Reasons to go North

The weekend did not hold out much promise for walking. With MWIS promising gales, torrential rain with zero chance of sunshine. Radio...

Ancient routes criss cross the fells. From Langdale to Borrowdale. The Cumbria Way traces through, up and over Stake Pass between...

Wainwright’s Outlying Fells are proving more lovely, for the most part, than I anticipated. The walks aren’t that long but they...

Posted by reasons on Aug 16, 2015 in Blog, Cumbria | 0 comments

There is always another way up and over a hill. Always another route. Within the relatively small area ( 885 m2 / 2292 km2 ) , as...

Posted by reasons on Jun 25, 2015 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 0 comments

Lack of time put the higher more distant fells out of bounds , and with mist and low cloud maybe a good day to ‘potter the short and easy...