Great Mountain Days in the Lake District

£16.99

An inspirational and detailed guide to 50 great mountain expeditions on the high fells of Lakeland. These circular routes have been chosen to provide the experienced fell walker with a range of essential walks for exploring the region. The walks are all graded, making the guide equally suitable for less experienced walkers looking for new summits and undiscovered areas.

It contains routes illustrated with Harvey maps and the author’s pictorial route diagrams, with walks that can be enjoyed all year round and some with some mild scrambling too.

These memorable mountain walks include:
- Best known peaks: routes up Scafell Pike, Bowfell, Blencartha, Great Gable and more…
- Horseshoe ridge routes such as Fairfield, Helvellyn, Newlands…
- Ridge walks and scrambles including Sharp Edge, Striding Edge, St Sunday Crag…
- Family days out on the fells with Lingmoor Fell, Wetherlam, Haystacks, Place Fell and many more besides.

About this series
Cicerone Press are one of the UK's most well known and respected publishers of guidebooks for the outdoor enthusiast. Their walking guides are famous for combining the practical with the interesting. Clear route maps accompany detailed directions that are peppered with fascinating asides and local anecdotes. Background information on the history, archaeology and geology of an area is generous and details of public transport and accommodation options are nearly always provided. Photographs (black & white and colour) or line drawings are used to illustrate the guides.