Walk Information

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Walk route: Portinscale - Swinside - Hawes End - Cumbria Way - Nichol End - Portinscale

Distance: 4.25 miles

Ascent: 650ft

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Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Rain on and off, cloud base dropping, windy

Comment: There is no public access to Swinside, permission should be obtained before making an ascent.

Photos

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The Skiddaw Fells from the Portinscale suspension bridge over the River DerwentPortinscaleSkiddaw and Skiddaw Little Man from SwinsideLatrigg and Keswick from SwinsideThe Skiddaw Fells and Keswick from the ascent through the trees of SwinsideSwinside summitRowling End, Causey Pike and Barrow from Swinside's summitThe Newlands Valley from Swinside's summitCatbells from Swinside's summitNewlands panorama from Swinside's summitLooking across Derwent Water to Bleaberry Fell from Swinside's summitCatbells from SwinsideSwinside LodgeSkelgill Bank with Catbells' summit behindThe Cumbria Way near LingholmNichol End jetty, partly under waterPortinscaleThe Portinscale suspension bridge over the River Derwent

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