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Fellside

Woodhall

Mosedale

ThrelkeldApplethwaite

Millbeck

Latrigg

CastleriggStone Circle*

Carrock HillHill Fort *

Skiddaw

GreatCalva

Blencathra

HighPike

DerwentWater

Caldbeck Fel ls

River Caldew

Por tinscale

*WhitewaterDash

Uldale Fel ls

Or thwaite

Glenderaterra

Beck

River Greta

Knott

HesketNewmarket

Caldbeck

Keswick

SkiddawHouse

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River Greta Lower

Fitz Park

MootHall

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CROSTHWAITE ROAD

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HIGH H ILL

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UpperFitz Park

Keswick

CumberlandPencil Works& Museum

BusStation

LeisurePool

Museum& Art Gallery

Bassenthwaite& Carlisle

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TipsThere are no mid-stage refreshmentstops, so pack plenty of provisionsor stock up in Keswick or Caldbeck.

Going north, take a compass bearingon Nether Row before you leave thesummit of High Pike.

Look out for ...An extra 2.5 hour round walk fromKeswick via Castlerigg Stone Circle

Remains of former wolfram(tungsten ore) mining by GrainsgillBeck.

Lingy Hut below Great Lingy Hill -welcome shelter if it’s wet and windy.

Sta y awhile...

KeswickThe walking centre of thenorthern Lake District and wellsupplied with tearooms, cafes,pubs, restaurants, food andoutdoor equipment shops.Market day is Saturday. You canfind out all about graphitemining and pencil making at themuseum of the 160 year-oldCumberland pencil Company -some of the rock around Keswickcontains the finest graphite inthe world. The Cars of the StarsMuseum has vehicles from filmand television productionsincluding Laurel & Hardy’s ModelT Ford. A launch ride aroundDerwent Water and a night atthe new Theatre by the Lake areother temptations.

Places to visitCars of the Stars Museum

Cumberland Pencil Museum

Hope Park

Keswick Launch

Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

The Puzzling Place

Theatre by the Lake

The Tea Pottery

www.keswick.orgKeswick Moot Hall

Market Square Keswick

Cumbria CA12 5JR

Tel: +44 (0)17687 72645Fax: +44 (0)17687 75043E-mail:keswicktlc@lake-district.gov.uk

The distinctive character of this stage isrough windswept moorland that opensout below the bulks of Skiddaw andBlencathra mountains. Between SkiddawHouse and Nether Row there is analternative low level route via WhitewaterDash waterfall for poor weather conditionsor the less intrepid. Heather-clad slopesand extensive views across to the distantNorth Pennines via the infant River Caldewand an ascent of High Pike - the highestpoint of your journey at 685 metres.

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14 miles / 22.5 km - 6 to 7 hours walking

Great Calva (690m) framedbetween Lonscale Fell to the leftand Blease Fell to the right

Intricately carvedshepherd’s crooks.Traditional skillson display at theBorrowdale Show

Low mist on High Pike

Long, black-tipped earsand powerful hind legsidentify the Brown Hare

Stonechats are verystriking birds of roughopen places, favouringgorse and scrub for cover.Often seen on exposedperches from where theycan noisilyscold allintruders

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DATEYouth Hostel Association, KeswickCarlisle Tourist Information Centre