ROUTE STATS

Distance 10.7km (6¾ miles) Total ascent 1200m Time 6 hours Start/finish Seathwaite (NY235121)

Nearest town Keswick Terrain Good paths from Seathwaite to Great Gable; narrow, faint tracks over rocky ground on the Gable Girdle; tricky scrambling (exposed in parts) around the Great Napes; route finding would be very difficult in poor visibility

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL4; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 90; Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Lake District West Accommodation Camping, yurts and camping barns at Seathwaite Farm (01768) 777394; ample accommodation also available in Borrowdale valley and Keswick

Public transport From Keswick, take bus 78 (March-October only) to Seatoller and walk to Seathwaite – key ‘bus service’ in the search box at www.keswick.org Guidebooks A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The Western Fells by Alfred Wainwright, pb Frances Lincoln. There’s an in-depth guide to Gable Girdle on pages 9-14 of the Great Gable section

Tourist info Keswick TIC 0845 901 0845 Best pub The Langstrath Country Inn, Stonethwaite (01768) 777239