Lakeland Routes is a family blog and photography diary of our favourite walks here in the Lake District, North West England. Our aim is to provide very detailed route descriptions for those wanting to explore the Lakeland Fells, which is the local name given to the Cumbrian Mountains. Many of the walks included on the website, in part, follow the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright, the author of the seven guide books: ‘A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells’. As well as wild camping and researching local history, another great passion of ours is to go ‘off the beaten track’ and not to always follow the traditional paths. This is a great way to explore the crags and to be truly at one with the fells.
Happy adventures
Richard Jennings
“The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits. These are for the seeking, and those who seek and find while there is still time will be blessed both in mind and body.” The Western Fells
Alfred Wainwright