Northern fells
Route cards for the long ridges.
We walk these paths and write down what we find. Distances measured on foot, ascent from the barometer, grades argued about afterwards in the car park.
Routes
Five cards to start with. Each one has been walked at least twice.
Carrock Ridge
Ullswater Shore Path
Blencathra via Hall's Fell
Loweswater Round
Wasdale Head to Black Sail
How the cards work
Nothing clever. Three numbers and an honest opinion.
Measured, not estimated
Distance comes off the track log, not the map. The two disagree more than you would think, especially on switchbacks.
Grades are subjective
Hard means hands out of pockets. Moderate means you will notice the ascent. Easy means you can hold a conversation.
Updated after weather
River crossings and scree change. When a route stops matching its card, the card gets rewritten rather than deleted.