Blencathra Traverse East West

Waypoints

1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 218 m
2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 226 m - Walk along the A66 (pavement) towards Scales. Follow the fingerpost on a track to open fell.
3. 2 : km 0.27 - alt. 258 m - Take the obvious track that gradually goes up the hillside.
4. 3 : km 0.91 - alt. 378 m - Take the obvious track that zig zags up the hillside.
5. 4 : km 1.57 - alt. 572 m - Follow the obvious edge side path westwards, over the summit and down the other side.
6. 5 : km 6.26 - alt. 429 m - Head towards the roadhead above the Blencathra Centre.
7. 6 : km 6.92 - alt. 281 m - There is a permissive path that leads down to the Blencathra Centre. There is the a (vaguely signed) footpath that runs through the buildings, along the hillside back to the road. N.B. There's not much merit in diverting to the Blencathra Centre, it is probably just as well to continue down the road to Threlkeld.
8. 7 : km 9.15 - alt. 149 m - Turn off right from the main road through Threlkeld. This leads to a track that gives access to the A66. Cross the road (take care) and follow the single track road to the River Glenderamakin.
9. 8 : km 9.68 - alt. 140 m - Follow the track alongside the River Glenderamakin
10. 9 : km 11.58 - alt. 149 m - Follow the fingerpost to Scales. There are gates and stiles that allow you to field hop to Scales. There isn't any signage (that I could see) across the fields, but the route is reasonably obvious...just head for the buildings at Scales.
11. 10 : km 12.52 - alt. 226 m - Cross the A66 and follow the pavement back to the carpark.
12. S/E : km 12.82 - alt. 222 m