WATENDLATH WAY - ASHNESS WOOD Traditional Cache
WATENDLATH WAY - ASHNESS WOOD
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A peaceful and varied circular walk through a traditional and small Lakeland Valley.
"Caches placed with the kind permission of the National Trust”
Watendlath - ‘track to the end of the lake’ - now owned by the National Trust, was a major cross roads for the pack horse travellers of years gone by with tracks to Keswick, Borrowdale, Grasmere and Wythburn, now lost beneath the waters of Thirlmere.
Access - From Keswick by the Borrowdale bus or the launch service to Ashness landing stage / Watendlath road end. By car on the B5289. Map - OS Explorer - The English Lakes - North Western - OL4 - 1: 25000.
A series of 7 caches with parking at Surprise View or Watendlath NT car parks.
3 mile circular walk from Watendlath
5 mile circular walk from Surprise View
7 mile circular walk from Ashness Landing Stage
Points of interest: Watendlath and its tarn were given to the National Trust by Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Louise, in memory of her brother, King Edward VII.
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Oruvaq Ynetr Obhyqre.
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