Tour of the Lake District
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-496-7 (ISBN)
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A guidebook to walking a scenic, seven-day circular route (93 miles) around England's Lake District. The tour gives a flavour of each of the main Lakeland valleys and their different character. The route starts at the railway terminus at Windermere village. Quickly leaving the crowds behind, it passes through Ambleside, Langdale valley, Coniston, Dunnerdale, Eskdale, Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Newlands Valley, Keswick, Borrowdale, Grasmere then Ullswater, before returning back to Windermere via the Troutbeck valley. With a flavour of each of the main Lakeland valleys, and time to stop and wonder at their charms, the walk described in this book leads quickly away from the busy tourist centres to the quiet pleasures of the fell country. The shepherds and drovers chose their paths well, logical links from one valley to the next, and many of these ancient ways have been chosen for this walk. All footpaths and bridleways used are on established rights of way and illustrated with OS maps. High level alternatives are given, including options for ascents of Coniston Old Man, Scafell Pike and Helvellyn and also nine short walks from the overnight stops. Information on accommodation, facilities and transport are also provided for each day stage.
Jim Reid is 36 years old and lives on the northern fringe of the Lake District. Educated at Newcastle and Lancaster universities, he has made a living variously and precariously over the last fifteen years as an ecologist, school teacher, youth hostel warden, restauranteur and landscape gardener. When writing, subjects close to his heart are travel, food, nature and hillwalking.
Preface
Overview map
Part 1 - Introduction
The Lake District landscape
About the Tour
When to go
Accommodation
Food and supplies
Transport
Money and costs
What to take
Navigation and outdoor safety
Habitats and wildlife in the Lake District
How to use this guide
Glossary and abbreviations
Part 2 - The Tour
Stage 1 Windermere to Ambleside
Stage 2 Ambleside to Elterwater
Stage 3 Elterwater to Coniston
Stage 4 Coniston to Eskdale
Stage 5 Eskdale to Wasdale
Stage 6 Wasdale to Black Sail
Stage 7 Black Sail to Buttermere
Stage 8 Buttermere to Keswick
Stage 9 Keswick to Rosthwaite
Stage 10 Rosthwaite to Grasmere
Stage 11 Grasmere to Patterdale
Stage 12 Patterdale to Windermere
Part 3 - High-level alternative routes
1 Coniston to Eskdale via the Old Man and Hardknott
2 Eskdale to Wasdale Head via Scafell Pike
3 Wasdale Head to Black Sail or Buttermere via Great Gable
4 Grasmere to Patterdale via Helvellyn
5 Patterdale to Windermere via High Street
Part 4 - Short walks
1 Beatrix Potter's Hill Top and Claife Heights from the Windermere ferry
2 Stock Ghyll, Scandale and High Sweden Bridge from Ambleside
3 Elterwater - A riverside walk between two pubs
4 Lake Coniston and Brantwood
5 Muncaster Fell and Ravenglass from the Eskdale railway
6 Scale force and Crummock from Buttermere village
7 The Borrowdale Yews from Rosthwaite
8 Wordsworth's Grasmere and Rydal via Loughrigg Terrace
9 Howtown and Ullswater from Glenridding
Appendices
Appendix 1 Useful contacts
Appendix 2 Tourist Information Centres
Appendix 3 Transport information
Appendix 4 Selected bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.1.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 85 colour photos and 60 maps and profiles |
| Verlagsort | Kendal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 116 x 172 mm |
| Gewicht | 240 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85284-496-5 / 1852844965 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85284-496-7 / 9781852844967 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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