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Hike up Blencathra
Cumbria, United Kingdom
4.5 mi
/ 2306 ft gain
Getting there: Follow the A66 towards Scales and once you are about 2 miles away from Threlkeld, you'll find a quaint pub called the White Horse Inn. To begin the hike, park your car anywhere along the side of the A66 (near the pub) or alternatively, you can park in the car park next to the White Horse Inn.
After gearing up and leaving your car, continue onwards towards the pub where you'll fin...
Hike Hellvellyn Loop via Striding Edge & Swirral Edge
Glenridding, United Kingdom
8.7 mi
/ 3000 ft gain
This is a classic must do hike in the UK. It starts off with amazing views, becomes an adrenaline filled scramble, has even more amazing views, has another adrenaline filled scramble, then ends with painful downhilling.
Though the actual scramble is only a rated a grade 1/2 scramble, the exposure is what makes it a challenge. With some hand-over-hand climbing, striding along a knife like ridge...
Hike Scaffel Pike via Styhead Tarn
Cumbria, United Kingdom
9.2 mi
/ 2949 ft gain
This route begins in Seathwaite, which is mostly characterized by a car park and the Seathwaite farmyard, which you will cross through (on the road) to reach the start of the dirt trail. Walk the road south-bound through the valley for 0.8 miles, and cross the stone footbridge here - Stockley Bridge. The river you've just crossed is the River Derwent.
The path rises steadily here and arcs above...
Stickle Tarn Loop
Cumbria, United Kingdom
4.5
2.71 mi
/ 1253 ft gain
Starting at the National Trust Stickle Ghyll car park (or utilizing the free on road parking) make your way up the well maintained steps and path taking in Stickle Ghyll. The first half an hour of this walk is the steepest, with an early (easy) river crossing before being presented with the awesome Stickle Tarn at the top. You can loop around the tarn and then head back the way you came for a s...
Climb Scafell Pike
Cumbria, United Kingdom
5.0
3.7 mi
/ 2910 ft gain
There are 3 main routes up to the summit of Scafell Pike; one from Borrowdale, one from Great Langdale, and the one we chose from Wasdale and the shores of Wast Water, England’s deepest Lake. No route is easier than the others and it’s down to personal preference.The Wasdale trail starts off at barely above sea level, at roughly 300ft with a total ascent of 2910ft in 6km, and considering the to...
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