ABSTRACT OF TOURS. FOR the accommodation of strangers about to make the Tour of the Lake District, and who are in doubt, from the number of routes, which, and in what order to take them, we have drawn up an abstract of four Tours, one of which is supposed to commence and terminate at each of the four principal towns lying upon the edge of the district, viz. Ulverston, Kendal, Penrith, and Whitehaven. By consulting the map and charts, Tourists will be able to vary with ease any part of the Tours here given according to their convenience; and by reference to the Index, the reader will find the page of the volume, in which the objects mentioned in the abstract are described at length. I. ULVERSTON. ULVERSTON-Coniston Lake-Waterhead Inn-ascend the OLD MAN-AMBLESIDE-Circuit of WINDERMERE-TROUTBECK Excursion-LANGDALE Excursion, in which Langdale Pikes may be ascended-Excursion to RYDAL, GRASMERE and Loughrigg Tarn-Grasmere Wythburn-ascend HELVELLYN -Thirlemere-KESWICK-Circuit of DERWENTWATER-EXcursion into the VALE OF ST. JOHN-ascend SKIDDAW-Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE LAKE-Excursion through BORROWDALE to BUTTERMERE-CRUMMOCK WATER-SCALE HILLENNERDALE WATER-EGREMONT Strands-ascend SCAWFELL PIKE-WAST WATER-Over Sty Head to KESWICK-PENRITH -Excursion to HAWES WATER-Excursion to ULLESWATER - PATTERDALE AMBLESIDE --HAWKSHEAD--ESTHWAITE WATER-ULVERSTON-Excursion by Broughton into DENNERDALE and SEATHWAITE. II. KENDAL. KENDAL AMBLESIDE-Circuit of WINDERMERE-TROUTBECK Excursion-CONISTON-ascend the OLD MAN-Circuit of CONISTON LAKE-AMBLESIDE-LANGDALE Excursion-Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMERE-WYTHBURN-ascend HELVELLYN-THIRLEMERE-KESWICK-Circuit of DERWENTWATER-VALE of ST. JOHN-ascend SKIDDAW-BASSENTHWAITE Excursion-BORROWDALE-BUTTERMERE-SCALE HILL -Excursion to ENNERDALE WATER-EGREMONT STRANDS at the foot of WAST WATER-ascend Scawfell Pike-KESWICK by way of Sty Head-PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER -Excursion to ULLESWATER-PATTERDALE-AMBLESIDE, by HAWKSHEAD and ESTHWAITE WATER to BOWNESS-KENDAL. III. PENRITH. PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-ULLESWATER-PATTERDALE ascend HELVELLYN, by Kirkstone, to AMBLESIDE TROUTBECK Excursion-Circuit of WINDERMERE-LANGDALE Excursion-ascend LANGDALE PIKES-Coniston-Circuit of CONISTON LAKE-ascend the OLD MAN-return to AMBLESIDE -Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMERE-WYTHBURN THIRLEMERE-KESWICK-ascend SKIDDAW-Circuit of DERWENTWATER-Excursion into the Vale of St. John-Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE WATER-BORROWDALE-BUTTERMERE SCALE HILL-Excursion to ENNERDALE WATER-EGREMONT -STRANDS at the foot of WAST WATER-ascend Scawfell Pike-KESWICK by way of Sty Head-PENRITH. IV. WHITEHAVEN. WHITEHAVEN-Excursion to Ennerdale Lake-EGREMONT -WAST WATER-ascend SCAWFELL PIKE-by Sty Head, and through Borrowdale, to KESWICK-Circuit of Keswick Lake -ascend SKIDDAW-Excursion to the VALE of ST. JOHN Circuit of BASSENTHWAITE WATER-PENRITH-Excursion to HAWES WATER-Ulleswater-PATTERDALE-ascend HELVELLYN-AMBLESIDE by Kirkstone-Circuit of WINDERMERE TROUTBECK Excursion-CONISTON-ascend the OLD MANCircuit of CONISTON LAKE-HAWKSHEAD-BOWNESS-AMBLESIDE LANGDALE Excursion, in which LANGDALE PIKES may be ascended-Excursion round GRASMERE and RYDALMEREGrasmere Wythburn-Thirlemere- KESWICK-BORROW DALE-BUTTERMERE-SCALE HILL-WHITEHAVEN. Besides the mountains named in the above abstract, those Tourists who can spare time, and are possessed of sufficient corporeal strength, are recommended to ascend the following, as the views obtained from them are extremely fine-WANSFELL PIKE and LOUGHRIGG FELL from Ambleside- HELM CRAG from Grasmere-HIGH STREET from Kentmere or Patterdale-SADDLEBACK and GRISEDALE PIKE from KeswickGREAT GAVEL from Borrowdale-and BLACK COMBE near Broughton. |