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Meet Nick: 11 places to cheer him on around the 325.3 mile route

Nick walks the whole 325.3 miles on his own two feet. What he does not have to do on his own is walk it in silence. These are 11 places around the loop, about 33 miles apart, where the route comes within reach of a car park. Pick one, turn up, and give him a shout.

Every stop below was chosen by measuring the route file against car parks an ordinary road car can reach. No four wheel drive, no permit, no ticket. Most of them are a walk of well under an hour there and back, and at some of them he walks straight past the cars.

11 Places to meet him Start, finish and 9 in between
33 Miles apart Roughly one for every day
None Shortest walk in He passes the car park itself
2.7 km Longest walk in Still under two hours there and back
See the 11 stops See the whole route

Three steps, nothing to arrange

How To Come And Meet Him

1

Pick a stop

Choose the one nearest you, or the one on the day you are free. Each stop says how far the walk in is and how long it takes.

2

Check the day, not the hour

The days below are a guide worked out from the distance. Nobody knows the hour. Watch Rossendale and Pendle MRT on social media on the day for where he actually is.

3

Park, walk in, make noise

Park properly, take a coat, and walk out to the route. On day eight, a stranger shouting his name is worth more than you would think.

Red pins are the meeting points

Where They Are

The route 1 Where to park Where he passes

Click a pin for the parking, the walk in and the day. Scroll zoom is off until you click the map, so the page keeps scrolling normally.

In the order he reaches them

The 11 Stops

Distances are measured from the route file. The day against each stop comes from dividing the round into 10 equal distances, so treat it as a guide rather than a timetable. The real days will not be that tidy.

Keswick, Lakeside

Lake Road, Keswick

The start

Wed 19 Aug

Mile 0 of 325

Where to park
The Lakeside long stay car park by Theatre by the Lake, with around two hundred and fifty spaces, toilets and a cafe. Card, coins or the MiPermit app.
The walk in
About 700 metres from the car park on the level. Roughly 15 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Come in off the A66 rather than up Borrowdale. It is often full by the middle of a summer morning, and the Central car park on Heads Road is five minutes away on foot.
Directions to Keswick, Lakeside

Car park 54.5961, -3.1381

Honister Pass

B5289 Honister Pass

Around day 2

Thu 20 Aug

Mile 33 of 325

Where to park
The slate mine car park at the top of the pass, which takes over a hundred cars and costs about five pounds for the day. Cafe, shop and toilets on site.
The walk in
About 800 metres from the car park, climbing 173 metres. Roughly 35 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
The B5289 over Honister is one of the steepest roads in England, with 1 in 4 sections and a six foot six width restriction. An ordinary car in a low gear is fine. Anything wide or towing is not.
Directions to Honister Pass

Car park 54.51144, -3.20016

Wasdale Head

Wasdale valley road

Around day 3

Fri 21 Aug

Mile 70 of 325

Where to park
The National Trust car park at Lake Head, room for fifty cars or more, with toilets open all day and a welcome centre. About ten pounds for the day and free to members.
The walk in
About 1.9 km from the car park, climbing 319 metres. Roughly 75 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Leave the A595 at Gosforth and allow twenty five minutes of single track lane. There is no phone signal in the valley, so take coins. Never let a satnav send you over Hardknott Pass, and leave the village green clear.
Directions to Wasdale Head

Car park 54.456, -3.2626

Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley

Duddon valley road

Around day 4

Sat 22 Aug

Mile 103 of 325

Where to park
A free Forestry England car park by the river, an unsurfaced area holding about thirty cars. No toilets and no facilities of any kind, so take a couple of pounds in coins in case there is a donation box.
The walk in
About 1.8 km from the car park on the level. Roughly 40 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Leave the A595 at Duddon Bridge and follow the single track valley road north through Ulpha. Ignore any satnav that offers Wrynose or Hardknott, and use the coordinates rather than the postcode, which lands half a mile away.
Directions to Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley

Car park 54.38562, -3.17934

Grasmere

Broadgate, Grasmere

Around day 5

Sun 23 Aug

Mile 133 of 325

Where to park
Broadgate Meadow car park on Broadgate, roughly eighty to a hundred pay and display spaces taking coins, card or the RingGo app. There are no toilets here. The nearest are at Stock Lane, ten minutes away through the village.
The walk in
About 2.4 km from the car park, climbing 76 metres. Roughly 65 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Turn off the A591 onto the B5287 and follow Broadgate to the north end of the village. An ordinary two lane road the whole way, and the 555 bus stops in the village if you would rather not drive at all.
Directions to Grasmere

Car park 54.46079, -3.02171

Kirkstone Pass

A592 Kirkstone Pass

Around day 6

Mon 24 Aug

Mile 169 of 325

Where to park
About seventy spaces opposite the Kirkstone Pass Inn at the top of the pass. It went private in July 2026, so it is card only with number plate cameras. Read the sign and pay before you walk off.
The walk in
About 2.7 km from the car park on the level. Roughly 65 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Come up the A592 from Windermere or down from Patterdale. Do not let a satnav take you up The Struggle out of Ambleside, which is far steeper and much narrower.
Directions to Kirkstone Pass

Car park 54.46498, -2.92546

Martindale Hause

Howtown road

Around day 7

Tue 25 Aug

Mile 198 of 325

Where to park
Free open ground by St Peter's Church at the top of the hill, holding fifteen to twenty cars. No toilets and no facilities of any kind.
The walk in
He walks past the car park. No walk in at all.
Getting there by car
A dead end single track lane from Pooley Bridge with tight hairpins above Howtown, and a no stopping order along it, so there is nowhere legal to wait if the parking is full. Share a car, or park at Pooley Bridge and take the Ullswater steamer to Howtown.
Directions to Martindale Hause

Car park 54.56499, -2.87408

High Row, Dockray

A5091 Dockray

Around day 8

Wed 26 Aug

Mile 233 of 325

Where to park
Free rough parking for about ten cars where the Old Coach Road begins. If it is full, the National Trust car park at High Cascades is five minutes back down the hill.
The walk in
He walks past the car park. No walk in at all.
Getting there by car
A narrow single track lane climbing out of Dockray, with a rough surface at the top.
Directions to High Row, Dockray

Car park 54.58852, -2.96106

Latrigg (Gale Road)

Gale Road, Keswick

Around day 9

Thu 27 Aug

Mile 269 of 325

Where to park
Free parking for roughly twenty five to thirty cars at the head of Gale Road. Nothing else is up here, so the nearest toilets and food are back in Keswick.
The walk in
About 2 km from the car park, climbing 371 metres. Roughly 85 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Follow the signs for Skiddaw off Briar Rigg above Keswick. A mile and a half of narrow single track lane with few passing places, and a dead end at the top, so you have to turn round. It fills early every day of the summer, so have a Keswick car park in mind as a fallback.
Directions to Latrigg (Gale Road)

Car park 54.61832, -3.11545

Lanthwaite Wood, Crummock

B5289 Lorton

Around day 10

Fri 28 Aug

Mile 301 of 325

Where to park
A National Trust car park for about thirty cars by the bridge at the north end of Crummock Water. Coins only, and there are no toilets.
The walk in
About 1.3 km from the car park, climbing 48 metres. Roughly 35 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Come from Cockermouth through Lorton on the B5289. The entrance beside the bridge is easy to miss. Do not come over Honister or Newlands.
Directions to Lanthwaite Wood, Crummock

Car park 54.58124, -3.31847

Keswick, Lakeside

Lake Road, Keswick

The finish

Fri 28 Aug

Mile 325 of 325

Where to park
The Lakeside long stay car park by Theatre by the Lake, with around two hundred and fifty spaces, toilets and a cafe. Card, coins or the MiPermit app.
The walk in
About 550 metres from the car park on the level. Roughly 15 minutes there and back.
Getting there by car
Come in off the A66 rather than up Borrowdale. It is often full by the middle of a summer morning, and the Central car park on Heads Road is five minutes away on foot.
Directions to Keswick, Lakeside

Car park 54.5961, -3.1381

Read this before you set off

Coming Out To The Fells

Park in the car park, nowhere else

Not on the verge, not in a passing place, not across a farm gate. These are working valleys, and a fire engine or a mountain rescue vehicle has to get through. Bad parking in the Lakes is the thing local people complain about most, and this round is raising money for a rescue team.

Arrive early and share a car

Most of these car parks are small and full by the middle of a summer morning. Come in one car rather than three, get there early, and pick a second stop to fall back on. If a car park is full, drive on rather than squeezing in.

Take coins

Some of these machines are cash only, and the ones that take an app need a phone signal that is often not there. Prices and payment methods change, so read the sign when you arrive rather than trusting what it says here.

Do not expect a phone signal

Most of these valleys have little or none. Agree the exact spot and a rough time before you leave the house, because once you are there you may not be able to ring anybody, look anything up, or find out that he is running four hours late.

Dress for the hill, not the car

Even a twenty minute walk in the Lake District needs boots, a waterproof and something warm, in August as much as in October. There is no shelter at most of these stops. Keep dogs on a lead near sheep, shut every gate behind you, and take your litter home.

Let him keep moving

Say hello, take the photo, and let him walk. Ten days of this is decided in the hours nobody is watching, and a stop that runs long on day three is a mile he has to make up in the dark.

Heading further onto the hill than the walk in? Read what to carry and what to check before you go out, and remember that in an emergency you call 999, ask for the police, then ask for mountain rescue.

Straight answers

Questions People Ask

Where can I meet Nick on the route?

At 9 places around the loop, roughly 33 miles apart, listed on this page. Each one is a car park an ordinary car can reach, with a short walk out to the route. They are Honister Pass, Wasdale Head, Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley, Grasmere, Kirkstone Pass, Martindale Hause, High Row, Dockray, Latrigg (Gale Road) and Lanthwaite Wood, Crummock.

Do I need a ticket or do I have to tell anyone I am coming?

No. Every stop is a public car park or a public road, and nothing is ticketed. Turn up, cheer, and go home again.

How will I know when Nick is due at a stop?

The day shown against each stop is worked out by dividing the round into 10 equal distances, so it is a rough guide and nothing more. Weather, daylight and how the body is holding up will move it. Watch Rossendale and Pendle MRT on Facebook and Instagram for where he actually is.

Can I walk with him?

Ask him on the day, and take no for an answer. He is walking the whole round on his own two feet and cannot be paced or towed along. Some days he will want the company and some days he will need to keep moving.

Which stops are suitable for children or for anyone who cannot walk far?

The route passes within a few steps of the car park at High Row, Dockray and Martindale Hause, so nobody has to walk anywhere. Kirkstone Pass is the longest walk in on the list.

How these stops were chosen

The round is cut into spans of about 33 miles. For each mark the route file is checked against a list of Lake District car parks an ordinary road car can reach, and the one that costs the least walking is chosen, counting a metre of climbing as roughly eight metres on the flat. That is why a car park two kilometres along a valley beats one eight hundred metres away up a fellside.

Walking times use Naismith's rule, five kilometres an hour plus an hour for every six hundred metres of climbing, there and back, rounded to five minutes. Distances are straight lines across the map rather than the path you will actually walk, so treat every one as a minimum. Positions and parking come from OpenStreetMap. Drop a newer GPX file in and every stop on this page is worked out again.

Every pound goes to the team

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and funded almost entirely by donations. Sponsoring Nick puts money straight into kit, training and callouts.

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