C2C Day 4 - Patterdale to Shap

Thursday 14th July 2016

Walking Diary (All Walks) Long Distance Walks Wainwrights Coast to Coast 2016

Day 4 - Patterdale to Shap is a hard day also, maybe not quite as hard as the last one, but very tiring all the same. It's another classic in my opinion with lakeland views a plenty all the way to Haweswater.

The route ascends to Boredale Hause and Angle Tarn before heading off to the Coast to Coasts highest point, Kidsty Pike. There are no eagles there anymore - although some coasters did spot one on High Raise (mmmm ! I didn't say anything). After that it's quite a steep descent down to Haweswater with the lakeside path that seems to go on for ever. An ice cream van sometimes pitches up at Burnbanks (eerie place under the dam wall) but then its fields and farmland all the way to Shap.

We stayed at the Crown & Mitre in Bampton Grange, really nice place and again had a great night with other coast to coasters - apart from getting locked out of our room, it went without incident.

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Distance: 16.4 miles
Duration: 7:45 hours
Ascent: 3709 ft
Difficulty: Hard
Accompanied By: Davy
Weather: Hot & Sunny

Wainwrights Visited

Kidsty Pike

3D outline of route

Parking

Looking back down towards Patterdale and Ullswater on the path up to Boredale Hause

To the South is Deepdale & Dovedale - Cracking views

And theres Brothers Water in amongst some Eastern Fells

The hole in the wall on Satura Crag - Seen this on Julia Bradbury's DVD

Enjoying a 'Smog' moment on the top of Kidsty Pike - The highest point of the entire Coast to Coast. This is where we first met our American friends.

After a long walk around Haweswater in the sun and then the countryside walk across fields and farmland, we arrive at Shap Abbey - just about the end for Day 4. On this last leg of the day we met Caroline who was walking the whole lot in about 5 or 6 days - she was wild camping as well and living on super noodles - Respect ! We were able to spend some time with her in Shap before heading off to Bampton Grange (Crown & Mitre) - by taxi. We have all kept in touch ever since.