Blencathra

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 34.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,538 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,536 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 862 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 215 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 237 m
  2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight right
  3. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight left
  4. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.45 - alt. 229 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.46 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 240 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 2.49 - alt. 506 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : km 4.46 - alt. 455 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 5.26 - alt. 609 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 6.01 - alt. 678 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 6.39 - alt. 760 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 6.58 - alt. 805 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 16 : km 6.88 - alt. 862 m - Turn left onto Halls Fell Ridge
  18. 17 : km 6.9 - alt. 862 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 7.53 - alt. 837 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 7.76 - alt. 771 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 8.94 - alt. 631 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 9.03 - alt. 629 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 9.28 - alt. 630 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 23 : km 9.82 - alt. 628 m - Keep right
  25. 24 : km 9.95 - alt. 628 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 10.64 - alt. 616 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 11.07 - alt. 616 m - Turn slight left
  28. 27 : km 11.12 - alt. 617 m - Keep right
  29. 28 : km 11.16 - alt. 623 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 11.95 - alt. 673 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 11.96 - alt. 673 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 12.1 - alt. 673 m - Turn slight left
  33. 32 : km 12.78 - alt. 640 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 12.98 - alt. 639 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 14.29 - alt. 645 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 14.47 - alt. 640 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 15.26 - alt. 617 m - Turn slight right
  38. 37 : km 15.31 - alt. 616 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 15.74 - alt. 616 m - Keep left
  40. 39 : km 16.43 - alt. 628 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 16.9 - alt. 629 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 18.97 - alt. 375 m - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : km 20.06 - alt. 678 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 20.36 - alt. 648 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 20.76 - alt. 630 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 24.2 - alt. 568 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 25.9 - alt. 611 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 26.4 - alt. 643 m - Keep left
  49. 48 : km 27.44 - alt. 577 m - Keep right
  50. 49 : km 28.25 - alt. 599 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 28.77 - alt. 593 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 28.97 - alt. 601 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 31.03 - alt. 234 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 32.47 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  55. E : km 34.35 - alt. 231 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Blencathra

Association or club
↔13.06 km ↗+647 m ↘-639 m ◔5h 35 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Mungrisdale (Westmorland and Furness)

Circular route up to the Saddleback of Blencathra. The route follows some of the easier routes on this iconic fell; the
still-considerable effort is rewarded with dramatic mountain views.

Walking Souther Fell

Association or club
↔9.15 km ↗+312 m ↘-316 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Mungrisdale (Westmorland and Furness)

The broad ridge of Souther Fell gives excellent views of Blencathra and more distantly over the Vale of Eden to the North Pennines.

Walking Bowscale & Mosedale

Association or club
↔5.09 km ↗+31 m ↘-31 m ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mungrisdale (Westmorland and Furness)

A virtually level farmland and mossland stroll through two pretty Lakeland hamlets with views of Carrock Fell and beyond.

Walking Blencathra via Sharp Edge from Scales

Walker
Blencathra via Sharp Edge from Scales
↔7.21 km ↗+615 m ↘-577 m ◔3h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Threlkeld (Westmorland and Furness)

Sharp Edge is the highlight of this Lake District walk to Blencathra's highest point at Hallsfell Top. Sharp Edge is challenging mountain environment and needs treating with respect. The views from the Top are stunning covering most of the Lake District's highest fells.

Walking Circular walk to Latrigg summit

Walker
↔8.27 km ↗+338 m ↘-341 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Underskiddaw (Cumberland)

Lovely family friendly circular walk passing by Latrigg summit and Brundholme Wood. This is dog friendly walk.

Walking Gowbarrow Fell via Aira Force

Walker
↔5.58 km ↗+304 m ↘-305 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Matterdale (Westmorland and Furness)

A short and interesting walk to the top of Gowbarrow Fell via Aira Force. This is an out and return walk but uses paths on either side of Aira Beck to maintain interest and give different views of the waterfalls and cascades. It is useful for a short weather window if you want to stretch your legs and you get a couple of hours of dry weather between the rain. (A longer walk around the fell is also available here.)

Walking Gowbarrow Fell via Aira Force

Walker
↔6.64 km ↗+353 m ↘-348 m ◔2h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Matterdale (Westmorland and Furness)

This is a lovely circular walk with continued interest and some great views over Ullswater. You will take in the dramatic Aira Force and upper cascades, then climb to the summit of Gowbarrow Fell where there are great views.
The descent is more gradual and passes the remains of an old shooting lodge before arriving at another great view point at Yew Crags. The return gives good views and the interesting Lyulph's Tower.

Walking YHA hopping in the Lake District - YHA Keswick to YHA Black Sail

Association or club
↔20.14 km ↗+1,250 m ↘-1,052 m ◔9h 20 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Keswick (Cumberland)

The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. Funny how they were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting and finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. There are 6 Wainwrights, 1 lake, 3 tarns and a ferry.

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