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Spinning along the wood-fringed Rayrigg Road by Hammar Bank and the A591 roundabout it heads into the beautiful Troutbeck valley. With ever more stunning westward views and nearer, across the dale, the old village strung along a quiet by-road. Passing the parish church, the bus summons up the gears on the steady climb to a wonderful brink overlooking Troutbeck Park backed by the high fells buttressing the High Street range. Traversing the head of the Stock Ghyll valley, with Red Screes a powerful presence ahead, it levels by the famous inn, catches a glimpse of the Kirk Stone, before weaving down the serpentine pass. Running on by Brotherswater Inn an array of shapely fells crowd the scene, with Dovedale a lovely composition. Now by the broad shining level of Brotherswater and the shy hamlet of Low Hartsop, the bus weaves all along the Goldrill Beck valley, through Patterdale, to arrive at the head of the second longest lake in England. The bus loops in Glenridding, ready for the return journey. Dunmail Raise Great Rigg Steel Fell Heron Pike Dove Crag Fairfield Red Screes Wansfell Pike cruise from Newby Bridge At 11 miles/17 km this is the longest natural lake in England S S K E C N E W B T O U B O R T L L L L L L L L Brim Fell Crinkle Crags Harrison Stickle Wetherlam Bowfell High Raise Claife Heights Windermere K C S E S B E T N Hammar Bank viewpoint. Claife means ‘ridge of cliffs’ U W O R O T L B L L L L L L L Coniston Old Man Crinkle Crags Scafell Pike High Raise Wetherlam Bowfell The Pike o’Blisco Langdale Pikes Tarns Hows Black Fell Windermere, from the Norse ‘Vinand’s lake’. The town of that name only came into being after the arrival of the railway in1847. From Low Borrans a majestic prospect opens across a rolling Silurian K C S E landscape of woods and pastures into the volcanic interior of the S B E T Lakes, above Coniston and Great Langdale - Scenic? I’ll say it is! 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  • Roamers' Walks from 9Th March 2017

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    Roamers’ walks from 9th March 2017 Convenor: Anna Nolan [email protected]; tel: 017687 71197 On 20/12/2018 – Average no of Roamers per walk: 10.66 (512:48) 2017 No Date Walk: Led Walkers: Day 2017 (name, length, duration, drive) by no/ names 1 9/03 Broughton-in-Furness round; Anna 10 Sunny undulating; approx. 14 kilometres = Lyn & John, Sandra but very & Alistair, Liz, Jacqui, windy 8.7 miles (5 hours); 36 miles’ drive Cathy, Barry, Vinnie (a.m.) each way = 1 hour 5 mins 2 23/03 Carron Crag (Grizedale Forest); Anna 7 Sunny start/ end point: High Cross; Jacqui, Alison L, but Dorothy, Bill, Barry, windy undulating; 15.6 kilometres = 9.7 Vinnie miles (5 hours); 24 miles’ drive each way = 50 mins 3 6/04 Stickle Pike; start/ end point: Anna 13 Dry but Broughton Moor; undulating with Jacqui, Margaret T., cold and Helen, Liz, Lyn, windy two separate climbs; 8.5-ish miles; Maureen, Sandra & 1,873 feet ascent for The Knott, a Alistair, Jim, Bill, bit more for the Pike; (5.5 hours); John, Vinnie 27 miles’ drive each way 4 20/04 Alcock Tarn & Nab Scar: start/ Anna 9 Dry but end point: Grasmere; 5.5 miles; Jacqui, Helen, Lyn, cold and Gaynor & David, windy easy climb; roughly 1,400 feet of Pam & Mike, Vinnie ascent; return via Rydal and the coffin route (by bus) 5 4/05 Harrop Tarn – Blea Tarn – Anna 14 Sunny Watendlath – Keswick; Pam & Mike, Sandra & but very Alistair, Lyn, Margaret windy undulating with a climb;10 miles T., Margaret H., Jacqui, (just over 6 hours, including a stop Gaynor, Lesley, at Watendlath) (bus – 555 – to Christine