Welcome to Outstanding Walks Lake District, where youcan enjoy the best and most varied walking opportunities across England'slargest national park. Presented in seven glorious chapters, this fabulouscompendium of carefully selected locations contains a wealth of walking ideas,catering for all tastes and abilities. Thebook begins in the South Lakes, sampling sites in Cartmel, Coniston and BeatrixPotter's Hill Top, with walks that lead you to comparatively easily gainedpanoramas across Windermere from Orrest Head; to the hidden gem of SeathwaiteTarn in the secluded and little-visited Dunnerdale; and to Arnside Knott, withit's fabulous views across Morecambe Bay and across the South Lakes region. Fantasticcircular walks through the Langdale valleys and along the Troutbeck Valley arecomplimented with ascents to the fell summits of Crinkle Crags, Fairfield andWansfell Pike in the Central Lakes chapter, while Cathedral Cave, Penny RockWood and Townend are just three of the fascinating places of interest wellworth visiting away from the tourist honeypots of Ambleside and Grasmere. Inthe Western Lakes chapter, at Ravenglass, the Lake District National Parkreaches the coast, and walks explore the quieter areas of Eskdale andEnnerdale, while more challenging circuits test lungs and calf muscles on theclimb to England's highest spot on the walk to Scafell Pike via Lingmell andthe summit scaling of Haystacks and High Stile. Sightseeing at historicHardknott Fort, visiting Wordsworth's house in Cockermouth and watching redsquirrels in Holme Wood are just three of our Don't Miss suggestions in thischapter. Basedaround Keswick, chapter four covers the North-West Lakes,with gentle walks to the magnificent viewpoint of Friar's Crag over DerwentWater and to the more than 5,000-year-old Castlerigg Stone Circle. Increasinglymore energetic outings tackle Cat Bells, Lord's Seat, Skiddaw and Great Gable. Away from the fells, alternative days out for enjoying a variety of LakeDistrict treats include an excursion on the Derwent Water launch, a trip to thearchitecturally splendid Alhambra cinema and anintriguing visit to the Derwent Pencil Museum. Ullswaterand Haweswater and their surround fells are the focus for chapter five. Easierwalks lead you to lovely Silver Bay and to the gushingmagnificence of Aira Force; those with a head for heights can tackle Helvellynvia Striding Edge or a gloriously rugged circuit in Grisedale to St SundayCrag. See the early spring spectacle of the Ullswater daffodils, book the hideto watch badgers at Haweswater and pause for reflection amid the calm of ShapAbbey. Fora different perspective on the Lake District, in chapter six, Northern Fellsand Northern Cumbria, and chapter seven, Eastern Cumbria,walks lead to viewpoints that look back into the National Park from High Pikeand Carrock Fell and from Winder. Caldbeck, Carlisleand the expansive Solway coast offer contrasting walking scenery, as does GreatAsby Scar and visits to Appleby-in-Westmorland and Penrith. Enjoy this lavishly-illustratedvolume in the comfort of your own home, using its balance of inspiring andpractical content to plan your own Cumbrian adventures, and then redeem the OSMaps digital subscription that comes free with this book to undertake the walksand visits presented within its pages. Enjoy the fells and vales, the meresand tarns and waters, the woodlands, the waterfalls and the enormous breadth ofnatural history, heritage and cultural interest the Lake District has to offer. The most outstanding of these treasures arebrought together in this carefully curated selection of 60 walks, 48 'don'tmiss' sites and 42 picture essay locations, in total including more than 300very special features of interest for you to visit. Thereare 27 short walks (that can be completed within 3 hours); 18 half-day walks;and 15 full-day hikes, including the ascent of England's highest mountains. FromWhitehaven to Penrith and Carlisle to Ulverston, Outstanding Walks Lake District offers days out suggestions andwalking routes to present the most wonderful locations for sightseeing on foot- let this beautiful book lead the way to making the most of your stay in England'slargest national park.
