Wainwright Fells

With good views over Windermere Troutbeck Tongue is an unusual Wainwright tucked, as it is, between higher mountains. The walk from Troutbeck is interesting following, as it does, an old Roman Road. However it is the ridge itself that makes the walk. The Walk There are not many quiet walks near Windermere but it is

The walk up Place Fell over Ullswater and returning via the lakeside path is excellent. The fell is full of interesting rocky knolls and dells with outstanding views. The lakeside section is a pleasant bonus. It is also a perfect walk in snowy conditions. The Walk 2154′. Place Fell occupies a dominant situation at the

Kirkstone Pass is a high place to start any walk. A short climb brings you on to the long broad ridge heading for Stony Cove Pike. The return is via the same route. It is an easy way to get reluctant walkers on to the higher fells or in this case in winter conditions.

To the west of Bassenthwaite, to the south of the road from Keswick to Cockermouth, is Sale Fell. A pleasant short climb brings you to the open summit of one of the smallest of the Wainwright Fells and excellent views over the rarely visited Wythop valley. The Walk 1,170 ft. Sale is a simple climb

Midway between the less visited Duddon Valley and Eskdale is Harter Fell. A rugged, steep sided mountain it stands on its own and is almost, and unusually, impossible to link with other mountains. The Walk Whichever way it is approached Harter Fell is an attractive mountain. It stands isolated at the meeting point between the head of

Climbing Glaramara from Borrowdale is a joy. The mountain itself has rocky outcrops, hidden hollows and increasingly impressive views north over Derwentwater. Improve the walk by heading along the wide, rigged ridge past Rosthwaite Fell to the Tarn at Leaves. The Walk 2,560 feet. I have always been attracted to Glaramara. In part due to