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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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
Short Walks in Lakeland Book 2: North Lakeland
This guidebook contains 57 short half to full-day walks in the northern Lake District. Walking areas include Borrowdale, Newlands, Bassenthwaite, Thirlmere, Ullswater, Haweswater and the area north of Keswick up to Caldbeck. Part of a three-volume series, and predominantly focusing on low-level walks between 2 to 9 miles, and graded for difficulty.
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