ROUTE INFO

Distance 11km (6½ miles) Total ascent 618m Time 4½ hours Start/finish parking area on the A5091 near the bridge at Dockray

(NY392215)

Nearest town Penrith Terrain lots of steep and rough ups and downs; careful navigation is required; some trackless sections; very wet going in places; a stretch of quiet lane walking; avoid in misty conditions

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL5; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 90; Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Lake District North

Accommodation The Royal at Dockray (01768) 482356 www.the-royaldockray.co.uk; Gill Head Farm, Troutbeck (01768) 779953 www.gillhead farm.co.uk

Public transport None stops near the start Guidebooks A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Northern Fells by A. Wainwright, pb Frances Lincoln; Lakeland Fellranger – The Near

Eastern Fells by Mark Richards, pb Cicerone Tourist info Keswick TIC (01768) 772645 Best pub The Troutbeck Inn, Troutbeck (01768) 483635 www. troutbeckinn.co.uk