Miles Without Stiles
Grid reference: 337076
Distance of route: 6.5 km (4 miles)
Surface: Tarmac
Gradient: Uphill / downhill, gradients over 1 in 12
Gradient: Steep: Sections of ground where self-propellers will have great difficulty and care is needed.
Parking: Broadgate Meadow, Grasmere Village or Easedale Road.
Special features: Views of the vale of Grasmere
The route up Easedale Road as far as Brimmer Head Farm is a steady ascent with an initial steep section by Butharlyp Howe youth hostel. This section can be avoided by parking further up Easedale Road itself. Easedale Road is a tarmaced route so the surface is very good. An alternative route is to turn right and go along Under Helm northwards past Thorny How towards Ghyll Foot. The gradient here can be more demanding because of the undulating nature of the road.
Easedale was a favourite haunt of the poet William Wordsworth and the views from either of these routes are magnificent. The wide flat valley floor of Dunmail Raise to the north is a classic example of a glaciated valley. The route to Brimmer Head Farm is a dead-end. It is possible to continue beyond Ghyll Foot but we suggest you return by the same route to avoid steep gradients.
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