Walking Britain High Seat & Bleaberry Fell from Keswick
Introduction to Walk 3037
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Central Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
Ascent - 1960 feet / 594 metres
Time - 6 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Lake District walk from Keswick visits the summits of High Seat and Bleaberry Fell, which lie between Thirlmere and Derwentwater. This area can be wet underfoot so choose a dry period or go after a heavy frost. Views across Lakeland are excellent throughout with many of the higher peaks in view throughout the high level sections of the route. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Bleaberry Fell, High Seat. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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