East of the main Lakeland fells lies a quieter, less visited landscape of ancient drove roads, sweeping ridgelines and hidden valleys. The 36 summits covered in this volume span the Kentmere, Haweswater and Ullswater valleys, from the broad plateau of High Street, the highest Roman road in England, and the celebrated Kentmere Horseshoe to the rarely visited eastern tops that offer genuine solitude within the Lake District National Park.

This Cicerone guidebook by Mark Richards, encouraged to begin writing by Alfred Wainwright himself, covers every fell in the area, fell by fell, with HARVEY mapping, hand-drawn topos and panoramas. Clear guidance on difficulty throughout means walkers of all abilities can plan each ascent with confidence.

• Complete fell-by-fell coverage of all 36 summits, with every ascent, descent and ridge connection described, from High Street and Place Fell to lesser-known tops including Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg Forest and Winterscleugh
• HARVEY mapping, hand-drawn topos and panoramas for each fell, making it easy to identify your line of ascent and anticipate the views waiting at the top
• Four ridge routes, including the Kentmere Horseshoe, the Martindale Round, the Blea Water Circuit and the Borrowdale Round, linking summits into rewarding longer days across the eastern fells
• Fell-friendly routes designed to protect the paths and landscapes of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Valley base information for Haweswater, Kentmere, Patterdale, Pooley Bridge and surrounding centres, with guidance on difficulty, seasonal conditions and access
• Summit tick lists for all 36 fells, part of a series covering all 230 Lake District summits across eight volumes

High Street and the Kentmere Horseshoe draw walkers east, but it is the quieter summits beyond that that leave the lasting impression. This guidebook ensures you find every one of them. 

The Mardale and the Far East volume is one of eight in the Walking the Lake District Fells series, together covering all 230 fells across the Lake District National Park.

Walking the Lake District Fells - Mardale and the Far East - Quick Facts

Series: Walking the Lake District Fells (one of eight volumes) 
Total series coverage: 230 fells across 8 volumes 
Area: Eastern Lake District, Cumbria, England 
Designation: Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site 
Summits covered: 36 fells 
Valley bases: Haweswater, Bampton, Shap, Kentmere, Sadgill/Longsleddale, Troutbeck, Ambleside, Hartsop, Patterdale, Howtown, Pooley Bridge, Askham 
Summit Highlights: High Street, Place Fell, Ill Bell, Kentmere Pike, Kidsty Pike, Harter Fell, Angletarn Pikes, Wansfell 
Special interest: High Street — the highest Roman road in England; Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg Forest and Winterscleugh — 2016 additions to the Lake District National Park 
Ridge routes: Kentmere Horseshoe, Martindale Round, Blea Water Circuit, Borrowdale Round 
Route format: Fell-by-fell, with multiple ascent, descent and ridge route options per summit 
Difficulty: Straightforward to moderate — navigational skills required; easy scrambling on some routes with non-scrambling alternatives always provided 
Best season: Year-round; winter walking on higher fells requires experience and appropriate equipment 
Mapping: HARVEY maps included; hand-drawn topos and panoramas for each fell

Author Highlight

“If you’re looking for a taste of wilderness in the Lake District, Mardale and the Far East may be the area for you. Bounded by Ullswater and the River Lowther to the north, the twists and turns of the famous Kirkstone Pass (A592) to the west and the spectacular gorge of the River Lune on the M6 at Tebay to the east, these quiet fells rise above myriad secluded valleys north of Windermere and Kendal, among them Mardale, Troutbeck, Kentmere, Longsleddale and (Westmorland) Borrowdale.”

- Mark Richards, author of Walking the Lake District Fells - Mardale and the Far East

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    Angletarn Pikes
2    Arthur’s Pike
3    Beda Fell
4    Bonscale Pike
5    Branstree
6    Brock Crags
7    Caudale Moor
8    Froswick
9    Gray Crag
10    Grayrigg Forest
11    Grey Crag
12    Hallin Fell
13    Harter Fell
14    Hartsop Dodd
15    High Raise
16    High Street
17    Ill Bell
18    Kentmere Pike
19    Kidsty Pike
20    Loadpot Hill
21    Mardale Ill Bell
22    Place Fell
23    Rampsgill Head
24    Rest Dodd
25    Sallows
26    Selside Pike
27    Shipman Knotts
28    Steel Knotts
29    Tarn Crag
30    Thornthwaite Crag
31    Troutbeck Tongue
32    Wansfell
33    Wether Hill
34    Whinfell Beacon
35    Winterscleugh
36    Yoke

Ridge routes
1    The Kentmere Horseshoe
2    The Martindale Round
3    The Blea Water Circuit
4    The Borrowdale Round

More to explore
Useful contacts
A fellranger's glossary
The Lake District fells

Seasons

Year-round walking. Winter walks, even on the lower fells, are not for the inexperienced or under-equipped.

Centres

Haweswater, Bampton, Shap, Tebay, Grayrigg, Sadgill/Longsleddale, Kentmere, Troutbeck, Ambleside, Hartsop, Patterdale, Howtown, Pooley Bridge, Askham

Difficulty

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

Explore the classic summits in the Lakes such as High Street, Place Fell and the Kentmere fells, and an inspiring introduction to lesser-known Lakeland fells, including the 2016 new additions to the national park, Whinfell Beacon, Grayrigg Forest and Winterscleugh

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