| The
route starts at Ulverston, a market
town on the southern edge of the
Lake District. It then passes through
rolling farmland north of Ulverston
before reaching open bracken covered
moorland and foothills around Blawith. It
then descends to the lakeshore
of Coniston
Water
which it follows to the village
of Coniston. The route continues
on green lanes and wooded paths to Tarn Hows,
one of the celebrated features
of the
Lakes. More woods and moorland
lead to the Lakeland village of
Elterwater,
before the path enters the Langdale
Valley.
Overshadowed by the dramatic
high crags of the Langdale
Pikes and Bowfell, this is perhaps
the most famous place in the
Lakes.
A
steep climb up Stake Pass
at the head of Langdale leads
down
to the
long and remote valley of
Langstrath, punctuated through
its length
by deep pools and waterfalls.
The
route
continues through the densely
wooded Borrowdale Valley,
before passing
over the slopes of Cat
Bells, above Derwentwater and
on
to Keswick, a bustling tourist
town
and the
hub
of the Northern Lake District.
Paths meander through rougher, open
moorland and
mountain sides lead onwards
from Keswick and over the
slopes of
Skiddaw before descending
to the village
of Caldbeck at the foot
of the northern Fells.
The final day is a contrast to
all that has gone before - more
gentle, rolling countryside takes
over as the path follows the meandering
River Caldew downstream to the
historic border city of Carlisle,
and the end of the trail. |
