New walk in the #LakeDistrict added to website. An easy but interesting walk to escape the crowds. It meanders from Caldbeck to Hesket Newmarket, with some indutsrial archaeological remains thrown in! For details, see
https://www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeDistrict/Caldbeck%20to%20Hesket%20Newmarket/Hiking%20Pages%20-%20Caldbeck%20to%20Hesket%20Newmarket.htm

Cracking hike with my son today, his first ascent of Helvellyn via Striding Edge.

This view from the descent on Swirral Edge

He was utterly in his element, my challenge now is to keep up!

Steps To A Wander

Same steps as this mornings 'Stairway To The Clouds' shot

Lens: Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF Wide Angle on the X-T30

Stairway To The Clouds

Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30

Early morning walk up to Lily Tarn… #LakeDistrict

Red Tarn: A Bowl Carved by Ice

This is Red Tarn, tucked into the hollow beneath Helvellyn that looks like an armchair carved into the mountainside. The shape is no accident. It is the work of glaciers. The steep headwall of Helvellyn and the sharp ridges of Striding and Swirral Edges are the giveaway. Together they form a semi-circle. Geologists call this a cirque. In the Lake Dis ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/08/06/red-tarn-a-bowl-carved-by-ice/

A bit of news about a favourite local eatery. They serve drinks!
#LakeDistrict #Heft #wine #sommeliers
https://bsky.app/profile/thebuyer11.bsky.social/post/3lvnfhmhnt22g

Rocks And Driftwood

Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30

Kentmere: The Tarn That Industry Remade

I looked at the map and wondered where the real Kentmere was, the “mere,” or water, of the River Kent. There is the reservoir, high in the dale, and there is Kentmere Tarn, a long, tranquil pool screened by trees, looking for all the world like untouched nature.

In truth, nature had its turn ten thousand years ago, whe ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/08/04/kentmere-the-tarn-that-industry-remade/

Took this one just for you, @FourT4.

It's a dull and damp day in the #LakeDistrict today but don't forget you can always see how the weather is now on one of the many #webcams around the area. We have a page with links to many of them and here's a screen shot of the view from George Fisher right now.

https://www.walklakes.co.uk/webcams.html

Lake Reflections

Crummock Waters this morning, hazy sky but waters were reflecting nicely

Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30

Cobweb and Dew

Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30

Today we're looking at three of our #LakeDistrict walks starting in or near Grasmere village, rated by us as one, two and three "fells" in order of difficulty.

https://www.walklakes.co.uk/opus79698.html

Old International

Bit battered and worn but still working hard. (It's my spirit tractor )

Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30

This is a challenging ridge walk to Red Pike and High Stile in the #LakeDistrict but the views make it worth the effort. Wonderful panoramas of the Scafell mountains. Could be extended to include Haystacks if you are up to it! See https://www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeDistrict/RedPikeandHighStile/Hiking%20Pages%20-%20Red%20Pike%20and%20High%20Stile.htm
#Cumbria

Even at 3000ft, up Skiddaw, it can be hotter than you might expect. Take care out there.

Report from the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team in the #LakeDistrict.

You will not be impressed by my photos on an unexpectedly misty day during this walk but as the highest hill in #England outside the #LakeDistrict, Cross Fell in #Cumbria is still worth visiting. Route details at https://www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Cumbria/CrossFell/Hiking%20Pages%20-%20Cross%20Fell.htm