Great Mountain Days in the Lake District: 50 Classic Routes Exploring the Lakeland Fells

Great book with lots of walks. All with clear description and map.

This book is has great walks usually up famous hills / mountains but shows different routes of getting up there. Of the 4 walks I completed I found the timings were exagerated. The book itself is quite big so its not the type to put in your pocket - I tore out the pages and restuck them in later. I recommend that the route is transferred to a large scale OS map before setting out as I found the instructions were general and not step by step. I gave the book 5 stars as I am an experienced walker and the routes were great the poor timings and lack of instructions were not material to me

Just reading this book ahead of planning a trip next month. It is set out well and offers a range of walks for different abilities.

I originally borrowed this book from the library and used it so much that I had to buy a copy. Each walk is detailed on how to start etc but comes too with little snippets of information in relation to the walks. I haven't gone wrong on any of the walks (as yet), the instructions are clear. My only critiscism is that the book is not smaller. Rather bulky to carry in back pack and would suggest you photocopy the walk sheets. A good buy though...great pictures too.

I've been a fan of Mark Richards for a long while now, starting with his High Peak Walks, he inspired me to go off path. This new publication offers tantalising day expeditions in the lakes and is perfect for beginners and old lags who need reinvigoration to explore. I've used the walks a few times now and have customised some. Mark also covers less visited areas of the National Park, which many guides avoid. And when you're back home, it has some great photography so you can relive your experiences.Mark Richards is a devoted supporter of maintaining the beauty of the Park and broadcasts regularly on Radio Cumbria.

The quality of the book, choice of walks and map illustrations of routes were excellent. However, I found the narrative wasn't clear or helpful in many instances and didn't help us decide whether or not to tackle some of the steeper climbs. The book included unnecessary detailed route direction notes which could be gained from reading a map but explanations of the actual difficulty of the walk were lacking or unclear. The author used odd terminology, eg "untidy footing" to describe a steep descent with loose stones. Simple, more objective descriptions would have been much more useful. On that basis, I would't recommend the book and was disappointed by the actual technical walk narratives - I'm sure there are clearer guidebooks available for the Lakes.

Not a book to take on the fells, as its quite large (and frankly too good to risk getting damaged) but very useful for planning a serious days walking in the Lakes from the comfort of your armchair. Whilst most of the walks and all of the fells are obviously covered in other books, clear instructions, good maps and excellent photographs still makes this worth buying as it is a very pleasant (and addictive) read.

A really nice well put together book with all the info you need... even if you don’t walk or run the fells it would be a perfect addition to a book collection.. I will use it to roughly plan out my running routes around the lakes... just flicking through it gives me a buzz!!

I'm a Cicceroni fan, that's why I bought this book.It surpassed all the imagery, info, trails etc.I'm so pleased with this book.

Ein sehr schön aufgemachtes Buch. Die Beschreibungen der Touren sind detailreich und sehr inspirierend. In Ergänzung mit topografischen Wanderkarten ein idealer Begleiter für Wanderungen im wunderschönen Lake district.