WalkLakes Blog

We were sat on Hause Gate, just below the hause itself and above the bracken. People came up the long stone pitched path from Manesty past us. At the summit a throng of people milled about, eating lunch, taking in the scenery. It had turned into quite a nice day. Bright, although the wind and the clouds took away the excesses of summer heat. As well as keeping the bugs at bay. Jessie had finished her lunch and was now pulling at the chewing gum embedded in the fur between the pads of her paw. There's a downside to the numbers visiting Cat Bells. I needed, but did not have with me, scissors to be able to cut it out. Later I found it too close to the skin to get it all out. Sometimes people's actions are so thoughtless.  read more ...

Last week we launched our guide to walking the Cumbria Way which we had been working on since last summer. The Cumbria Way is a 112km (70 miles) linear long distance footpath through the heart of the National Park linking the two historic Cumbrian towns of Ulverston and Carlisle. The route cuts through classic Lakeland country via Coniston, Langdale, Borrowdale, Derwent Water, Skiddaw Forest and Caldbeck. It is a primarily low-level long distance footpath but does contain some high-level exposed sections.  read more ...

The Cumbria Way is a 112km (70 miles) linear long distance footpath in Cumbria, England through the heart of the Lake District National Park linking the two historic Cumbrian towns of Ulverston and Carlisle. The route cuts through classic Lakeland country via Coniston, Langdale, Borrowdale, Derwent Water, Skiddaw Forest and Caldbeck. It is a primarily low-level long distance footpath but does contain some high-level exposed sections.  read more ...

Bracken was threatening to engulf me. It was my fault as I had turned off the main path and was on an unfamiliar forest track. Before a sharp corner delving into a ghyll I spied a small side path striking upwards. I took it, it looked promising. The conifer plantation on either side though was dark, and uninviting.  read more ...

We had an email last month from a user of our site. It all started well:  read more ...

Newly published by Cicerone, this book of fell walks is by Vivienne Crow. She's a Londoner by birth, but Cumbrian by choice. Based near the Lake District, she has written more than a dozen guides to the national park and writes popular walking columns that appear in several north Cumbrian newspapers.  read more ...