| Distance: | 11.5 km | |
| Time: | approx 4hrs | |
| Height gained: | 516m | |
| Map: | Outdoor Leisure OL5 – The English Lakes, North-eastern area | |
| Parking: | Cow Bridge car park, A592 (NY 404134) | |
| Refreshments: | None |
View the route in OS Openspace: Hayeswater and Angle Tarn
Route: Cow Bridge – Hartsop – Hayeswater Gill – Hayeswater – The Knott (lower slopes) – Rest Dodd (lower slopes) – Satura Crag – Buck Crag – Angle Tarn – Angletarn Pikes – Stony Rigg – Boredale Hause – Dunhow – Hartsop – Cow Bridge
| Distance: | 13.5 km | |
| Time: | approx 5hrs | |
| Height gained: | 1150m | |
| Map: | Outdoor Leisure OL5 – The English Lakes, North-eastern area | |
| Parking: | In lay-by on A591 (NY 337085) | |
| Refreshments: | “Travellers Rest” near start (NY 336089). Nothing on route. |
View the route in OS Openspace: Grasmere – Helvellyn – Thirlmere
Note: My routes starts from my holiday rental cottage in Easedale. If starting from the point suggested above, the route then is around 12 km.
Route: Mill Bridge – Little Tongue Gill – Hause Riggs – Hause Gap – Grisedale Tarn – Dollywagon Pike – High Crag – Nethermost Pike – Striding Edge (western end) – Helvellyn – Lower Man – Browncove Crags – Helvellyn Gill – Highpark Wood.
Return to the start at Grasmere is by bus (once every 2hrs on a winter Sunday).
| Distance: | 11.5 km | |
| Time: | approx 4hrs | |
| Height gained: | 418m | |
| Map: | Outdoor Leisure OL4 – The English Lakes, North-western area | |
| Parking: | NT car park, Rosthwaite (NY 258158) | |
| Refreshments: | Teashop at Watendlath Farm (NY 276173), cafes in Grange (NY 253175) and at Yew Tree Farm (near start/end of route) (NY 258148) |
View the route in OS Openspace: Watendlath and Grange
Note: My route starts from Scafell Hotel. The suggested start is more readily accessible.
Route: Rosthwaite – Birkett’s Leap – Puddingstone bank – Watendlath – Watendlath Beck – Mossmire Coppice – High Lodore – Grange – Holmcrag Wood – Low Hows Wood – High Hows Wood – River Derwent – Rosthwaite.