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Walking the Lake District Fells - Patterdale
Helvellyn, Fairfield and the East
ISBN
9781786310347
Availability
Published
Published
19 Mar 2020
Edition
Second
Pages
280
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.60cm
Weight
330g
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Mark Richards' Walking the Lake District Fells series is a unique collection of eight guidebooks with all the routes to the summits of 230 Lakeland fells. This guide explores 35 summits from the Patterdale area. Ideal for keen hikers, it offers route descriptions, maps and hand-drawn topos to customise adventures.
Seasons
Year-round walking. Winter walks, even on the lower fells, are not for the inexperienced or under-equipped.Centres
Patterdale, Hartsop, Ambleside, Rydal, Grasmere, Thirlmere, Threlkeld, Dockray, GlenriddingDifficulty
Straightforward ascents on sometimes clear, sometimes faint paths, and occasionally pathless terrain, to be used as a basis for readers' own walks. Navigational skills are needed but no specialist equipment. Any scrambling is easy and non-scrambling alternatives are always provided.Must See
A fresh perspective on classic summits in the Lakes including Helvellyn, Fairfield, Catstycam, Dollywaggon Pike, St Sunday Crag and Red Screes, and an inspiring introduction to lesser-known Lakeland fells such as Sheffield Pike and Clough Head; superlative ridge walking including the iconic Fairfield HorseshoeISBN
9781786310347
Availability
Published
Published
19 Mar 2020
Edition
Second
Pages
280
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.60cm
Weight
330g
Delivery & Returns
Free Royal Mail 48 postage on UK orders. European postage is £3.50 per item. Worldwide postage is £5.50 per item. If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, we'll give you a full refund.
More information...
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Overview
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Ready for adventure in the Lake District Fells? Cicerone’s Walking the Lake District Fells guides are your ultimate fell-by-fell companions. A series of eight guidebooks, one for each of the main valley bases, cover ALL the routes up ALL the fells in each area – that’s 230 fells in total.
This guidebook covers 35 Lakeland summits that can be climbed from Patterdale, Ambleside and the Grasmere, Thirlmere and Ullswater valleys. The area is characterised by lofty ridges, with highlights including Helvellyn, Fairfield, St Sunday Crag and Red Screes, plus a handful of classic ridge routes for longer fell days.
Those with some previous hiking experience will find all the info needed to climb the fells with confidence, plus a fresh perspective on both classic and lesser-known fells. Keen summit-baggers can use our tick lists to tick off the fells as they go.
What sets these guidebooks apart from the rest?
- Complete coverage – every route covered, not just the main one.
- Devise your own routes – a variety of ascents, descents, and ridge routes, so you can choose to climb one fell or combine routes to craft your own adventure.
- Up-to-date route information – complete route description and HARVEY mapping for each fell.
- Hand-drawn topos and panoramas – easily see the routes up each fell and views from the top.
- Fell-friendly routes – designed to minimise environmental impact.
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Table of Contents
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Map keys
Area covered by this guide
Author preface
Starting points
Introduction
Valley bases
Fix the Fells
Using this guide
Safety and access
Additional online resources
Fells
1 Arnison Crag
2 Birkhouse Moor
3 Birks
4 Catstycam
5 Clough Head
6 Dollywaggon Pike
7 Dove Crag
8 Fairfield
9 Glenridding Dodd
10 Gowbarrow Fell
11 Great Dodd
12 Great Mell Fell
13 Great Rigg
14 Hart Crag
15 Hart Side
16 Hartsop above How
17 Helvellyn
18 Heron Pike
19 High Hartsop Dodd
20 High Pike
21 Little Hart Crag
22 Little Mell Fell
23 Low Pike
24 Middle Dodd
25 Nab Scar
26 Nethermost Pike
27 Raise
28 Red Screes
29 Seat Sandal
30 Sheffield Pike
31 St Sunday Crag
32 Stone Arthur
33 Stybarrow Dodd
34 Watson's Dodd
35 White Side
Ridge routes
1 The Fairfield Horseshoe
2 The Helvellyn Ridge
3 The Dodds (through-route)
4 The Deepdale Round
More to explore
Useful contacts
A fellranger's glossary
The Lake District fells -
Updates
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By Mark Richards
In 1980 Mark Richards began his three-part guide to the Peak District for Cicerone Press, and in 1987, with Chris Wright, wrote a guide to walking around the former county of Westmorland. He now lives in Cumbria and, after 14 years' dedicated research, has completed his series of Lakeland Fellranger guides covering the entire region. He has also written a guide to Hadrian's Wall.
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