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 25 Lakeland summits that can be climbed from the valleys of Wasdale, Eskdale and Ennerdale. Quieter and wilder than the eastern side of the national park, highlights include Great Gable, Pillar, Yewbarrow and Scafell, as well as England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike. Also included are 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.  

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    Buckbarrow
2    Caw Fell
3    Crag Fell
4    Eskdale Moor
5    Great End
6    Great Gable
7    Great How
8    Grike
9    Haycock
10    Illgill Head
11    Iron Crag
12    Kirk Fell
13    Lank Rigg
14    Lingmell
15    Middle Fell
16    Pillar
17    Red Pike
18    Scafell
19    Scafell Pike
20    Scoat Fell
21    Seatallan
22    Slight Side
23    Steeple
24    Whin Rigg
25    Yewbarrow

Ridge routes
1    The Roof of England
2    The Mosedale Round
3    The Nether Beck Horseshoe
4    The Upper Ennerdale 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

Wasdale Head, Nether Wasdale, Santon Bridge, Gosforth, Boot, Eskdale Green, Black Sail Hut youth hostel, Ennerdale Bridge, Lamplugh

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

A fresh perspective on classic summits in the Lakes including Scafell Pike, Scafell, Great Gable, Pillar, Great End, Kirk Fell, Lingmell and Yewbarrow, and an inspiring introduction to lesser-known Lakeland fells such as Haycock and Slight Side

December 2019

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