Walking Log 2008

Wed 31 Dec 2008 - 40th Helvellyn

Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls [4.75 miles 2,540ft ascent]

Tue 30 Dec 2008 - High Raise from Grasmere

Grasmere Village - Easedale - Sourmilk Gill - Easedale Tarn - Blea Rigg - Sergeant Man - High Raise - Codale Head - Tarn Crag - east ridge - Stythwaite Steps - Far Easedale - Grasmere Village [9.50 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Mon 29 Dec 2008 - Fellbarrow and Low Fell

Loweswater car park - old road to Mosser - Fellbarrow - Smithy Fell - Low Fell - Low Fell (south top) - Darling Fell - old road to Mosser - Loweswater - Loweswater car park [5.75 miles 1,600ft ascent]

Sun 28 Dec 2008 - Dow Crag

Walna Scar Road, fell gate (Coniston) - Boo Tarn - Walna Scar Road - Goat's Water - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar Pass - Walna Scar Road - Boo Tarn - fell gate [6.25 miles 1,875ft ascent]

Sat 20 Dec 2008 - Walla Crag

The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick - Castle Head - Springs Farm - Great Wood - Walla Crag - Cat Gill - Derwent Water - Friar's Crag - The Theatre by the Lake [4.75 miles 1,000ft ascent]

Tue 9 Dec 2008 - Catbells

Hawes End - Skelgill Bank - Catbells - Hause Gate - Manesty - Derwent Water - High Brandelhow - Low Brandelhow - Hawes End [5.00 miles 1,250ft ascent]

Sun 7 Dec 2008 - Skiddaw - 24hrs later

Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park [7.00 miles 2,500ft ascent]

Sat 6 Dec 2008 - Magical Skiddaw

Latrigg car park (end of Gale Road) - Jenkin Hill - Skiddaw Lesser Man - Skiddaw Little Man - Skiddaw - Jenkin Hill - Latrigg car park [7.00 miles 2,500ft ascent]

Sun 30 Nov 2008 - Ullscarf to High Tove

Rosthwaite - Stonethwaite Beck - Greenup Gill - Lining Crag - Greenup Edge - Ullscarf - Standing Crag - Bell Crags - Armboth Fell - High Tove - Watendlath - Watendlath Tarn - Puddingstone Bank - Rosthwaite [11.00 miles 2,850ft ascent]

Sat 29 Nov 2008 - High Street from Mardale Head

Mardale Head - Rough Crag - Caspel Gate Tarn - Long Stile - High Street - Roman Road - Straits of Riggindale - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale - Haweswater - Mardale Head [7.50 miles 2,435ft ascent]

Wed 12 Nov 2008 - Angle Tarn from Martindale

Martindale Old Church - Howe Grain - Dale Head - Bannerdale - below Heck Crag - Angle Tarn - Angletarn Pikes - Beda Fell - Winter Crag - Martindale Old Church [7.00 miles 1,675ft ascent]

Sun 2 Nov 2008 - Robinson and Hindscarth

Newlands Church, Little Town - High Snab Bank - Robinson - Littledale Edge - Hindscarth - Scope End - Low Snab Farm - Newlands Church [7.00 miles 2,550ft ascent]

Sat 1 Nov 2008 - A Troutbeck Circuit

Troutbeck Church - Troutbeck - Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell (Baystones) - Woundale Raise - St Raven's Edge - Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) - Threshthwaite Mouth - Park Fell Head - bottom of Scot Rake - Troutbeck Tongue - Long Green Head - Limefitt Park - Troutbeck Church [12.50 miles 3,400ft ascent]

Sun 26 Oct 2008 - Latrigg

Briar Rigg, Keswick - Latrigg - Brundholme - Keswick Railway footpath - Briar Rigg [5.50 miles 950ft ascent]

Fri 24 Oct 2008 - Helvellyn from Stanah

Stanah - Sticks Pass - Raise - White Side - Helvellyn Lower Man - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - 'White Stones' route - Stanah [8.00 miles 3,200ft ascent]

Sat 11 Oct 2008 - Mardale Head, Riggindale and Speaking Crag

Mardale Head - Riggindale - Speaking Crag - Riggindale - Mardale Head [3.25 miles 100ft ascent]

Thu 9 Oct 2008 - Bannerdale Round

Mungrisdale - The Tongue - Bowscale Fell - Bannerdale Crags - east ridge - River Glenderamackin - Mungrisdale [5.25 miles 1,700ft ascent]

Sun 5 Oct 2008 - Fairfield from Grasmere

Grasmere (A591) - Stone Arthur - Great Rigg - Fairfield - Grisedale Hause - Tongue Gill - Grasmere (A591) [6.50 miles 2,750ft ascent]

Sun 28 Sep 2008 - The Dodds

Wanthwaite - Fisher's Wife's Rake - Jim's Fold - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Great Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Stybarrow Dodd - Stanah [7.50 miles 3,000ft ascent]

Sat 27 Sep 2008 - Eel Crag via Shelf Route

Braithwaite - Coledale (mine road) - Shelf Route - Eel Crag (Crag Hill) - Coledale Hause - Grisedale Pike - Sleet How - Kinn - Braithwaite [8.50 miles 3,150ft ascent]

Fri 26 Sep 2008 - Scafell Pike via the Piers Gill path

Wasdale Head - Lingmell Beck - Piers Gill path - Middleboot Knotts - Broad Crag Col - Scafell Pike - Lingmell - west ridge - Wasdale Head [7.00 miles 3,280ft ascent]

Mon 22 Sep 2008 - Bannisdale Horseshoe

A6 north of Kendal - Whiteside Pike - Todd Fell - Capplebarrow - a nameless summit (1,819ft / 555m) - a nameless summit (1,771ft / 541m) - Long Crag - White Howe - a nameless summit (1,736ft / 528m) - Lamb Pasture - Thorn Cottage - A6 north of Kendal [10.50 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Sat 20 Sep 2008 - Wetherlam from Tilberthwaite

Low Tilberthwaite - Steel Edge - Wetherlam - Wetherlam Edge - Birk Fell Man - Hawk Rigg - Haystacks (Tilberthwaite) - Blake Rigg (Tilberthwaite) - Low Tilberthwaite [4.50 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Thu 18 Sep 2008 - High Spy from Grange

Grange in Borrowdale - Cockley How - Low White Rake - Nitting Haws - High Spy - Rigghead Quarries - Broadslack Gill - River Derwent - Grange in Borrowdale [5.25 miles 2,050ft ascent]

Wed 17 Sep 2008 - Helvellyn via Mines Gill

Wythburn - forest path - Mines Gill - Brownrigg Well - Helvellyn - Swallow Scarth - Birk Side - Comb Gill - Wythburn [5.00 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Sun 31 Aug 2008 - Place Fell

Howtown - Ullswater - Hallinhag Wood - Sandwick - Sleet Fell - High Dodd - Place Fell - Boredale Hause - Side Farm - Patterdale - Glenridding village [7.00 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Sun 24 Aug 2008 - Four Stones Hill and Haweswater

Burnbanks - Pinnacle Howe - Four Stones Hill - standing stones - Measand Beck - Haweswater shore path - Burnbanks [4.50 miles 750ft ascent]

Sat 23 Aug 2008 - Blencathra

Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld - Blease Fell - Knowe Crags - Gategill Fell Top - Blencathra - Scales Fell - Scales - above Threlkeld on the under Blencathra path - Blencathra Centre [7.00 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Sat 16 Aug 2008 - Sallows and Sour Howes

Ullthwaite Bridge - Kentmere Tarn - Kentmere Hall - Crabtree Brow - Garburn Pass - Sallows - Sour Howes - Capple Howe - Ullthwaite Bridge [7.75 miles 1,500ft ascent]

Fri 15 Aug 2008 - Great Calva and Knott

Grainsgill Beck Bridge - River Caldew - Cumbria Way - Great Calva - Knott - Coomb Height - Grainsgill Beck Bridge [6.50 miles 1,850ft ascent]

Sun 10 Aug 2008 - Derwent Water's eastern shore

Lodore Landing Stage, Derwent Water - Lodore Falls - Kettlewell - Barrow Bay - Calfclose Bay - The Ings - Friar's Crag - The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick [3.75 miles 50ft ascent]

Sat 2 Aug 2008 - Seathwaite Tarn, Dow Crag and Walna Scar

Walna Scar Road, fell gate (Seathwaite) - Seathwaite Tarn - Far Gill - Goat's Hawse - Dow Crag - Buck Pike - Brown Pike - Walna Scar - White Maiden - White Pike - Walna Scar slate quarry - Walna Scar Road - fell gate [7.00 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Fri 1 Aug 2008 - A Cawdale Round

Moorahill Farm - The Pen - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Low Kop - The Hause - Moorahill Farm [6.75 miles 1,350ft ascent]

Sat 26 Jul 2008 - High Cup Nick

Dufton - road - Harbour Flatt - High Cup Gill - High Cup Nick - Maize Beck - Pennine Way - Dufton [10.25 miles 1,550ft ascent]

Sun 13 Jul 2008 - Thirlmere and Great How

Swirls - Thirlmere - Great How - Stanah - above Thirlspot - Swirls [4.75 miles 900ft ascent]

Sat 12 Jul 2008 - Causey Pike to Outerside

Stonycroft near Stair - Sleet Hause - Causey Pike - Scar Crags - Sail Pass - High Moss - Outerside - Low Moss - Stonycroft Gill - Stonycroft near Stair [4.75 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Wed 9 Jul 2008 - Helvellyn from Swirls

Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls [4.75 miles 2,540ft ascent]

Tue 8 Jul 2008 - Elterwater and Little Langdale

Elterwater village - Elter Water - River Brathay - Skelwith Force - Woodburn Bridge - Colwith Force - High Park - Stang End - Cathedral Quarry - Slater Bridge - Dale End - Elterwater village [5.75 miles 600ft ascent]

Fri 4 Jul 2008 - High Rigg

Fornside, St John's in the Vale - Sosgill Bridge - St John's in the Vale Church - High Rigg - Wren Crag - Low Bridge End Farm - Fornside [4.75 miles 750ft ascent]

Tue 1 Jul 2008 - Branstree North Ridge

Haweswater Road - north ridge - Branstree - Branstree Tarn - High Howes - Selside Pike - Old Corpse Road - Brown Howe (Rowantreethwaite) - Old Corpse Road - Haweswater Road [4.75 miles 1,680ft ascent]

Sat 31 May 2008 - Thunacar Knott

Stickle Barn, Great Langdale - Mark Gate - Thorn Crag - Loft Crag - Pike O'Stickle - Thunacar Knott - Martcrag Moor - Stake Pass - Mickleden - Stickle Barn [7.25 miles 2,500ft ascent]

Thu 29 May 2008 - Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head - Lingmell Gill - Brown Tongue - Lingmell Col - Scafell Pike - Corridor Route - Lingmell Beck - Wasdale Head [7.25 miles 3,050ft ascent]

Mon 26 May 2008 - Loadpot Hill from Roehead

Roehead - The Cockpit, Moor Divock - White Knott - Barton Fell - Arthur's Pike - Bonscale Pike - High Street Roman Road - Lowther House - Loadpot Hill - High Street Roman Road - The Cockpit - Roehead [9.75 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Thu 1 May 2008 - Combe Gill Round

Stonethwaite - Big Stanger Gill - Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot top - Tarn at Leaves - Rosthwaite Cam - Rosthwaite Fell - Dovenest Crag top - Combe Door Top - Combe Head - Thornythwaite Fell - Stands Bridge, Seatoller - St Andrew's church, Borrowdale - Stonethwaite [6.00 miles 2,400ft ascent]

Fri 25 Apr 2008 - Dovedale, Priest's Hole and Dove Crag

Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Dovedale - Houndshope Cove - Priest's Hole - Houndshope Cove - Dove Crag - Bakestones Moss - Stangs - Dovedale - Hartsop Hall - Brothers Water - Cow Bridge [7.50 miles 2,250ft ascent]

Sun 20 Apr 2008 - Lord's Seat

Whinlatter Forest Visitor Centre - Whinlatter Forest - Lord's Seat - Whinlatter Forest - Whinlatter Forest Visitor Centre [4.50 miles 1,200ft ascent]

Sat 19 Apr 2008 - Black Sail Hut and Green Gable

Gatesgarth - Scarth Gap - Black Sail Hut - Tongue - Stone Cove - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Gillercomb Head - Gillercomb Head Tarns - Brandreth - Grey Knotts Tarns - Grey Knotts - Great Round How - Warnscale Head bothy - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [8.75 miles 3,200ft ascent]

Wed 16 Apr 2008 - Gatesgarthdale Round

Gatesgarth - Hassness - Robinson - Littledale Edge - Hindscarth - Hindscarth Edge - Dale Head - Honister Pass - Black Star - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth [8.75 miles 3,950ft ascent]

Sun 13 Apr 2008 - Grike, Crag Fell and Lank Rigg

Kinniside Stone Circle - Blakeley Raise - Grike - Crag Fell - Whoap - Lank Rigg - Whoap Beck - Coldfell Road - Kinniside Stone Circle [8.25 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Mon 31 Mar 2008 - The many tops of Grange Fell

Quayfoot quarry car park - Bowder Stone - Grange Fell (King's How) - Grange Fell (Brund Fell) - Grange Fell (Ether Knott) - Brown Dodd - High Lodore - Cannon Dub - Grange in Borrowdale - Quayfoot quarry car park [6.25 miles 1,500ft ascent]

Sun 30 Mar 2008 - Souther Fell

Mungrisdale - Souther Fell - River Glenderamackin - Mungrisdale [5.00 miles 1,000ft ascent]

Mon 24 Mar 2008 - Helvellyn and the Dodds

Swirls - Browncove Crags path - Helvellyn - Helvellyn Lower Man - White Side - Raise - Sticks Pass - Stybarrow Dodd - Watson's Dodd - Great Dodd - Calfhow Pike - Clough Head - Threlkeld Knotts - Hilltop Quarries - Wanthwaite [10.75 miles 4,000ft ascent]

Sun 23 Mar 2008 - Snowy Blencathra

Scales - Scales Fell - Blencathra - Atkinson Pike - Blue Screes - the valley of the River Glenderamackin - Mousthwaite Comb - Scales [6.25 miles 2,250ft ascent]

Fri 21 Mar 2008 - Wythop Round

Brumston Bridge, Wythop Mill - Ling Fell - Burthwaite Heights - Broom Fell - Lord's Seat - Barf - Ladies Table - Lothwaite - Rivings - Sale Fell - Brumston Bridge [8.50 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Sun 16 Mar 2008 - Harter Fell and Wallowbarrow Crag

Birks, Duddon Valley - Maiden Castle - Harter Fell - Grassguards - Wallowbarrow Crag - Wallowbarrow Gorge - River Duddon - Fickle Steps - Birks [7.25 miles 2,200ft ascent]

Sat 8 Mar 2008 - Barrow from Uzzicar

Uzzicar - road - north ridge - Barrow - Barrow Door - Stonycroft mine track - Uzzicar [3.25 miles 1,100ft ascent]

Fri 7 Mar 2008 - Heughscar Hill and Whale from Askham

Askham - Heughscar Hill - The Cockpit - Moor Divock - Cop Stone - road - Helton - Whale - River Lowther - Askham [7.75 miles 850ft ascent]

Sun 2 Mar 2008 - Birkhouse Moor and Red Tarn

Glenridding village - Keldas - Lanty's Tarn - Birkhouse Moor - Red Tarn - Red Tarn Beck path - Glenridding - Glenridding village [6.75 miles 2,000ft ascent]

Sat 1 Mar 2008 - Latrigg

Briar Rigg, Keswick - Cumbria Way - Latrigg - Briar Rigg [3.50 miles 950ft ascent]

Sat 9 Feb 2008 - Blencathra from Bowscale

Bowscale - Bowscale Tarn - Bowscale Fell - Glenderamackin Col - Blencathra - Mungrisdale Common - River Caldew - Cumbria Way - Grainsgill Beck Bridge, Mosedale - Bowscale [11.00 miles 2,600ft ascent]

Sun 3 Feb 2008 - Loughrigg Fell

Pelter Bridge, Rydal - Loughrigg Cave - Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg Fell - Lily Tarn - Brow Head - Under Loughrigg - Pelter Bridge [5.75 miles 1,200ft ascent]

Sat 2 Feb 2008 - Wild Helvellyn

Wythburn - Comb Gill - Birk Side - Swallow Scarth - Helvellyn - Browncove Crags path - Swirls - forest path - Wythburn [6.75 miles 3,000ft ascent]

Sat 19 Jan 2008 - Gowbarrow Fell and Little Mell Fell

Aira Force middle carpark (Park Brow) - Aira Force - Green Hill (Gowbarrow Park) (1,450ft / 442m) - Gowbarrow Fell - Great Meldrum - Little Meldrum (1,325ft / 404m) - Watermillock Fell (1,391ft / 424m) - The Hause - Little Mell Fell - The Hause - The Church of All Saints, Watermillock - Swinburn's Park - shooting lodge - traverse above Yew Crag - Aira Force - Park Brow [8.50 miles 2,300ft ascent]

Thu 17 Jan 2008 - 101

Gatesgarth - Peggy's Bridge - Scarth Gap - Haystacks - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Bottom - Gatesgarth [5.25 miles 1,650ft ascent]

Sat 12 Jan 2008 - Wether Hill and High Raise from Burnbanks

Burnbanks - Pinnacle Howe - Four Stones Hill - standing stones - Bampton Fell - Low Kop - High Kop - Wether Hill - Red Crag - Redcrag Tarn - Raven Howe - High Raise - Low Raise - Long Grain - Measand End - Measand Beck - Haweswater - Burnbanks [11.75 miles 2,550ft ascent]

Sun 6 Jan 2008 - Eel Tarn, Eskdale

Dalegarth Station, Boot - Boot - Eel Tarn - Woolpack Inn - River Esk - St Catherine's Church - Dalegarth Station [4.00 miles 600ft ascent]

Sat 5 Jan 2008 - Muncaster Fell from Ravenglass

Ravenglass - Roman Bath House (Walls Castle) - Newtown Knott - Muncaster Castle - Fell Lane - Muncaster Tarn - Muncaster Fell (Hooker Crag) - Muncaster Tarn - Eskdale Golf Course - Hirst Park - River Esk - Cumbria Coastal Way - Ravenglass [9.50 miles 1,200ft ascent]

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