Sun 28th June - Fairfield, Dollywagon Pike & Helvellyn

Starting at Patterdale in the carpark on the opposite side of the road to the Patterdale Hotel (pay and display unfortunately). We will be heading up Birks, St Sunday Crag and on to Fairfield. Once at Fairfield we bag Seat Sandal then head up over Dollywagon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn and Helvellyn Lower Man. After a quick run up Raise and down Sticks pass we have the option to take it easy and head back to the cars or add on Sheffield pike and Glenridding Dodd. A pleasant view of Ullswater and Glenridding to end the day. If people want to we can tag on Birkhouse moor on the way back to the cars, which is another Wainwright.

We will hopefully be doing between 8 and 11 Wainwrights depending on the choices made on the day. For those with a desire for a challenge I can direct you to Arnison Crag at the start of the walk for an extra Wainwright, you can then catch the rest of us up on Birks or St Sunday Crag (cutting the corner off).

Total length: - map distance is approximately 13.7 miles (depending on the extras).
Ascent: - 1807m or 5928 ft (depending on the extras).
Difficulty: - 4
Start time: - 9:30am
Parking options: - Pay and display opposite the Patterdale Hotel, free layby opposite the White Lion (if spaces available) or parking spaces in front of the hall a short way north of the Patterdale Hotel on the right. Meet at the pay and display carpark NY 396 159.

As there will be a late finish Paul has suggested a meal post walk in potentially The White Lion (other suggestions welcome). Please contact Paul if you are interested.

Leader: Paul - mobile 07752 116979

Photos from 21st June - Dalehead, Hindscarth, Robinson

Sun 21st June - Dale Head, Hindscarth & Robinson

Sun 21st June - Dale Head, Hindscarth & Robinson

A lovely walk in the Newlands valley, including ascents of Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson. Fairly long but nothing too technical (just a short scramble down Robinson).

Distance : Approx. 10 miles
Ascent: Approx. 1000m
Grade 3
Time : About 6 hours
Car Share : Meet at Kendal Morrisons at 9:00am (without leader)

Walk Start : 10:00 at small car park on the left just down the hill through Little Town, OL4 GR NY 233194.

Leader: Vicky 07835 416262

Photos from Blencathra

Sun 14th June - Blencathra

Leaders: Helen & Keith - mob 07753 160831 (Helen)

Start point - meet outside Mungrisdale Village Hall/Parish rooms at 10:30am. (Outdoor Leisure NE area - 364303)

From there we will walk a few hundred metres up the road to pick up the footpath that follows the River Glenderamackin around the base of Bannerdale Crags. Crossing the footbridge we'll start to climb up Scales Fell to the cairn on the top of Blencathra. If the weather is suitable, there will be an optional diversion to the top via Sharp Edge. (Please note that this will not be led by a Ramblers member - so at your own risk unless a Rambler wants to volunteer on the day!)

From the top we'll head back down via Atkinson Pike, picking up the path down to Mungrisdale. We'll then head back down the footpath back down the River Glenderamackin past a disused lead mine and back to Mungrisdale.

Walk length - 13km
Height gain est 600m
Est walk time 4-5hrs
Main walk - Grade 3, diversion Grade 4 due to technical scramble

Thursday 11th June:Mountain Warehouse exclusive discount evening...

Thursday 11th June from 7.30pm
In Bowness on Windermere next to Tesco

We have been invited to the above evening.

This exclusive opportunity entitles us to a 20% discount on all products instore. We will get expert advice and information regarding the products whilst enjoying refreshments in a relaxed environment.
Ask for Steve and mention Summittgood to claim your 20% discount voucher.

If you would like to attend let me know so i can let the shop know how many will be going.

Rob 0777 398 6512

Sun 7th June - Sunnybank & Coniston

Start Point: Parking area opposite the Landy garage @ the top of Sunny Bank (nr. Torver)
(G.R. SD 287 932 @ 11.00)

Description: Torver Back Common / beside Coniston Water / Torver Common Wood / Torver (+ Church House Inn?) / Undercrag & Brocklebank Farms / Torver Tarn / past Anne Riggs / up the 2nd ½ of Sunny Bank (back to the start)

Distance: 6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Total Ascent: 195 metres (640 ft.)
High Point: by Torver Tarn - 140 metres (460 ft.)

Time: 4 hours
Grade: 2

Car Share: Meet at the Low Wood Hotel @ 10.20 (without leader!)

Leader: Dan (on 01229 832840 [eves.] or 07919 831237)

Photos from Sunnybank and Coniston

Sat 6th June - BBQ in Waterhead

Details have been sent to known Summit Good member email addresses.

If you haven't received it and would like to go please contact Esther for more info.

If the BBQ is cancelled due to bad weather, Esther will email the group.

Contact number:07949 164823
Email: epotsy@hotmail.com

Photos from High Cup Nick

There are more of Paul's photos. If anyone would like them please drop me an email - hattie22@btopenworld.com

Sun 31st May - High Cup Nick from Dufton

High Cup Nick is a classic U-shaped valley high on the western flanks of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

A deep chasm on the Pennine fellside, this famous nick, a dramatic geological formation at the top of High Cup Gill is part of the well-known Whin Sill, and overlooks the best glaciated valley in Northern England. Here you can see the grey-blue dolerite crags which also form High Force and Cauldron Snout.

High Cup Nick is on the Pennine Way and can be reached from Cow Green on the border of Cumbria and County Durham, or Dufton in the Eden Valley.

9.30 AM MEET AT MORRISONS CAR PARK KENDAL
10.30 AM MEET IN DUFTON CAR PARK BY TOILETS AND CAMP SITE GR688252 (3 miles north of Appleby)
DISTANCE 9 MILES
DURATION 5 TO 6 HOURS
GRADE 3
TOTAL ASCENT 450MT
Leader: Rob 0777 398 6512

Sun 24th May - Hartsop, High St, Angle Tarn

There's an easy walk from Hartsop along Pasture Bottom to start, then quite a steep ascent to Threshthwaite Mouth, onto Thornthwaite Crag, and finally up to High Street. Hopefully there will be good weather and wonderful views for the walk along the top, overlooking Hayeswater. We leave High Street at the Straits of Riggindale, walk over or round The Knott, then descend gently to Angle Tarn. Another lovely ridge takes us to Boredale Hause and views of Ullswater. The initial descent from there is quite steep but soon becomes an easy walk back to the car along the valley bottom.

Start: 10am at car park north of Brothers Water, grid ref NY 403134
Car share: suggest 9:30am at Low Wood but I won't be there

Distance: approx 10 miles
Total ascent: around 3600ft
Grade: 3/4 (not a difficult walk under foot though quite long)

Time: I 'recced' this walk in just over 4.5 hrs but with a group it's likely to take 5.5-6 hrs.

Leader: Ruth L 07950 085070

Rob and Alex are planning to wild camp at Angle Tarn on Sunday night (weather permitting) Meet in Patterdale, park opposite the White Lion Pub in layby or carpark.
We can have a meal in the pub early about 6pm then walk up to Angle Tarn about 1 hour to wild camp. Then head back down Monday morning.
Interested? call Rob 0777 398 6512

Photos from Hadrian's Wall

The start




I believe there's a carving in there somewhere....






Pay attention at the front - Vicky instructs.

These are just a sample of the photos that Paul has forwarded to me. Please let me know if you'd like me to email them on - Helen T (hattie22@btopenworld.com)

23rd May - 27th May - Hadrians Wall Path

Hadrian's Wall Itinerary

Saturday 23rd May: Heddon on the Wall to Chollerford (15 miles)
Sunday 24th May: Chollerford to Once Brewed (13 miles)
Monday 25th May: Once Brewed to Backs (13 miles)
Tuesday 26th May: Banks to Carlisle (13 miles)
Wednesday 27th May: Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway (14 miles)

Due to this being half term the bunkhouse beds will get booked up early, therefore I would like to get our names down by mid January.

If you are interested in all or part of this trip, please contact me by 11th January so I can make the reservations.

Leader: Vicky mob: 07835 416262

Photos from Coledale Horseshoe

Sun 17th May - Coledale Horseshoe

One of the classics. Starting and finishing near Braithwaite (130) just off the A66 past Keswick,including the peaks
of Grizedale Pike (791), Hopegill Head (770), Crag Hill (839) Sail (773) and Causey Pike ( 637)

Distance : Approx. 10 miles

Grade 3/4 Nothing too technical, just a fair bit of ascent up Grisedale Pike
Time : About 5/6 hours

Car Share : Meet at Low Wood Hotel, nr Ambleside 8.30am (without leader)

Walk Start : 9.30 at small car park on the left just up the hill through Braithwaite on the Winlatter road ( B5292) GR NY 226 237.

Leader: Alister 0776 1433 437

10th May - Photos from Great Dodd

Alister's photos - these are just a selection, please email hattie22@btopenworld.com and I can forward all ten.







Dan's photos:

Sun 10th May - Great Dodd & Stybarrow Dodd

Ascent of Great Dodd (858m) & Stybarrow Dodd (846m) from Dockray. Descent via Sticks Pass, Sticks Gill & the Glencoyndale Miners Path.

Start: 10.15am Dockray (393216 OL5)
Limited car parking at southern end of village opposite telephone box. Some off road parking also available on the road from Dockray to High Row.
Car share: 9am Morrisons car park in Kendal.

Distance/Ascent: 9.5 miles/ 700m
Approx time: 5 hours

Leader: Barbara (07843 567097)

Mon 4th May - Bank Holiday Monday walk

Starting from the carpark in Dunnerdale (grid reference SD235,995) or copy and paste this link into your browser:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|SD235995&zoom=16

Walk up Harter Fell and then go down into Eskdale. From there we walk up Hardknot pass to the Roman Fort. After looking around we'll stick to the footpath and carry on to top of Hardknot pass, turn left and back into Dunnerdale via Black Hall and walk back to the cars via the River Duddon.

Start: 10:30
Distance: 6.5 miles
Total accent: 840 m
Time walking: 4 1/2 Hours
Grade: 3 (though path up Harter Fell is screeish)

No phone signal in valley so no help in navigating to carpark on day.

Leader: Matt 0787 835 2150

Sun 3rd May - Wray Castle walk

Start Point: roadside verges by Wray Church
(G.R. NY 371 007 @ 11.00)

Description: pass Randy Pike(!?) / Renny Park Coppice / Brathay Quarries / Dan Beck / Outgate Inn (lunch?? [v. good food]) / Hole House / Blelham Tarn & back

Distance: 6 miles (9.7 km)
Total Ascent: 160 metres (525 ft.)
High Point: nr. Brathay Quarries - 100 metres (328 ft.)

Time: 3.5 hours
Grade: 1

Car Share: Meet at the Low Wood Hotel @ 10.30

Leader: Dan (on 01229 832840 [eves.] or 07919 831237)

Sat 2nd May - My Fair Lady

Trip to see Esther in My Fair Lady at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick.

Esther suggests booking tickets in small groups.

For more info see http://theatrebythelake.co.uk/

Photos from Grasmoor

Sun 26th April - Two Alternative Walks - Howgills and/or Grasmoor

Due to a late submission of details, there are 2 walks on this weekend - Ruth P's and Malcolm's.

Ruth P:

Howgill Fells

Meet at 9.30am at the Cross Keys - SD 697 967

An exploration of some of the lesser known hills of the Howgill Fells

Cross Keys, Wardale Hill, Grere Fell, Green Bell, Randygill Top, Kensgriff, Yarlside - possibly up to The Calf - down via Cautley Spout

8-10 miles

Leader Ruth P 07891 186 774

Malcolm:

Whiteside-Hopegill Head- Grasmoor with the option of Whiteless Pike.

10am start time at Lanthwaite Green Car Park (free) NY159208

Grade 4 (ish)

Distance 10-13km depending on whether we come down by Whiteless Pike or straight down from Grasmoor.

Total height gain approx. 1,200m.

Approx. 6hrs walking.

Leader: Malcolm

Mobile number 07826486155

Disclaimer 1: the times,heights and distances are estimates!

DISCLAIMER 2: LEADERS, PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE COVER IN PLACE IE : YOU ARE MEMBERS OF THE RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION

Photos from Go Ape

Sat 25th April - Trip to Go Ape at Whinlatter

Would you like to come and swing from the trees on a high wire activity course, involving zip wires, rope bridges and Tarzan swings? We will be Going Ape on the morning of SATURDAY 25th April in Whinlatter forest at 10:30am.

There are five routes of increasing difficulty and once you are in you can go on each of the routes as many times as you would like.

Groups of up to 14 are 'released' onto the course after a simple safety briefing at half hour intervals. I would estimate 2-3hrs to complete the course - longer if you want to repeat routes.

Full details of what is involved (and details of sensible clothing - you need not to mind getting a little dirty should you land on your bum at the end of the zip-wires and you will need to be able to move about freely on the high wire course) can be found on the Go Ape website http://www.goape.co.uk/.

If you would like to come please let me know - the cost is £25 per person. At present 10 have booked, and there is space for 2 more people on the 10:30 slot.

Please email me on hattie22@btopenworld.com or call on my mobile 07753 160831 if you are interested!

Helen

24th/25th/26th April - Munroe Madness

I am planning to bag a load of monroes this weekend, I will be staying at Loch Lomond syha on friday and saturday nights at £17 per night tel:01389 850 226. If anyone is interested in doing some monros let me know. I will already be in Scotland so you would have to make your own way there, i will put you in touch with anyone else who is going so you can car share. If you want to go please book the hostel yourself, you can do it online if you like.
Munros to do in this area:
BEN VANE 915M,BEINN IME 1011M, BEINN NARNAIN 926M
BEN VORLICH 943M
BEINN BHUIDHE 948M

If you are interested please contact Rob on 0777 398 6512.
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Photos from 19th April - Longsleddale