Walks ending at Elterwater 29th October 2023
Returning to the Lakes we end our walks at the popular Elterwater, avoiding the summer crowds, and enjoying the autumn colours. Don't forget to put your clocks back, and enjoy an extra hour before heading out with us.
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The A walk will be led by Glynis, a circular from Elterwater. Approximately 9 miles and 2300 ft of ascent.
We will start with a walk along the road for about 10 minutes and take the path that goes up Megs Gill. From there we will climb Silver Howe, which is a Wainwright for those who are counting, and has wonderful views of Grasmere, Rydal Water, Loughrigg Tarn, Windermere and Elterwater. We will then walk over Swinscar Pike, Little Castle How and Great Castle How before turning off to the path in front of Blea Rigg down to Easdale Tarn. From there we will go down Sour Milk Gill to Grasmere and then along the road beside the lake to take the path which passes Redbank Wood, the Hammerscar Plantation and Huntingstile Crag and comes out back at Elterwater. This is a very scenic walk particularly at this time of the year with the lovely Autumn colours.
The B walk will be led by Dom. Approximately 7 miles and 1500ft.
(2 climbs of approximately 500ft and 700ft, plus undulation)
We will walk from the edge of Ambleside over the flank of Loughrigg to Loughrigg Tarn. Then on to visit the arboretum at High Close and then a variable distance along the ridge – if time permits, to view Meg’s Gill waterfall. I won’t be taking the Meg’s Gill path down but will descend to Walthwaite and then enjoy the river views along the Cumbria Way into Elterwater.
The C walk will be led by Bert. Approximately 6 miles and 600ft, most of which is undulation.
Beginning at Elterwater village, we go along the scenic path which borders Elterwater lake.
At Skelwith Force we turn to take the woodland paths that lead to Park House and Farm and eventually to our second waterfall, Colwith Force. Then on to High Park, Stang End, and cross the river at Slater Bridge. The last part of the walk is the easy climb back over to the valley where we started.