Explore the Lake District's Northern Fells with a Cicerone Guidebook

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Paperback - PVC
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17 Sep 2012
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First
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9781852845469
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1852845465
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19.6 x 13.0 x 1.7cm
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256
Originally Published
17 Sep 2012

The Northern Fells

by Mark Richards

Lakeland Fellranger walking guide covering 23 summits in the Northern Fells of the Lake District, with a wide range of ascents. Great fell days are to be had here, not only on Blencathra and Skiddaw but on the Caldbeck and Uldale Fells in their northern hinterlands. With clear Harvey map extracts and the author's original topos and panoramas. More...

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Blencathra and Skiddaw may be the most famous, but they are only two of the 23 northern Lakeland fells explored in this guidebook. Other walks covered in this book include the Caldbeck and Uldale Fells, Great Cockup and High Pike, with treats like Dash Falls, Trusmadoor and Carrock Fell in the area north of Keswick. This guide provides the walker with carefully described routes for these more solitary, but no less rewarding mountains.

A dedicated chapter covers each fell, with a wide variety of routes, both time-honoured and undiscovered depicted on Harvey maps. The author's own topos and detailed summit panoramas help to enhance readers' appreciation of these fells, as well as colour photographs documenting the wild beauty of the northern fells. Also included is information on access and parking, public transport and tried and tested advice for making the most out of a day in the Lakes.

With PVC covers and ribbon bookmarks, this is the seventh of a series of eight guides. Cicerone's Lakeland Fellranger series is inspirational and thorough, providing the walker with a comprehensive and contemporary guide to the fells of the English Lake District.

  • Routes all illustrated with HARVEY maps, colour photos, fellscape diagrams and panorama guides.
  • Walks with varied alternate routes, as well as height and distance information to tailor each walk to the walker's desires and abilities.
  • Mark up your fells at the end of each walk in the fell checklist to chronicle your adventures in the Lakes.

Activities

walking and (occasional optional) scrambling

Seasons

In the main these are fells for all seasons. However Blencathra's ridges are exposed and unforgiving to timid and unwary explorers in windy, wet or icy conditions.

Centres

Caldbeck, Uldale, Ireby, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, Threlkeld, Mungrisdale and Hesket Newmarket.

Difficulty

Straightforward, short ascents, often not on clear paths, to be used as a basis for readers' own circuits. Navigational skills needed but no specialist equipment. Any scrambling is easy and non-scrambling options are always provided.

Must See

Blencathra; Skiddaw; Caldbeck and Uldale Fells; Dash Falls, Trusmadoor and Carrock Fell, Great Cockup and Dodd. Quiet hills of peace and introspection for all the lack of lakes for reflection.
 
 
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