The Maidwell and Wood Lakes Challenge Itinerary

 10 Oct Pooley Bridge to Sandwick

Sandwick to Patterdale  via Place Fell

Leaving Pooley Bridge walking to Howtown & Martindale then ascending Place Fell before dropping down into Patterdale via Round How.   

9 miles:  Total Ascent 2365 ft

Ullswater

11 Oct Patterdale to Grasmere via Hellvellyn

& Wythburn

Setting off from Patterdale up the Grisedale valley heading towards the hole in the wall on the side of Birkhouse Moor. From there climbing Striding Edge onto the top of Helvellan. Descending via Birkside before heading south over Dunmail Raise to Grasmere.  

9.5 miles: Total Ascent 3113 ft

Thirlmere

Red Tarn

12 Oct Grasmere to Langdale via Harrison Stickle and Pike O’Stickle

From Grasmere village climbing up Easedale to the pass between Blea Rigg & Sergeant Man before dropping down to Stickle Tarn. Then climbing up again onto Harrison Stickle & Pike O`Stickle descending via Troughton Beck into Mickleden and finishing at The Old Dungeon Gill, Langdale.

8 miles: Total Ascent 3224 ft
 

Grasmere

Stikle Tarn

Easdale Tarn

13 Oct Langdale to Ambleside via Loughrigg

A low level walk along the Cumbrian Way to Elterwater then heading north towards High Close Youth Hostel  & Loughrigg Terrace walking above Rydal Water towards Rydal. From there walking through Rydal Park to Ambleside.    

8 miles: Total Ascent 1090 ft

Rydal Water

Laughrigg Tarn

Elterwater

14 Oct Ambleside to Coniston via Knipe Fold

Another low level walk heading south through Clappersgate & High Wray skirting Windermere before heading west towards Tarn Hows. Then picking up the Cumbrian Way and continuing into Coniston.    

9.5 miles: Total Ascent 1655 ft

Windermere

Tarn Hows

15 Oct Coniston to Little Langdale via Coniston Old Man, Brim Fell & Swirl How

Leaving Coniston heading up the Walna Scar Road to Boo Tarn then climbing Coniston Old Man & following the ridge to Brim Fell & Swirl How. Descending via Swirl Hause & Greenburn Gill to Little Langdale.    

9 miles: Total Ascent 2900 ft

Coniston

Boo Tarn

Little Langdale Tarn

16 Oct Little Langdale to Stonethwaite via Crinkle Crags & Bowfell

Walking up the Wrynose Pass to theThree Shires Stone before heading up towards crinkle Crags via Red Tarn. Then traversing the 5 Crinkles towards Bowfell & dropping down to Angle Tarn before walking down the Langstrath Valley to Stonethwaite.       

13 miles: Total Ascent 3300 ft

Red Tarn

Three Tarns

17 Oct Stonethwaite to Wasdale via Seathwaite, Scafell Pike & Scafell (Lords Rake)

A challenging day setting off to Seathwaite then walking up to Sty Head Tarn via Stockley Bridge & Taylorgill Force before climbing along the Corridor Route to Scafell Pike. Descending to Mickledore to climb up Lords Rake onto Scafell then heading down into Wasdale finishing at Burnthwaite Farm.      

8.5 miles: Total Ascent 3905 ft.

Sty Head Tarn

Wastwater

18 Oct Wasdale to Buttermere via Great Cable & Haystacks

From Burnthwaite climbing up towards Beck Head then onto Great Gable before dropping down to Windy gap & walking along Moses Trod towards Honister. Taking the path to Haystacks & descending into Buttermere via Scarth Gap.    

8.5 miles: Total Ascent 3581 ft.

Innominate Tarn

Blackbeck Tarn

19 Oct Buttermere to Braithwaite via Dale Head, High Spy Maiden Moor & Cat Bells

Leaving Buttermere ,climbing up onto Hindscarth Edge then walking to Dale Head & High Spy continuing along the ridge over Maiden Moor & Catbells overlooking Derwentwater.Descending towards Swinside then heading to Braithwaite & Bassenthwaite.   

13 miles: Total Ascent 4209 ft

Crummock Water

Buttermere

Bassenthwaite

 20 Oct Braithwaite to Threlkeld via Blencathra

Walking to Portinscale & Keswick picking up the old railway line & following it through Brundholme Wood before heading up to the Blencathra Centre. From there climbing Blencathra  up Blease Fell & descending viaHall`s Fell to Threlkeld.   

10 miles: Total Ascent 3165 ft

 21 Oct Threlkeld to Pooley Bridge

Last day! Medium Level walk heading up the Old Coach Road to Dockray.  Skirting around Gowbarrow Fell  walking passed Aira Force then off towards Pooley Bridge via Bennetthead & Waterfoot Park.  

14.5 miles: Total Ascent 2570 ft