September
8:00 Start with 17:30 (5:30pm) Return
8½ miles (13.67km) with 3500ft (1066.8m) Total Ascent.
Starting at Threlkeld we head up Blencathra via Halls Fell. This ascent was described by AW as "For active ramblers and scramblers, this route is positively the finest way to any mountain-top in the district. It is direct, exhilarating, has glorious views and (especially satisfying) scores a bulls eye by leading unerringly to the summit-cairn" (Book Five: The Northern Fells by AW).
From the top we head back to Keswick via Blease Fell and Latrigg.
10 miles (16.1km) with 2000ft (610m) Total Ascent.
Leaving the coaches at Threlkeld we climb through the village to pass the Blencathra Centre, overlooking the Greta Valley on our way north past Blease Fell. Just after crossing Glenderaterra Beck, we join the Cumbria Way for a short way before starting the main ascent of the day following Burnt House Ridge to the summit of Lonscale Fell, an outlier of the Skiddaw Group.
From here we drop down to a path leading south from Skiddaw to join the Cumbria Way briefly, before leaving to ascend Latrigg 1196ft/365m. We return to the path to resume our route back to Keswick after a very scenic day out.
8 miles (12.9km) with 918ft (280m) Total Ascent.
Our walk today starts from Threlkeld a few miles outside Keswick, on the A66 Penrith to Keswick road.
With Blencathra on our right we start a steady climb following a bridleway to the Blencathra Centre (Field Study Centre for Schools and Colleges), before veering north to follow the bridleway along the side of Blease Fell. Further up the valley we cross the Glenderaterra Beck and climb a little way up Lonscale Fell to join the Cumbria Way. Now travelling south, with good views of Low and High Rigg ahead of us, we follow the beck towards the River Greta, skirting the Lonscale Crags before beginning our descent. Still following the Cumbria Way, we follow it over the A66 to Briar Rigg and then into Keswick and the coaches.
6½ miles (10.4km) with 196ft (60m) Total Ascent.
Today we begin our walk from the centre of Keswick (toilets available).
Following the Cumbrian Way to Portinscale we then take the path to Ullock. Turning East we have a 10 minute road walk towards Little Braithwaite. From here we follow Newlands Beck south until we meet the road once more. We then turn left for another short road walk, as we slowly climb to Skelgill with picturesque views across the valley. From Skelgill we make our way towards Derwent Bay picking up the Cumbrian Way once more. This leads us back through Portinscale and on to Keswick via Nichol End.