Walking in Cumbria's Eden Valley

30 walks between the Yorkshire Dales and the Solway salt marshes

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
184 Seiten
2018 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-901-6 (ISBN)
19,90 inkl. MwSt
Guidebook to 30 graded walks in Cumbria's Eden Valley. The routes, which range from 3 to 15 miles and are best from bases such as Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, explore the region's diverse landscapes and offer dramatic views, either of the Pennines, Lake District or the Scottish hills. Linear routes link with the Settle-Carlisle railway.
A guidebook to 30 day walks in Cumbria’s Eden Valley. Exploring the varied landscapes between the Eden’s source in the upland Yorkshire Dales and its mouth at the Solway salt marshes, there are walks suitable for all abilities that can be enjoyed year-round.

The walks are circular, except for two linear routes that follow the line of the Settle–Carlisle railway, range from 6–20km (4–12 miles) in length and take between 3 and 8 hours to complete. They are ordered from south to north, going with the flow of the River Eden.



1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on terrain, refreshments and public transport for each walk
Local points of interest are featured including Pendragon Castle, Smardale Gill, Cross Fell
Easy access from Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, Penrith and Carlisle

Vivienne is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer specialising in travel and the outdoors. Based in north Cumbria, she has put her intimate knowledge of northern England to good use, writing more than a dozen popular walking guidebooks. She also contributes to a number of regional and national magazines, including several regular walking columns. Vivienne is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

The Eden Valley

Geology

Wildlife and habitats

History

Weather

Where to stay

Getting around

Waymarking and access

Dogs

Maps

Clothing, equipment and safety

Using this guide

Walks

Walk 1 Wild Boar Fell

Walk 2 Mallerstang Edge and High Seat

Walk 3 Nine Standards

Walk 4 Smardale Fell and Ash Fell Edge

Walk 5 Crosby Garrett Fell and Smardale Gill

Walk 6 The Infant Eden and Pendragon Castle

Walk 7 Kirkby Stephen to Appleby

Walk 8 Great Asby Scar

Walk 9 Potts Valley and the Orton Fells

Walk 10 Crosby Ravensworth Fell

Walk 11 Knipescar Common and River Lowther

Walk 12 River Lyvennet at King's Meaburn

Walk 13 Rutter Force and Hoff Beck

Walk 14 High Cup and Scordale

Walk 15 Murton Pike

Walk 16 Flakebridge Wood and Dufton Ghyll

Walk 17 Dufton Pike

Walk 18 High Cup via Great Rundale

Walk 19 Cross Fell

Walk 20 Long Meg and Her Daughters

Walk 21 Melmerby Fell

Walk 22 Kirkoswald and Raven Beck

Walk 23 Armathwaite and Coombs Wood

Walk 24 Croglin and Newbiggin

Walk 25 Wetheral

Walk 26 Talkin Fell and Simmerson Hill

Walk 27 Talkin Tarn and the Gelt

Walk 28 Quarry Beck and Ridgewood

Walk 29 Burgh Marsh

Walk 30 Campfield Marsh and Bowness Common

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 210 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-85284-901-0 / 1852849010
ISBN-13 978-1-85284-901-6 / 9781852849016
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