Walking the Tour of the Lake District

A nine-day circuit of Cumbria's fells, valleys and lakes

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
152 Seiten
2024 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78631-049-1 (ISBN)
25,90 inkl. MwSt
Guidebook to a 145km (90 mile) circular walking route from Ambleside around the Lake District National Park, visiting all the main valleys and local centres. Described in 9 stages, with 5 high-level alternatives to climb the highest mountains in this World Heritage area. Includes a prologue from Windermere. Suitable for most walkers.
A guidebook to walking the Tour of the Lake District. Covering 144km (90 miles), this long-distance circular trek starting and finishing in Ambleside takes around 9 days to hike and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker.


The route is described clockwise in 9 stages, each between 11 and 22km (6–14 miles) in length. Alternative high-level routes are also included for those who want to visit the high peaks of Coniston Old Man, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Helvellyn.




1:50,000 OS maps included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on facilities, public transport and accommodation on route
Alternate 7 and 13-day itineraries are also given
Advice on planning and preparation

Originally from Oxfordshire, Lesley Williams' first experience of the Lake District fells was as a teenager. With a lifelong passion for walking, trekking and more recently cycle touring, Lesley has been Cicerone's marketing director for over 20 years. Based on the edge of the Lake District, she and her husband Jonathan have relished the excuse to spend many happy (and sometimes very cold and wet) days on the fells researching the route for this book. Lesley is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Map key


Route summary table

Overview map

Alternative schedules

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Landscape and geology

Plants and wildlife

Farming

History and culture

The Tour of the Lake District

Planning your Tour

When to go

How to get there

Local transport

Accommodation

Equipment

Maps and apps

Navigation and safety

Using this guide

The Tour of the Lake District

Prologue Windermere to Ambleside

Stage 1 Ambleside to Coniston

Stage 2 Coniston to Eskdale

Stage 2A Coniston to Eskdale: high-level route

Stage 3 Eskdale to Wasdale

Stage 3A Eskdale to Wasdale: high-level route

Stage 4 Wasdale to Buttermere

Stage 4A Wasdale to Buttermere: high-level route

Stage 5 Buttermere to Keswick

Stage 5A Buttermere to Keswick: high-level route

Stage 6 Keswick to Rosthwaite

Stage 7 Rosthwaite to Grasmere

Stage 8 Grasmere to Patterdale

Stage 8A Grasmere to Patterdale: high-level route

Stage 9 Patterdale to Ambleside

Appendix A Useful contacts

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Facilities table

Appendix D Place names

Appendix E Further reading and resources

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 180 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-78631-049-X / 178631049X
ISBN-13 978-1-78631-049-1 / 9781786310491
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