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The Cumbria Way is a linear 112-kilometre (70-mile) long-distance footpath in Cumbria, England. [1] [2] [3] The majority of the route is inside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.
Fitz Park is a public park in Keswick, Cumbria. [1] Landscaped in the Victorian period, the park contains shrubberies and specimen trees, and provides open space for recreation. There are sports grounds for tennis and bowls, [2] and the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery is situated there. The home ground of Keswick Cricket Club is located in the park.
The crag is the terminal cliff on a short ridge running north west from Bleaberry Fell, dropping about 400 feet (120 metres) from the plateau above.Below this are further steep slopes before the gradient slackens on the shore of Derwentwater.
A circular walking trail, broadly following the boundary of the Peak District national park. The route was developed by the Friends of the Peak District (a branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England). Robin Hood Way: 104 167: The Midlands: Nottingham Castle: Edwinstowe, Sherwood Forest: Commemorates the folklore of Robin Hood. Sabrina Way
Keswick (/ ˈ k ɛ z ɪ k / KEZ-ik) is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. Historically, until 1974, it was part of the county of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District National Park, just north of Derwentwater and four miles (six kilometres) from Bassenthwaite Lake.
So, for example, if a route is 20 kilometres (12 mi) with 1600 metres of climb (as is the case on leg 1 of the Bob Graham Round, Keswick to Threlkeld), the equivalent flat distance of this route is 20+(1.6×8)=32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi). Assuming an individual can maintain a speed on the flat of 5 km/h, the route will take 6 hours and 34 minutes.
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, now closed, called at a station in Braithwaite. Braithwaite is situated next to the fell called Barrow. A small mountain in the Newlands region which is a short walk from Braithwaite. Braithwaite is near to the Whinlatter Forest which has many walking trails of varying length.
The Keswick to Barrow Walk, also known as the K2B, is a 40 mile charity walking and running event which takes place annually in May in Cumbria, England, between Keswick and Barrow-in-Furness. The walk passes through much of the Lake District. It allows participants to run or walk as they choose.