(courtesy of Chris Butterfield)
Lakeland Routes is our family blog and photography diary, celebrating our favourite walks across the Lake District in North West England. Our aim is to share detailed route descriptions for those keen to explore the Lakeland Fells — the local name for the Cumbrian mountains. Many of the routes featured here follow, in part, the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright, author of the classic seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.
Alongside our love of mountain camping and uncovering local history, we have a real passion for venturing off the beaten track — discovering hidden corners of the fells and quiet crags where few wander. For us, that’s when you truly feel at one with this wonderful landscape.
Happy adventures,
Richard Jennings
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“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