ROUTE STATS

Distance 11.5km (7 miles) Total ascent 700m Time 5 hours Start/finish Seathwaite Village Hall (SD228961) Nearest town Broughton-in-Furness

Terrain Some steep climbs and a very steep, loose descent, but no scrambling; felled forestry and rocky/ boggy areas slow down the river section; wet sections throughout

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL6; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 96; Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Lake District West; Harvey British Mountain Map (1:40,000) Lake District Accommodation Seathwaite Lodge holiday cottage or B&B (01229) 716840 www. seathwaitelodge.co.uk; Turner Hall campsite (01229) 716420; High Wallabarrow bunkhouse, camping barn & holiday cottage (01229) 715011 www. wallabarrow.co.uk Public transport Buses to Broughtonin-Furness www. stagecoachbus.com Guidebooks A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The Southern Fells by Alfred Wainwright, pb Frances Lincoln

Tourist info Broughton TIC (01229) 716115 www.lakedistrictinformation.com

Best pub The Newfield Inn, Seathwaite (01229) 716208 www.newfieldinn.co.uk