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Jul 20, 2015
Ambling and scrambling in Langdale 15th July 2015
A day for exploration among the crags of Langdale. 6 miles 741 metres ascent 6 1/2 hours Scrambling at about grade 1 View the route on...
Jun 11, 2015
Harter Fell scramble 7th June 2015
6.5 miles 650 metres of ascent Grade II scrambling View the route on plotaroute.com Much nicer weather than yesterday encouraged us to go...
Jun 11, 2015
Eskdale Green to Burnmoor Tarn 6th June 2015
10.5 miles 459 metres ascent 6 hours View the route on plotaroute.com Although in the heart of the mountains we decided on this lower...
May 31, 2015
Fairfield and St Sunday Crag, 27th May 2015
10 miles 1000 metres ascent 5 hours 45 minutes View the route on plotaroute.com I think this was a first time walking along Deepdale and...
May 20, 2015
Kentmere round, 20th May 2015
12.5 miles 1158 metres ascent 7 hours See the route on Plotaroute If you plan to walk from Kentmere get there early. The tiny parking...
May 18, 2015
Wales Coast Path
We’re just back from walking a section of the recently completed Wales Coast Path, from Chepstow to Port Eynon. Some really nice bits but...
Apr 23, 2015
Scafell from Wrynose 20th April 2015
9 1/2 miles 830 metres ascent 7 hours 15 minutes View the route on plotaroute.com Scafell (left) and Scafell Pike (right) in the distance...
Apr 15, 2015
Ribblehead to Dentdale via Whernside, 13th April 2015
12 miles 850 metres ascent 6 hours 4o minutes See the route on plotaroute.com We don’t often get to Dentdale. It’s a little out of the...
Apr 12, 2015
Gargrave to Malham 11th April 2015
14 miles 300 metres ascent View the route on plotaroute.com A shock to the system as winter returned after a week of summer. Gale force...
Apr 10, 2015
Cragg Vale, 8th April 2015
10.5 miles, 400 metres ascent 5.5 hours See the route on plotaroute.com Stoodley Pike monument from just before Withens Gate. It had...
Mar 29, 2015
St Sunday Crag 25th March 2015
8 miles 960 metres ascent 5 1/2 hours Route map on plotaroute.com Walks go wrong for all sorts of reasons. Today it was a cock-up in the...
Mar 20, 2015
Langdale round, 17th March 2015
10 miles 1440 metres ascent View the route on plotaroute.com Redacre Gill looking to Harrison Stickle just after leaving the road to...
Mar 11, 2015
Langdale, Scafell Pike and the Isle of Man
13 miles 1500 metres ascent 8h 20m View a route map on plotaroute.com Driving to the lakes from home for a day walk limits your options...
Mar 9, 2015
To Luddenden Dean, 7th March 2015
9 1/2 miles, 5 1/2 hours Joy, Gill and I wanted a good walk but with a pub for lunch. I traced this out on the map with the Cat I’th Well...
Mar 8, 2015
Pavey Ark, 25th November 2014
A quick round from the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel up to Pavey Ark by the main paths. A very heavily overcast day, so you have to be happy...
Mar 8, 2015
Longsleddale, November 2014
Sadgill, Shipman Knotts, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Gatesarth Pass, Longsleddale, Sadgill. 8 1/4 miles, 640 metres ascent 17th November...
Mar 5, 2015
Crinkle Crags, December 2014
Pike o’Stickle, Gimmer, and Middlefell Buttress/Raven Crag Pike o’Stickle and Gimmer crag. I’ve only been on Crinkle Crags once, over ten...
Mar 4, 2015
Dove and Hart Crags, Lake District, 16th December 2014
This route from the car park at the north end of Brothers water, just along from Hartsop, goes up a path to a pass between Dove Crag on...
Mar 4, 2015
Meol Eilio from Llanberis
28th December 2014 From Llanberis, Moel Eilio, Foel Gron, Foel Goch. Perfect sunny weather, plenty of snow on the ground, and not too...
Feb 28, 2015
Angletarn Pikes, Lakes, 7th Feb 2015
A day trip for Joy and I, not a big day out but fantastic weather (almost down to t-shirts at one point). Most of snow had been stripped...
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