| | The Lake District: Leisure Walks for All Ages (Short walks) |  | Author: Terry Marsh
Creator: Ark Creative
Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 249052
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Pages: 80
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0711750041
EAN: 9780711750043
ASIN: 0711750041
Publication Date: June 15, 2008
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 A Word of Warning! May 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having just come back from the Lake District and having used one of these guides for the first time, I have to say beware! This was my first time walking in the Lake disrtict so I thought it would be a good idea to have a guide, and having read the previous reviews on this book I thought I would make the purchase. However, a word of warning: some of these walks are described as easy - Latterbarrow for example, a smallish fell on the outskirts of Hawkshead is 244m/803ft high, and for me was an extremely strenuous climb up an uneven rocky path to the summit. There was also a fundamental flaw in the instructions to this walk, as the guide sugested you turn left at the main junction just along from the car park when in fact you should tun right!
On the other extreme, you have the Buttermere lakeside walk which is a pleasant flattish walk (around 4+ miles) which I found extremely easy, and yet this was classed as a moderate walk.
Another thing this guide doesn't give you which would be useful is the 'scare factor' of these walks. The Elterwater walk (strenuous section of the guide - 5+ miles) started off very pleasantly for half of the way - again very easy as far as I was concerned, but then it all went pear-shaped as I suddenly found myself walking along a very narrow ledge with a sheer drop down to the river and rocks below. I'm not sure on the height of the drop, but it was enough to scare me senseless, virtually crawl the rest of the way across the ledge and abort the walk for fear of whatever else may be thrown across my path.
To sum up, the instructions for the best part are clear (with the exception of Hawkshwead) but I'm left thinking that some of the walks should be shuffled around into different categories and that there should be a bit more guidance for those of a nervous disposition.
Excellent guide for all March 26, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
To give you a bit of background, my husband and I visited the Lakes in early March. We managed four of these walks in our week there, even with him going through chemotherapy and me being spectacularly unfit! We liked the Lakes and the walks so much we're planning another trip in September and we'll definitely be taking this guide with us.
The walks are divided into three levels of difficulty; we only tried the easiest and the medium level walks. The easiest level walks should be manageable for practically anyone (bearing in mind that I'm not joking about being unfit!). These trails are easy to follow and easy on the feet and knees, but still give amazing views and lovely fresh air.
We did two of the medium-level walks and didn't have a problem with them either. However, I would suggest looking at other guides alongside this one for some of the longer walks. We took the Rydal water walk (really beautiful), which for the most part was pretty easy. However, the last stretch of the path set out in this guide was steeply downhill - chosen by the author to take in a very pretty waterfall. The route was rocky and just beside a stream which had overrun its banks, so it was also wet and slippery. Having another guide in addition to this one would have given us enough confidence to take a longer, but smoother, path.
Having said that, I would very much recommend buying this book before you go. While you're in the Lakes, you can pick up individual A5 guides to most of these walks from any tourist information centre (they'll cost between 1.50 and 2). I would also suggest the LapMap (about 1.50), which covers some of the same walks but with slightly different routes. That way, if you're completely new to walking (like we were), you'll have different perspectives and plenty of descriptions to give you the most options and prevent the tiniest chances of getting lost!
Handy Little Book April 18, 2006
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Have just come back from the Lake District having done a couple of walks using this book. Very useful. I know you can read an OS map to find public footpaths but this is pretty good as it gives you an indication of those worth doing and good starting points. The pictures in it helps you pick what you fancy the most as well. Very compact for walking with too.
The instructions are very clear (for the most part - odd hiccup - but that might have been our fault!) and the grading of the walks was very useful. (Not normally much of a walker but this sort of publication would make me do it more often.)
Glad I bought it. Now just looking for one for Lincolnshire!
 Excellent little book, amazing walks. April 4, 2005
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
Not really a fan of mapping, walking and navigating around places I'm not familiar with I bought this book, thinking I'd be alright with such a small book, and I may find one or two good walks.I bought the book overpriced at the local co-op (langdale) whilst I was in the lake district, and even for the price I paid I was extremley pleased with the book. The detail in some of the guides is immense, it's almost impossible to get lost! And from my experience with this book, the walks I did included breath-taking views, vast, open tarns and many more unique and amazing sights of the true lake district. I particulary reccomend doing a walk that includes a "tarn", which is a completley natural lake that has developed with no help of human hand (more detail in the book) as you'll simply be amazed. They also provide amazing 'picnic' areas, as not many people are attracted to the less popular ones, you won't be distrubed at all. At one point, me and my father (who was walking with me at the time) stopped beside a particulary beautiful lake, and listened as we heard nothing. Pure silence. Another amazing sight that me and my father witnessed was at the top of a mountain, where a jet swooped below us and followed the course of a nearby lake. It was actually below us, flying so low and us climbing so high, you can imagine the impact it had on our walk and the view before us. If you are expecting a journey to the lake district in the near future this book is definetly something that should be packed, and for less than a fiver (belive me, you'll pay alot more if you purchase it after arriving) it's well worth buying.
Jarrold Short Walks August 17, 2003
79 out of 80 found this review helpful
During a recent fortnight's holiday in the Lakes this book never left our pocket!. We found the walks easy to follow and all instructions were clear and up to date.
The routes are all circular and graded (from easy to more challenging) by a colour key - though some of the walks 'easiness' could be a matter of opinion!
From a gentle stroll round Buttermere to the summit of Cat Bells and a long tramp round Grisedale Beck - the book will be invaluable to first time walking enthusiasts and also for families simply out for a picnic or stroll. With this book the walker is in no doubt of the path and can confidently walk in to the depths of the countryside knowing that the route is exactly as written. At least 10 of them were tried and tested.
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