Howgills

Orienteering in the Howgills

4 hours of running over rough, pathless, tussocky grass with leg burning ascents and knee wrecking descents. Maybe running is an exaggeration, I doubt I ran more than half of it and that was only when it was flat or downhill. The Kong Mini Mountain Marathons are essentially mountain orienteering events. You are handed aContinue reading “Orienteering in the Howgills”

Black Force, Howgills

An enjoyable half day scrambling up Black Force in the western Howgills with my 9 year old daughter, Hannah. The Howgills are mostly rounded and grassy hills, but Black Force is a little more interesting. We parked near to Carlingill Bridge, an early start meaning that we had full choice of parking spaces, and followedContinue reading “Black Force, Howgills”

The Other Borrowdale

Good walk with friend Steve in the unspoilt hills of the other Borrowdale. Not the Borrowdale near Keswick but the one lying between the A6 and the M6 just to the south west of Tebay. The hills may not be as high or as rugged as in the more well known Borrowdale, but they areContinue reading “The Other Borrowdale”

Afternoon walk in the Howgills following a morning of heavy rain. I’m lucky enough to live 45 minutes away so close enough for a half day walk in what are usually deserted hills. Today was no exception and I saw no-one in the 4 hours I was out. I parked at the Cross Keys nearContinue reading “Howgills”