Full Description
A guidebook to walking the Tour of the Lake District. Covering 144km (90 miles), this long-distance circular trek starting and finishing in Ambleside takes around 9 days to hike and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker.
The route is described clockwise in 9 stages, each between 11 and 22km (6-14 miles) in length. Alternative high-level routes are also included for those who want to visit the high peaks of Coniston Old Man, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Helvellyn.
1:50,000 OS maps included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Detailed information on facilities, public transport and accommodation on route
Alternate 7 and 13-day itineraries are also given
Advice on planning and preparation
Contents
Map key
Route summary table
Overview map
Alternative schedules
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Landscape and geology
Plants and wildlife
Farming
History and culture
The Tour of the Lake District
Planning your Tour
When to go
How to get there
Local transport
Accommodation
Equipment
Maps and apps
Navigation and safety
Using this guide
The Tour of the Lake District
Prologue Windermere to Ambleside
Stage 1 Ambleside to Coniston
Stage 2 Coniston to Eskdale
Stage 2A Coniston to Eskdale: high-level route
Stage 3 Eskdale to Wasdale
Stage 3A Eskdale to Wasdale: high-level route
Stage 4 Wasdale to Buttermere
Stage 4A Wasdale to Buttermere: high-level route
Stage 5 Buttermere to Keswick
Stage 5A Buttermere to Keswick: high-level route
Stage 6 Keswick to Rosthwaite
Stage 7 Rosthwaite to Grasmere
Stage 8 Grasmere to Patterdale
Stage 8A Grasmere to Patterdale: high-level route
Stage 9 Patterdale to Ambleside
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Facilities table
Appendix D Place names
Appendix E Further reading and resources
