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The English Lake District is the most beautiful natural terrain I know. In 1990 I was fortunate enough to be able to come to live here permanently and walk the Lakeland fells to my heart's content. This site is dedicated to all those who explore the area on foot.
Stop Press 19 July 2012 I've changed all picture links in the walks to the larger versions of the pictures. The smaller pictures were appropriate when the site was started in 1996 but have become outdated. 16 January 2012 I'm in the process of adding new and replacement photos to the site. Details can be found here. 14 October 2011 I've recently returned from a trip to Ecuador. Details and pictures of this trip can be found here. 30 May 2011 I've recently returned from a walking holiday to the Lycian Way in Turkey. Details and pictures of this trip can be found here. 18 April 2011 I have added a new walk, Alcock Tarn - A Short Walk from Grasmere. It is just that, a short walk. I prepared it originally in 2003 for the Cumbria Tourist Board's Lake District Outdoors website which was closed down about two years ago. So, I decided to salvage my work and post it here with rather more photographs than it had then. 30 March 2011 A number of widescreen wallpaper images (1920 x 1080) have been made available for your desktops. These are available here.
| Site Map | |
| Index of Walks | The site contains detailed descriptions of over 40 walks with links to relevant photographs throughout the text. Each walk description can printed out on a single sheet of paper for reference when on the fells. |
| Indexes of Photos | |
 Standard size | There are around 500 photographs, almost all of them in two sizes and being directly related to the walks. Links to them appear within the detailed description pages. |
| Panoramas | A number are available including some 360°+ panoramas from peaks such as Scafell Pike and Bowfell. |
| Zoom Images | Some are available with a facility to zoom in on the detail. |
| GPS | |
| Notes | The author's experience with GPS including computer programs to upload to/download from GPS units |
| Data | Waypoint data for each of the walks is available to upload to a unit or to follow the routes on a map |
| Walk Distance Calculator | Calculate automatically your own Lake District walk distance |
| List of Lakeland Felltops | in order of height, and which walks include them |
| Site Search Engine | Search the site for your own keywords |
| Buy Maps & Books | Order maps and books on the web at discount prices |
| Highlights | Places or parts of walks that seem special - with star ratings |
| Screen Saver | Download Lake District Walks Screen Savers of Lakeland and foreign trips |
| Wallpaper | Download Lake District Walks Widescreen (1920 x 1080) wallpaper of Lakeland and foreign trips |
| Glossary | Meaning and origin of Lakeland terms |
| E-mail the author | Using your own email program |
| Jottings | The author's love of Lakeland |
| Links | Lake District and Outdoor Links plus a page of sites that link to this one |
| Visitors' Book | See what others thought of the site |
| Walkers' Responsibilities | The author is not able at present to guide over the fells (pressure of work) but this provides useful information on equipment, food & drink and suchlike |
| Weather | A brief guide to Lakeland Weather and a link to the daily forecast |
| Index of Trips | This includes my own reports and photographs of trips abroad to the likes of Kilimanjaro, Ararat, Sicilian volcanoes, Ethiopia and Peru |
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