Ski Club of Manchester, May Walks 2025
Walk 1, Saturday 17th May.
Leader: Dave Miller
The first walk of the weekend will be The Coledale Round, starting from The Ruddings in Braithwaite (grid reference NY233239, Post Code CA12 5RY) and finishing at the The Coledale Inn (grid reference NY230235, Post Code CA12 5TN).
This will be a challenging walk of about 11 miles with around 4200 feet of ascent, but should be within the capabilities of fit and active walkers. The walk should take around 7 hours depending how long we spend sight seeing, eating, and of course walking. A good pace will be needed to complete the walk in a timely manner.
Meeting time is 09:45 to start walking at 10:00.
The meeting point is the hotel car park.
This will be a full day out on the fells so you will need to bring enough food and drink for the day. Good walking shoes or boots are recommended and enough variety of clothing to cope with the English climate.
The traditional Coledale Round (per Wainwright) starts with a direct assault of Grisedale Pike which is a bit of a slog, the route proposed climbs more slowly up onto the Pike via paths through Whinlatter Forest Park and then along the flank of Hobcarton, after first taking an easy path from Braithwaite to Thornthwaite. From the summit there is an option to head back to Braithwaite over Sleet How, thus reducing the walk to around 7 miles. The full route continues onto Hopegill Head and then down over Sand Hill to Coledale Hause, from there climbing onto Crag Hill and Sail before a long slow descent past Outerside and Barrow to reach the Coledale Inn where refreshments should be available.
If you intend to join the walk please advise Dave Miller by Friday 9th May by email.
Click here to download the route in GPX format.
