Routes
Every route walked, GPX recorded. Filter by region or scroll through the lot.
Yorkshire Dales
Dales Way
Dales Way: Grassington to Buckden
Ten miles up Wharfedale from Grassington to Buckden, over the limestone terraces to Kettlewell and then along the river. Park at Buckden, bus down, walk back. Here's how the day went.
Dales Way
Dales Way: Ilkley to Bolton Abbey
The first leg of the Dales Way — north from Ilkley to Bolton Abbey along the Wharfe, past a cafe with real Swiss ski gondolas on the terrace, finishing at the priory.
Dales Way
Dales Way: Bolton Abbey to Grassington
About ten and a half miles along the Wharfe from Bolton Abbey to Grassington. Park in Grassington, bus down, walk back — no second car needed. Here's how the day went.
Italian Lakes
Lake Como: Brunate, the Volta Lighthouse and the ridge to Torno
A first-hand walk above Lake Como — up from the lakefront to Brunate and the Volta lighthouse, along the ridge, then down to Torno for the boat back. Route notes and the GPX from our day.
Lake Como: the old hamlet path from Gera Lario to Domaso
The wild northern end of Lake Como — an old waymarked path linking the hillside hamlets between Gera Lario and Domaso, past country churches, vineyards and chestnut woods, with a lakeside lighthouse at the start. First-hand notes and the GPX.
Lake Como: a walk above Moltrasio
A quieter corner of Lake Como — the bus down the western shore, a walk in the hills above Moltrasio past a tall waterfall, and the hydrofoil home. First-hand notes and the GPX.
Laveno Cable Car to Sasso del Ferro: Riding the Bidonvia
The open bucket cable car up to Sasso del Ferro, then the walk down to Lake Maggiore. What the bidonvia is really like to ride, times, prices and our GPX.
Lake Maggiore: the old path up to Cavandone, above Verbania
A quiet loop on the old pedestrian path above Verbania — up through the woods of Monterosso to the medieval village of Cavandone, past the Buon Rimedio oratory and its view over the Borromean gulf, then down through fields to the lake. First-hand notes and the GPX.
Lake District
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 1 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 1: Keswick to Buttermere
The first day of the Lake District Peak to Pub — the Cat Bells ridge over Maiden Moor and High Spy to Dale Head and Robinson, then down to Buttermere and the Bridge Hotel. First-hand notes and the GPX from our walk.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 2 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 2: Buttermere to Wasdale
Day 2 of the Lake District Peak to Pub — Haystacks, Brandreth, Green Gable and Great Gable, from Buttermere over to Wasdale Head and its famous inn. Route notes and the GPX from our walk.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 3 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 3: Wasdale to Eskdale
The biggest day of the Lake District Peak to Pub — Scafell Pike and Sca Fell, the two highest mountains in England, then Slight Side and a long, easily-lost descent to the Woolpack Inn in Eskdale. First-hand notes, the navigation, and our GPX.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 4 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 4: Eskdale to Langdale
Day 4 of the Lake District Peak to Pub — Harter Fell and the Coniston fells (Old Man, Swirl How, Great Carrs) from Eskdale over to Langdale and the New Dungeon Ghyll. Route notes and the GPX from our walk.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 5 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 5: Langdale to Grasmere
Day 5 of the Lake District Peak to Pub — Pavey Ark and the Langdale Pikes over High Raise and the Greenburn ridge to Helm Crag and Grasmere. Route notes from our 2020 week.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 6 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 6: Grasmere to Threlkeld
Day 6 of the Lake District Peak to Pub — the great Helvellyn-to-Dodds ridge: Dollywaggon, Nethermost, Helvellyn and the long line of the Dodds to Clough Head and Threlkeld. Route notes and the GPX from our walk.
Lake District Peak to Pub · Day 7 of 7
Peak to Pub Day 7: Blencathra and Skiddaw
The final day of the Lake District Peak to Pub — up Blencathra by Hall's Fell ridge, a proper scramble, then the long crossing to Skiddaw and down into Keswick and the George Hotel. First-hand notes on the finale, and why we skipped Carl Side.
Keswick 8 Peaks: the Mountain Festival hike
Eight Lakeland fells around Derwentwater and Borrowdale in one day — Catbells to Walla Crag, 17.7 miles and over 1,500m of climbing. What the Keswick Mountain Festival 8 Peaks hike is actually like, with my GPX from the day.