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Fellside
Woodhall
Mosedale
ThrelkeldApplethwaite
Millbeck
Latrigg
CastleriggStone Circle*
Carrock HillHill Fort *
Skiddaw
GreatCalva
Blencathra
HighPike
DerwentWater
Caldbeck Fel ls
River Caldew
Por tinscale
*WhitewaterDash
Uldale Fel ls
Or thwaite
Glenderaterra
Beck
River Greta
Knott
HesketNewmarket
Caldbeck
Keswick
SkiddawHouse
Westernalternativeroute
BRUNDHOLME
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MARKET PLACE
River Greta Lower
Fitz Park
MootHall
VICTORIA STREET
STAT
ION R
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CROSTHWAITE ROAD
MA IN STREET
HIGH H ILL
PENRITH ROADHEADS
RO
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BRIAR R IGG
UpperFitz Park
Keswick
CumberlandPencil Works& Museum
BusStation
LeisurePool
Museum& Art Gallery
Bassenthwaite& Carlisle
To Latrigg& Skiddaw
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TipsThere are no mid-stage refreshmentstops, so pack plenty of provisionsor stock up in Keswick or Caldbeck.
Going north, take a compass bearingon Nether Row before you leave thesummit of High Pike.
Look out for ...An extra 2.5 hour round walk fromKeswick via Castlerigg Stone Circle
Remains of former wolfram(tungsten ore) mining by GrainsgillBeck.
Lingy Hut below Great Lingy Hill -welcome shelter if it’s wet and windy.
Sta y awhile...
KeswickThe walking centre of thenorthern Lake District and wellsupplied with tearooms, cafes,pubs, restaurants, food andoutdoor equipment shops.Market day is Saturday. You canfind out all about graphitemining and pencil making at themuseum of the 160 year-oldCumberland pencil Company -some of the rock around Keswickcontains the finest graphite inthe world. The Cars of the StarsMuseum has vehicles from filmand television productionsincluding Laurel & Hardy’s ModelT Ford. A launch ride aroundDerwent Water and a night atthe new Theatre by the Lake areother temptations.
Places to visitCars of the Stars Museum
Cumberland Pencil Museum
Hope Park
Keswick Launch
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
The Puzzling Place
Theatre by the Lake
The Tea Pottery
www.keswick.orgKeswick Moot Hall
Market Square Keswick
Cumbria CA12 5JR
Tel: +44 (0)17687 72645Fax: +44 (0)17687 75043E-mail:[email protected]
The distinctive character of this stage isrough windswept moorland that opensout below the bulks of Skiddaw andBlencathra mountains. Between SkiddawHouse and Nether Row there is analternative low level route via WhitewaterDash waterfall for poor weather conditionsor the less intrepid. Heather-clad slopesand extensive views across to the distantNorth Pennines via the infant River Caldewand an ascent of High Pike - the highestpoint of your journey at 685 metres.
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14 miles / 22.5 km - 6 to 7 hours walking
Great Calva (690m) framedbetween Lonscale Fell to the leftand Blease Fell to the right
Intricately carvedshepherd’s crooks.Traditional skillson display at theBorrowdale Show
Low mist on High Pike
Long, black-tipped earsand powerful hind legsidentify the Brown Hare
Stonechats are verystriking birds of roughopen places, favouringgorse and scrub for cover.Often seen on exposedperches from where theycan noisilyscold allintruders
STAGE 4Keswick
toCaldbeck
DATEYouth Hostel Association, KeswickCarlisle Tourist Information Centre