Walk from Braithwaite to Portinscale, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Great remote walk from the village of Braithwaite to Portinscale passing by the bottom of Cat Bells summit. Dog friendly.

Braithwaite to Portinscale walk information:

  • Distance: 12km
  • Duration: 3h30
  • Ascent: 300m
  • Level: Easy
  • Car Park: Braithwaite village
  • What3words: backswing.colder.motoring (start of the walk)
  • Dog friendly: Yes, fields with sheeps
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The weather forecast for the weekend was announced to be especially bad due to the arrival of the storm Ciara on the British coasts. But with my friend Tania, we saw that it should only deteriorate from Saturday afternoon, so we took advantage of a moment of calm to go for a walk on Saturday morning. Since there was quite a bit of wind, we wanted a hike in the valley and fairly sheltered from the wind. This is how we found this one which we thought would be pleasant.

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This hike does not present any particular difficulty because there is not much ascent and the path is visible practically all along. The path begins along the Newlands Beck stream before climbing the slopes of Cat Bells, then passing along Derwent water and crossing the pretty village of Portinscale.

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Overall this hike is not very popular, and we only encountered some people once on the way to Cat Bells and on the descent to Nichols End and Portinscale. We were very surprised by the beauty of the place especially the banks of the Newlands Beck river and the valley between Newlands and Skelgill. The winter colours were also beginning to give way to those of spring with some buds appearing on the trees.

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It was also an opportunity for me to test the camera on my new mobile phone and I must say that I was impressed by the result.

Do you know all these small villages?

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4 thoughts on “Walk from Braithwaite to Portinscale, Lake District, Cumbria, England

  1. I’ve stayed in Braithwaite 3 times for a weeks holiday and it is probably my favourite place to stay in Lakes when we come up. I love the pubs there, the small village shop and there is a play park for the kids by the school. The Newlands valley is also the best valley in the Lakes in my opinion, and with two iconic walks of the Newlands Round and Coledale Horseshoe starting from Braithwaite and Stair its a great place to walk.

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