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A long day out in the big hills: a midsummer celebration

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Penrith Group - magic March!

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Overview

Its Midsummer's day, the 24th of June and what better day could there be for a long walk in the big hills.

Highlights include:

  1. The enigma of green Hole
  2. Scafell Pike direct from Eskdale
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Meeting time:
8:15 am
Start time:
9:01 am
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
24.1km / 15.0mi
Ascent:
1828.8m / 6000ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NY 52688 29644
Nearest postcode:
CA11 8RE
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cement.delivers.union
Meeting time:
8:15 am

Rugby club

Starting point

Grid reference:
NY 23448 11937
Nearest postcode:
CA12 5XJ
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Start time:
9:01 am

Seathwaite

Upcoming walks with Penrith Group - magic March!

Stonethwaite beck

A Borrowdale excursion - 🐝🐝+ Group

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8.7 miles
Clifftop

Arnside Knott and a coastal stroll

Start:

Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
6.6 miles
St Sunday Crag

Deepdale delight (₳ -/🐝+ walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
9.5 miles
Ingleborough

The Monday Yorkshire Dales Walk: Great Coum and Gragareth

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.0 miles
Wall

Hadrian's Wall from Greenhead

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.0 miles
Haweswater

Mardale Common to Harter Fell from the Old Corpse Road - 🐝🐝+ Group

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
8.6 miles
Gris

The North-West passage: Dubwath to Braithwaite linear eco-traverse (₳ grade walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.9 miles
Lingmoor

Lingmoor and Little Langdale - 🐝🐝+ Group

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.5 miles
Ill Bell

Kentmere Round (₳ walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.0 miles
ing

The Monday Yorkshire Dales Walk: Baugh Fell

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
13.0 miles
Scafell range

Scafell Pike swagger (₳-/🐝+ walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
9.0 miles
The view ahead

An "inspection" of the Worm Gill Catchment (₳)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
14.5 miles
Alston 1

Alston Riverside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.2 miles
Melmerby Fell

Melmerby Fell - 🐝🐝+ Group

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
11.2 miles
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St Sunday Crag (B+, B walk)

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
5.0 miles
Dock Tarn

Dock Tarn, Watendlath and Grange

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.6 miles
Ingleborough

The Monday Yorkshire Dales Walk: Great Knoutberry Hill and Dodd Fell

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
ing

The Monday Yorkshire Dales Walk: Whernside

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
10.0 miles
Great Gable

Great Gable from Honister Slate Mine visiting Haystacks - 🐝🐝+ Group

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
7.9 miles
scafell

A long day out in the big hills: a midsummer celebration

Start:

Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
15.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.75 per month
Register for an account for FREE