Blencathra [Saddleback]

Great walk

We parked the car at scales and followed the path up through the beer garden of the pub. The first part is really steep so be warned.Was great views from the top,took three hours up and down.

Hunters

We’re in Keswick for a week and wanted to explore blencathra on both occasions we arrived at the car park it was full of hounds and huntsmen and what we assumed supporters . We found a tiny area to pa...

Good Walk Weird People

Parking was okay free which is a bonus i consider myself a fit fellow and struggled up the first incline, there were numerous runners on the mountain that thought they owned the mountain and were quit...

Beutiful views in good weather.

We did the simplest route which is just follow the path from the car park and you can't go wrong. Nice easy route anyone should be able to do without much worry. A few steep parts but all in all simpl...

Brilliant walk for novices

Very nice walk for beginners, quite uphill at points but nothing too bad. Views were stunning but unluckily we got to the summit just as the fog and clouds fell so there were no views from the top. Sp...