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Our aim at WalkLakes is to help you make the most of walking in the Lake District. We do that by searching out the best walks we can find from gentle to challenging and also by putting you in touch with other walkers.
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WalkLakes @walklakes.co.uk · Dec 29
Welcome to our account on Bluesky where we'll be posting news, especially walking, and photos about the #LakeDistrict. You can also find us on:

• Mastodon - mas.to/@walklakes
• Facebook - www.facebook.com/WalkLakes/
• Instagram - www.instagram.com/WalkLakes/
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John just completed his first round of Wainwrights and thanked us for our help by making a *very* generous donation to us via Ko-Fi. If our site helps you then you can do so too if you're so inclined. It helps us keep the web site going.

Start at ko-fi.com/walklakes
Screenshot from our Ko-Fi page. It reads: John Newsome bought a coffee: "Completed the 214 Wainwrights with much assistance from your website - so just want to say ‘thank you’." We replied: "Wow! Well done John, and thank you for your very generous donation."
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Camera found in a scree slope by redditor coming down off Great Gable yesterday, looks knackered but SD card might be savable.

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From the LakeDistrict community on Reddit: Found a camera in a scree slope coming down off Great Gable yesterday, looks knackered but SD card might be saveable
Explore this post and more from the LakeDistrict community
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September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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WalkLakes was born in 2011 so we're 14 now. Looks like we won't be doing any direct messaging then ...
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July 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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It's a dull and damp day in the #LakeDistrict today but don't forget you can always see how the weather is now on one of the many #webcams around the area. We have a page with links to many of them and here's a screen shot of the view from George Fisher right now.

www.walklakes.co.uk/webcams.html
July 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Today we're looking at three of our #LakeDistrict walks starting in or near Grasmere village, rated by us as one, two and three "fells" in order of difficulty.

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A few Walks Near Grasmere
A few Walks Near Grasmere. Today we're looking at three of our walks starting in or near Grasmere village, rated by us as one, ...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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We've been struck by some reports from Wasdale MRT about recent rescues they've undertaken. We have some thoughts.

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#BeAdventureSmart in the #LakeDistrict
Avoiding needing help
Avoiding needing help. We've been struck by some reports from Wasdale MRT about recent rescues they've undertaken. We have some ...
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July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Here's Jessie posing for a photo on Mellbreak North Top.

You can visit it on our #LakeDistrict walk 'Mellbreak and Scale Force'

www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_88.html
A golden retriever X collie wearing a backpack sits in the sun beside a small cairn on the grassy summit of a fell. More fells can be see in the distance. All under a blue sky with some small alto cumulus clouds.
June 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Looking down on Rydal Water from the Coffin Road.

This photograph is featured in 'Grasmere and Rydal Water' which is currently our third most popular #LakeDistrict walk.

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A sunny day in the Lakes. In the foreground a mass of bracken, further back a few deciduous trees, and beyond them a lake with fells behind it. All under a blue sky with only a few clouds.
May 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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On Saturday, 16th August you can join the Friends of the Lake District on this unique sponsored walk across the tidal sands of Morecambe Bay to raise money to protect #LakeDistrict landscapes.

www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/Event/mbw
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May 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Today sees our last #LakeDistrict #trigpoint photo and it's Jessie, of course, sitting close beside the trig point on Skiddaw.
A golden brown collie X golden retriever sits on the base slab of a concrete trig point, There are lots of small stones on the ground and more fells in the distance. All under a clear blue sky.
April 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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#WasdaleMRT are holding a big event on Saturday, 10th May at their Longlands Rescue Base just outside Gosforth in the morning and up the valley at the Wasdale Head Inn for the afternoon activities and live music from local band Kickstart and special guests.

Info at www.wmrt.org.uk/2025/03/come...
Poster about event - too much for alt text, follow link in post for details.
April 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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We are almost out of #LakeDistrict #trigpoint photos but here's the one on The Old Man of Coniston taken on another fairly sunny day.

We've got lots of walks up or around the Old Man
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Traditional stone built trig point sits in the sun on fairly bare rocky ground close to an edge. More fells in the distance all under a fairly blue sky with some cloud.
April 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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You can support our web site by buying us a coffee and people do, which is nice. They also say the loveliest things:

• "Best website for lake district walks by far"

• "Such a fabulous website, super helpful and clear"

• "Thanks for this website! It's amazing!"

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April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Here's the #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint on Seatallan on a clear but cold February day. Traditional stone construction again, so much nicer than concrete.

You can visit on our walk "Middle Fell, Seatallan, Buckbarrow - a Greendale round"

www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_144.html
Traditional stone construction trig point sits on rocky ground with a thin covering of snow under pretty clear blue sky with high cirrus.
April 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Not sure why we stopped posting #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint but here's the one on Red Screes. Traditional stone construction and in good condition when we visited on a fine April day.

You can visit on our walk 'Red Screes and Middle Dodd from Ambleside'

www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_148.html
A traditional stone built trig point sits on a rocky fell top with many more fells in the distance. There's still a little snow on one of them. All under a sky with some cloud but the sun is breaking through.
April 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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It's been a couple of weeks since we posted #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint (cos Covid 😷) but here's the one on Place Fell. Traditional stone construction again and in good condition, with Ullswater beyond. Bit of a grey day when we visited.
A stone built trig point set on rocks sits on a fell under cloudy skies. In the distance a lake can be seen.
March 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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It's been a couple of weeks since we posted #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint but here's the one on Pillar. Traditional stone construction and in good condition when we visited on a fine September day.

You can visit on our 'A Mosedale Horseshoe' walk
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Stone built trig point stand on open fell top with lots of small stone around and some grass too. More fells can be seen in the haze in the distance.
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Thank you to @kirstysnp.bsky.social for raising the issue of proportionality in relation to the implementation of the Online Safety Act in the debate at Westminster Hall today and especially her reference to "a hill walking forum that gets three posts a week"

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February 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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This is a fairly routine #Wasdale MRT call out report but the team lead was Jess who was a Very Good Dog and we couldn't resist the photo.

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Jess (tri-colour collie from the look of it) lying down with their rescue harness on and looking intently into the distance
February 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A favourite #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint of ours is the one on Loughrigg Fell and our walk to it from Ambleside is currently our most popular download.

www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_141.html
A stone built trig point sits on rocky ground. There is a dusting of snow around, both on the same fell and more distance fells and the sky is blue with some white clouds.
February 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Today's #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint is the one on Loadpot Hill, one of Wainwright's Far Eastern Fells lying between Ullswater and Haweswater.

Traditional stone again and looked like it had been grouted recently.

(The red thing at the base is an orienteering marker for a race happening that day.)
Stone built trig point sits on bare ground but the rest of the fell top is grassy. An overcast day but some fells just visible in the distance. At the foot of the trig point is a plastic(?) triangle of red about a foot across.
January 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Today's #LakeDistrict #TrigPoint is the one on Little Mell Fell and was in fine condition when we visited it on a sunny day, with Blencathra in the distance behind it.

It's easy to access via a remarkably short and steep walk from the straightforward access point of The Hause.
Under a blue sky with little cloud a stone built trig point in good condition stands on a grassy mound with browner ground beyond across the fell top. A dog sits further away looking into the distance.
January 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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We have today written to our MP about the Online Safety Act 2023, its appalling and disproportionate implementation, and how it will affect our web site.

www.walklakes.co.uk/forum/viewto...

#OSA
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January 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Today's #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint is the one on Ling Fell, which is located west of Bassenthwaite Lake and is one of two at the northern tip of Wainwright's North Western Fells (Sale Fell to the east being the other). It's traditional stone built and was in pretty good condition when we visited.
On a grassy fell stands a stone built trig point to the right and a ginger border collie X golden retriever in a harness sits to the left looking out over the fells.
January 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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For today's #LakeDistrict #Trigpoint we find ourselves on Lank Rigg, one of Wainwright's Western Fells, and this one is located south west of Ennerdale Water. Traditional stone built and was in very good condition when we visited.
Stone built trig point on grassy fell top with ginger border collie X lab wearing a harness resting beside it. More fells in the distance, all under fairly grey sky.
January 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM