. We then walk along a bridleway all the way to the foot of Troutbeck Tongue. The walking is easy, after a short pull the path descends to the level by Limefitt Park through the Troutbeck Valley. The climb to Troutbeck Tongue summit is short but steep and rocky. Here we will have lunch, or on more sheltered ground at the bottom of the fell. Re-tracing our steps we descend to Haggs Bridge and the follow the valley bottom via level walking to Troutbeck village crossing the Troutbeck river at Ing Bridge. Walking along the Troutbeck village road we drop down and cross the Troutbeck river at Town End. The last section of the walk takes us alongside part of the A592, then on field paths to Far Orrest and Crosses Farms, and back to Windermere via St Catherine’s and Elleray Woods.
Health and Safety:
Please dress to the weather conditions, waterproofs, hat, gloves alongwith spare pair of clothing will be handy especially if it is wet / cold. Sturdy footwear in the form of boots is essential. Early March can and often is still very wintry despite signs of spring in the air – and whilst a relatively low level walk, please be prepared for windchill affect and possible icy ground. Hopefully it will be a lovely early spring sunny day! Please bring plenty of food and drink – water/ hot drink as preferred. The walk leader has the right to cancel or vary the walk should conditions dictate.
Contact: If you wish to join the walk, please contact the walk leader Damian on number removed by 8pm on Saturday 2 March 2024. Please contact via text / phone as the preferred methods. If you have any questions about the walk, please contact the walk leader in advance.