Carlisle and District Rambling and Fellwalking Club

Carlisle & District Rambling & Fellwalking Club

This Weeks Walks

It would be very much appreciated if all walk leaders submitted a description of their walk. Preferably by the Monday preceding the walk. Descriptions can be emailed to

ramblingclubjohn@aol.com or telephone: 530306

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Sunday 13th December 2015

B Walk

Bassenthwaite Village to Trusmadoor

8.5 Miles Grade 3, 1700ft of Ascent

Leader: Ian Rowley

Wednesday 9th December 2015

Longtown Circular + Christmas Lunch

5 miles Grade 3

Leader: Graham Bell

Sands: 9.15am

This is a short morning walk which starts beside the Sycamore Cafe,Bank Street Longtown and will circumnavigate the town in a clockwise direction. There will be a short guided visit to Arthuret Church before Christmas lunch at The Metal Bridge Inn.

Members joining at Longtown should let me know in advance.

LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT 1PM.

Graham

Sunday 13th December 2015

Car Walk, Rosehill 9.00am

Car Walk: Rosehill 9.00am

Sunday 13th December 2015

A Walk

Silverhow & The Langdale Edge

7 Miles Grade 2

Leader: David Bulman

Cancelled

Car Walk:Rosehill 9.00am

Saturday 12th December 2015

Kirkstile Walk + Christmas Lunch

5 miles Grade 3

Leader: Peter Flynn

Rosehill, opposite the Auctioneer: 8.30am

The weather will be the deciding factor. If it is vaguely normal and we are not in the middle of the monsoons, then the walk will be up the lane from the Kirkstile and take the steep path (slowly, no rush at all) up to the summit of Mellbreak. Beautiful views of Crummock and Buttermere plus all the surrounding fells. Then down the side, and unless we are in plenty of time, it will be the shorter route taking the Mosedale Valley (between Mellbreak and Hen Comb). If we do have plenty time, we can go along the lakeshore path back to the Kirkstile. If the weather is as diabolical as it is while I am writing this, then it will be a low level walk round Loweswater, through the forest, up onto the old Corpse Rd. (the route for coffins from Buttermere area to be buried in consecrated ground at Mockerkin or Lamplugh) past the stunningly beautiful tarn without a name (not even Innominate Tarn no. 2) that nestles under Black Crag. From there through High Nook Farm back to the Kirkstile.

Peter

This will be an easy walk taken at a steady pace with time to appreciate the best features of a Lake District autumn including, hopefully some autumn sunshine!

The walk begins in Bassenthwaite village (parking around the green) then takes field paths and a minor road towards Orthwaite and onto Uldale common. There is a short stiff climb (the only one of the day) on to Brockle crag which opens up fine views of the back of Skiddaw and Dash Falls before we drop down slightly and enter the narrow valley of Burntod Gill. We criss-cross the beck, gently climbing to reach the remote little pass of Trusmadoor which will be our stop for lunch.

We then thread our way through this narrow gap between Great Cockup and Meal fell before descending and circling around the lower slopes of Little Cockup. Eventually we’ll return to the Uldale commons gate and take a minor road back down to Bassenthwaite village.

This is a walk in and around a peaceful corner of the lake district, not a walk for Wainwright baggers but one that takes in remote valleys miniature mountain passes and offers autumn colour, seclusion and fine mountain scenery

Ian

Due to the recent weather the walks on Sunday 13th December

are likely to change