Kendal Fellwalkers Winter 2019
Guidelines for A** walks -
These walks include some activity which is outside the remit of normal walking (Grade 2 scrambles/icy ridges/snow gullies etc.). When joining one of these walks each person participates at his/her own risk, is totally responsible for his/her own actions and takes part only on the understanding that no liability whatsoever shall be construed against any other participant or organiser for actions (or lack of actions) undertaken in good faith. These walks are only open to experienced members.
Date |
G r a d e |
Area of Walk |
Leader |
Time at Kendal |
Starting Point Grid Ref. |
Time walk starts |
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17/11/2019 |
A |
Cunswick Scar, Whitbarrow Scar, Scout Scar (23 mi 3600ft) |
Bryan Hardaker |
08:30 |
Kendal (County Hall) SD514931 |
08:30 |
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B |
The Knight (Place Fell), Boredale, Beda Fell (12mi 3000ft) |
George Wostenholm |
08:30 |
Hartsop NY410129 |
09:15 |
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C |
Mungrisdale Common, Atkinson Pike, Blencathra, Scales Fell (10mi 2600ft) |
Jo Birbeck & Frances Thornton |
08:30 |
Blencathra Centre NY302257 |
09:30 |
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24/11/2019 |
A |
Catbells, High Spy, Dale Head, Robinson, Ard Crags (14mi 5400ft) |
Steve Livingston Mark Tye |
08:30 |
Gutherscale NY245210 |
09:30 |
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B |
Stockdale, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Branstree, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike (12mi 3400ft) |
Les Watson |
08:30 |
Longsleddale Church (meet for car-sharing) NY501028 |
08:50 |
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C |
Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown (7mi 2900ft) |
Frank Jones |
08:30 |
Seathwaite NY235122 |
09:45 |
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01/12/2019 |
A |
Loughrigg, Silver Howe, Lingmoor, Black Fell (15mi 4000ft) Tottlebank Heights, Blawith Fell, Kirkby Moor, Lowick Common (16mi 2500ft) |
Mark Tye John Wilkinson |
08:30 |
Skelwith Bridge (roadside parking) NY344034 Gawthwaite (disused quarry south off A5092) SD268847 |
09:10 09:15 |
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B |
Wetherlam, Swirl How, Coniston Old Man (10mi 4000ft) |
Helen Bingley |
08:30 |
Coniston, Shepherd's Bridge Lane (opp. school or in social centre CP) SD304977 |
09:15 |
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C |
Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Wren Gill, Raven Crag, Shipman Knotts (7.5mi 2800ft) |
Trevor Davis |
08:30 |
Longsleddale Church (meet for car-sharing) NY501028 |
08:50 |
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08/12/2019 |
A |
Tottlebank Heights, Blawith Fell, Kirkby Moor, Lowick Common (16mi 2500ft) Loughrigg, Silver Howe, Lingmoor, Black Fell (15mi 4000ft) |
John Wilkinson Mark Tye |
08:30 |
Gawthwaite (disused quarry south off A5092) SD268847 Skelwith Bridge (roadside parking) NY344034 |
09:15
09:10 |
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B |
Dockray, Glencoyne, The Dodds, Clough Head (13.5mi 3200ft) |
Les Watson |
08:30 |
High Row (end of Old Coach Road) NY379218 |
09:30 |
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C |
Pendle Hill (8mi 1700ft) |
Paulene Byard & Joanna Kirkbride |
08:30 |
Downham (village CP) SD784441 |
09:45 |
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15/12/2019 Walks to be followed by tea and mince pies at { Wilf's}, Staveley at 3:30 |
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15/12/2019 |
A |
Kentmere Pike (by Ullstone), Shipman Knotts, Cocklaw Fell (13mi 3200ft) |
Bryan Hardaker |
08:30 |
Kentmere Waterford Bridge Factory (by kind permission of Hollingsworth and Vose) NY456020 |
08:50 |
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B |
Capple How, Sour Howes, Sallows, Kentmere, Green Quarter Fell (11mi 2500ft) |
Janet Capper |
08:30 |
08:50 |
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C |
Staveley Head, Longsleddale, Sadgill, Kentmere village (10mi 1700ft) |
Chris & Shirley Michalak |
08:30 |
08:50 |
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22/12/2019 |
B |
Dove Crag and Red Screes (10mi 3300ft) |
George & Margaret Taylor |
08:30 |
Ambleside main CP, Rydal Road (Christmas parking) NY375046 |
09:00 |
|
C |
Wansfell, Troutbeck, Jenkin's Crag (8.5mi 2300ft) |
Derek Capper |
08:30 |
Ambleside main CP, Rydal Road (Christmas parking) NY375046 |
09:00 |
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29/12/2019 |
B |
Windermere lakeshore, Latterbarrow, Hawkshead, Tarn Hows, Black Fell (12mi 2500ft) |
Janet Capper |
08:30 |
Layby on B5286 approaching Outgate NY355003 |
09:10 |
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C |
Sallows, Sour Howes, Orrest Head (10mi 2400ft) |
Derek Capper |
08:30 |
Layby on A592 (100 yds north of Holehird entrance) NY407005 |
09:00 |
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01/01/2020 New Year's Day (Happy New Year in Langdale) |
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01/01/2020 Wednesday |
A |
Pike of Blisco, Little Langdale, Lingmoor (11mi 4200ft) |
Jill Robertson |
09:00 |
New Dungeon Ghyll NT CP NY294064 |
09:45 |
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B |
Lingmoor, Silver Howe (9mi 3300ft) |
Janet Capper |
09:00 |
New Dungeon Ghyll NT CP NY294064 |
09:45 |
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C |
Lingmoor, Great Langdale (8mi 1800ft) |
Derek Capper |
09:00 |
New Dungeon Ghyll NT CP NY294064 |
09:45 |
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05/01/2020 |
A |
Fell End (via Carling Gill), Calf, Cautley Spout, Calf, White Fell (14mi 3500ft) |
Keith Birbeck |
08:30 |
Carlingill Bridge (verge parking) SD622995 |
09:00 |
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B |
Sergeant Man, Helm Crag (12mi 3000ft) |
George Wostenholm |
08:30 |
Grasmere (layby north of Swan Inn on A591) NY337086 |
09:10 |
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C |
Keswick to Threlkeld via Latrigg (11mi 2400ft) Linear walk. Please contact leader in advance |
Bryan & Liz Hardaker |
08:30 |
Threlkeld upper CP (Blease Road) (meet for bus to Keswick) NY318256 |
09:25 |
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12/01/2020 |
A |
Great Stickle, Ulpha, Hesk Fell, Whitfell (14mi 4000ft) |
Mark Tye |
08:30 |
Duddon Bridge SD199882 |
09:20 |
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B |
Potter Fell and Longsleddale (15mi 2300ft) |
Tony Willey |
08:30 |
Staveley (roadside west of village centre, opposite Stone Masons) SD467983 |
08:45 |
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C |
Long Scar, Moughton Scars, Crummack Dale, Norber (9mi 1300ft) |
Sue Madden |
08:30 |
Clapham CP SD745692 |
09:15 |
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19/01/2020 |
A |
Steel Fell, Calf Crag, Sergeant Man, Blea Rigg, Silver Howe (14mi 4400ft) |
Elspeth Smithson |
08:30 |
Mill Bridge (layby north of) on A591 NY335096 |
09:10 |
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B |
Castle Rock, Watson's Dodd, Raise, Helvellyn, Swirls, Great How (11mi 4500ft) |
Conan Harrod |
08:30 |
Legburthwaite (grass verge parking on A591, opposite road to Thirlmere Dam) NY315194 |
09:20 |
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C |
Winder, Arant Haw, Crook, Knott, Sickers (9mi 2800ft) |
Geraldine Fardon |
08:30 |
Sedbergh (roadside beyond playground, Howgill Lane) SD654923 |
09:10 |
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26/01/2020 |
A |
Comb Beck, Grisedale Pike (NE ridge), Whinlatter, Graystones, Lord's Seat, Barf (14mi 4900ft) |
Peter Broad |
08:30 |
Thornthwaite (Powter How Wood CP) NY220265 |
09:35 |
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B |
Green Bell, The Calf, West Fell (13mi 3400ft) |
Ken Taylor |
08:30 |
Brow Foot (grass verges on minor road) NY683050 |
09:05 |
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C |
Tarn Hows, Black Fell (9.5mi 2200ft) |
Ros Taylor |
08:30 |
Coniston, Shepherd's Bridge Lane (opposite primary school or in social centre CP) SD304977 |
09:15 |
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02/02/2020 |
A** |
Gavel Pike, St. Sunday Crag, Fairfield, Dollywaggon (Tongue), Nethermost (east ridge), Helvellyn (Striding Edge) (13mi 5200ft) Potential winter climbs if conditions permit. Please contact leader in advance. |
Dennis Mitchell |
08:30 |
Deepdale Bridge (Bridgend) NY399143 |
09:15 |
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B |
Sergeant Man, Langdale Pikes, Black Crag, Rossett Pike (11mi 3700ft) |
Chris Michalak |
08:30 |
Old Dungeon Ghyll NT CP NY286061 |
09:15 |
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C |
Whale and Heughscar Hill (10mi 1200ft) |
Chris Lloyd |
08:30 |
Eamont Bridge (layby south of mini-roundabout at junction with B5320 and A6) NY523284 |
09:15 |
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Please submit walks for the Summer programme by 17/2/20 |
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09/02/2020 |
A |
“Conan Anniversary Walk'' (Souther Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Mungrisdale Common, Knott, Carrock Fell) (16mi 4300ft) |
Mark Tye |
08:30 |
Mungrisdale (village hall) NY363302 |
09:30 |
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B |
Arnside Knott, King William's Hill, Summerhouse Hill (16mi 3000ft) |
Alan & Margaret Parker |
08:30 |
Arnside prom (west end) SD454786 |
09:00 |
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C |
Far Easedale, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag (9mi 2200ft) |
Geraldine Fardon |
08:30 |
Grasmere (layby north of Swan Inn on A591) NY337086 |
09:10 |
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16/02/2020 |
A** |
Garburn Pass, Upper Kentmere, Ill Bell (north east ridge), Thornthwaite Crag, Troutbeck Tongue (13mi 4300ft) Potential winter climbs if conditions permit. Please contact leader in advance. |
Andy Chadwick |
08:30 |
Troutbeck Church NY412027 |
09:00 |
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B |
Kitty Crag, Birk Fell, Wetherlam, Black Sails, Levers Water, Low Water, Coniston Old Man (10mi 4500ft) |
Jackie Coe |
08:30 |
Coniston, Shepherd's Bridge Lane (opposite primary school or in social centre CP) SD304977 |
09:15 |
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C |
Water Crag, White Pike, Stainton Pike, Whitfell, Hesk Fell (9.5mi 2300ft) |
Ken Taylor |
08:30 |
Birker Fell (Devoke Water junction) SD170977 |
09:30 |
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23/02/2020 |
A |
Wetherlam, Swirl How, Pike of Blisco, Lingmoor, Cathedral Caves (13.5mi 5700ft) |
Conan Harrod |
08:30 |
Tilberthwaite NY306010 |
09:15 |
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B |
Helwith Bridge, Penyghent, Horton in Ribblesdale (15.5mi 2770ft) |
Cathy Gunner |
08:30 |
Austwick Bridge (opposite Traddock Hotel) SD768683 |
09:20 |
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C |
Red Screes, Scandale Beck (10mi 2700ft) |
Helen Bingley |
08:30 |
Ambleside, Miller Bridge NY371045 |
09:00 |
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Wednesday 26/2/20 --- Programme planning meeting --- 19:30 at 23 Redhills Road, Arnside (Janet & Derek) |
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01/03/2020 |
A |
Nine Standards Rigg, Mallerstang Edge, High Seat, Mallerstang valley (16mi 3100ft) |
Lorraine Kane |
08:30 |
Kirkby Stephen (Christian Head CP near fire station) NY772088 |
09:15 |
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B |
Orton to Sunbiggin Tarn (13mi 2000ft) |
Chris Lloyd |
08:30 |
Orton (market square) NY622082 |
09:05 |
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C |
High Rigg, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag (9.5mi 2500ft) |
John Nash |
08:30 |
Old A66 Naddle Bridge junction NY302239 |
09:30 |
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08/03/2020 |
A** |
Angle Tarn, Esk Pike, Upper Eskdale, Ill Crag (via Cockly Pike ridge), Great End, Rossett Pike (11mi 4700ft) Potential winter climbs if conditions permit. Please contact leader in advance. |
Andy Chadwick |
08:30 |
Old Dungeon Ghyll NT CP NY286061 |
09:15 |
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B |
Lingmoor, Pike of Blisco, Little Langdale (11mi 4200ft) |
John Lloyd |
08:30 |
Elterwater NT CP NY328047 |
09:10 |
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C |
Penyghent, Plover Hill, Horton Moor (8.5mi 1800ft) |
Sue Madden |
08:30 |
Horton in Ribblesdale (roadside west of bridge) SD808726 |
09:20 |
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13/3/20 to 15/3/20 Kendal Fellwalkers weekend at Kettlewell YH (see Janet for details) |
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15/03/2020 |
B |
Loughrigg, Silver Howe, Grasmere, Alcock Tarn, Nab Scar (12mi 3900ft) |
Kevin Dronsfield |
08:30 |
Ambleside, Miller Bridge NY371045 |
09:00 |
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C |
Force Falls, Selside Pike, Hare Shaw, Harper Hills (8mi 1800ft) |
Trevor Davis |
08:30 |
Swindale Foot NY522142 |
09:20 |
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22/03/2020 |
A** |
Rainsborrow Crag, Yoke, Froswick, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Shipman Knotts (16mi 3600ft) Potential winter climbs if conditions permit. Please contact leader in advance. |
Dennis Mitchell |
08:30 |
Ullthwaite Bridge NY456011 |
08:50 |
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B |
Alum Pot, Sulber Gate, Crummack Dale (14mi 1500ft) |
Martin Anderton |
08:30 |
Horton in Ribblesdale (roadside west of bridge) SD808726 |
09:20 |
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C |
Fleetwith Pike, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Haystacks (7mi 2800ft) |
Frank Jones |
08:30 |
Gatesgarth NY194149 |
09:45 |
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29/03/2020 |
A |
“Yorkshire Three Peaks'' (Penyghent, Ingleborough, Whernside) (25mi 5000ft) |
John Jennings |
08:30 |
Ribblehead (road junction CP) SD765792 |
09:15 |
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B |
Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Red Screes, Dove Crag, Hart Crag, Hartsop above How (12mi 5000ft) |
Gill Murray & Clare Ridgley |
08:30 |
Cow Bridge NY402133 |
09:15 |
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C |
Holme Fell, Hodge Close quarry, Cathedral Cave, Colwith Force, Tarn Hows (8.5mi 2700ft) Please bring headtorch. |
John Lloyd |
08:30 |
Glen Mary Bridge NT CP SD321998 |
09:10 |
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Dates for your diary 18/4/20 (Saturday) Volunteers wanted to support checkpoint on LDWA event from Staveley (See Tony Willey for details) 23/5/20 to 30/5/20 Kendal Fellwalkers week at Lochaber Lodges, near Spean Bridge, Scotland 9/9/20 AGM All members welcome 18/9/20 to 20/9/20 Kendal Fellwalkers weekend in Snowdonia (Glan Dena hut) |
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