Walking the Lake District Fells - Mardale and the Far East

Part of the Walking the Lake District Fells series, this guidebook covers a wide range of routes to 36 Lakeland summits that can be climbed from the Ullswater, Haweswater, Troutbeck, Kentmere and Longsleddale valleys, with highlights including High Street, Place Fell and the Kentmere fells. Suggestions for longer ridge routes are also included.

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Overview

This guide describes ascents of 36 Lake District fells that can be climbed from the valleys of Mardale (Haweswater), Kentmere and Longsleddale and from the east side of Ullswater. With few settlements, the area feels wild and remote, and the easternmost fells in particular see few visitors, offering a perfect getaway for walkers seeking solitude. Slightly further west lie some fantastic ridge-lines, including the much-loved Kentmere Horseshoe and High Street Roman road.

Unlike other guidebooks which describe a single or limited number of routes to a particular destination, the aim of the Walking the Lake District Fells series is to offer all the options. These are presented as numbered sections which can be combined to create infinite possibilities - from simple ascents to longer ridge routes. You'll find the classics and popular routes alongside less traditional alternatives perfect for the wandering spirit. The series gives you both the freedom to devise your own routes and the information to make informed decisions, thanks to the clear descriptions of the routes, terrain, hazards, interesting features and safe descent paths should the weather close in. Also included are a handful of classic ridge routes for longer fell days.

Mark Richards' inimitable text is complemented by HARVEY mapping and the author's own beautiful sketch topos and panoramas. Perfect for keen hillwalkers and peak-baggers alike and ideal both for pre-planning and use on the hill, Walking the Lake District Fells is the new incarnation of the Fellranger series, which sees the volumes updated and trimmed to a more practical size. These true connoisseurs' guides are sure to inspire you to get out and explore the beautiful fells of Lakeland.

For those collecting fell summits, a 'Fellrangers' hill list register can be found on the Long Distance Walkers Association website.

Table of Contents

Contents
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 Kentmere Horseshoe
2 Martindale Skyline
3 Mardale Head Horseshoe
4 Westmorland Borrowdale Round
More to explore

Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B A fellranger’s glossary
Appendix C Alphabetical list of fells in the Fellranger series

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April 2021

Parking point 9

The Dalemain Estate have put up a wooden board at the current point 9 to stop casual parking. It is better to start at Martindale Hause (point 8).

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