Lake District Walks | The Newlands Round (a 5 Wainwright walk)

In late August 2022, Neil pays a visit to a true Lake District classic – the Newlands Round, near Keswick. There are several permutations for the round, depending on how many summits are included, and it can be done clockwise or anti-clockwise. Wainwright’s preference was for a clockwise route, starting with Maiden Moor, and descending off Hindscarth, and we’re not going to argue with that!

In this film, the route is anti-clockwise, starting from Little Town, climbing Robinson via the ridge (with a little bit of scrambling on Blea Crags), then on to Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy and finishing with Maiden Moor (home, famously, of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle).

Although not included in this film, our walk up Cat Bells is here: https://youtu.be/OF6D1F5kzMM

It’s a walk of roughly 10 miles, and 3,500 ft ascent, although some hills can easily be omitted, and there are various ways off, making it shorter (or, if needed, longer – primarily by including Cat Bells) and it is rightly famous for its sensational views into Buttermere, the stunning Newlands Valley and down over Derwentwater and across to Skiddaw.

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Ordnance Survey maps used with permission. OS Explorer map: OL4: English Lakes https://shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/map-of-the-lake-district-north-western-area/ (We’re not sponsored by them).

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