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Lake District 15 Peak Challenge

3 nights

Challenging

Tackle the highest peaks in The Lakes over an epic long weekend

What's Included?

Small Like-minded Groups

Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 12 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people

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excluding flights

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excluding flights

What's it like?

Tackle 15 peaks and 3,850 metres of ascent while soaking up Cumbria's wild and inimitable landscapes

Stomp along ridges and rugged fell mountains - including Scafell Pike - before a scramble along the iconic Striding Edge

Bunk down in cosy yurts at a peaceful secret spot, tucked away in the gorgeous Borrowdale valley

Key Information

Day 1

Settle in to your glamping spot

Make your way to your cosy yurt, which overlooks quintessential Lake District scenery. Settle in before meeting your fellow adventurers and guides in the early evening for a chat through the adventure, which kicks off tomorrow.

Day 2

Eight peaks

Hiking

8-9hrs · 17km · 1600m up · 1150m down

The adventure begins at the hamlet of Seathwaite. Your first peak is Base Brown, a Wainwright which offers a grand view of the beautiful Borrowdale Valley and the surrounding fells. Next up, it's Green Gable, which offers views across to Ennerdale and the High Stile ridge before you reach the summit. Descend to Sty Head Pass and join the Corridor Route to Lingmell and Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain. It’s then on to Broad Crag and III Crag before reaching the final peak of the day, the appropriately named Great End. Your circular route finishes back in Seathwaite.

Day 3

Six peaks

Hiking

7-8hrs · 15km · 1200m up · 800m down

Tackle one of the most iconic mountain routes in the UK with an epic scramble along Striding Edge to reach Helvellyn. This is a classic grade 1 scramble and you’ll be accompanied by certified and friendly scrambling leaders. With the technical sections now behind you, your route continues along the ridgeline to Lower Man, White Side, Raise and finally Stybarrow Dodd. You'll then make your way to Green Stones, enjoying stunning views of Ullswater before descending into Glenridding to complete this thrilling circuit. If time permits, you’ll have the option to take a dip in the lake or have drink in one of the many coffee shops in the village. A great finish another epic day in the mountains.

Day 4

The final summit

Hiking

5-6hrs · 10km · 815m up · 815m down

Today you’ll venture over to a quieter part of the Lake District, the Northern Fells. The trek climbs Blencathra (also known as Saddleback) via Doddick Fell, a peaceful grassy ridge with no scrambling to the summit. There are six fell tops on the Blencathra ridge, with Hallsfell (868m) being the highest peak and your final summit of the trip. Your route continues along the summit to descend via Blease Fell and into Threlkeld village. With your trek complete you’ll have time for a celebratory toast before returning to Seathwaite with a huge sense of achievement.

The Area

Logistics

Starts

Inside Out Camping at Seatoller Farm near Keswick

18:00 on Day 1

Ends

Inside Out Camping at Seatoller Farm near Keswick

16:00 on Day 4

Transfers

Your host runs a group transfer from Windermere on Day 1 at approximately 18:00 and a return transfer to Windermere at the end of the trip on Day 4 at 16:00. Please contact your host for more details and to sign up to the group transfer.

Travel options

There are buses from Keswick to the campsite. If you are making your own way to Inside Out Camping you can take the Borrowdale Rambler bus service which runs up and down the valley from Keswick bus station to Seatoller and back. The nearest bus stop is 200m from the campsite, to the right-hand side of Seatoller Farmhouse. There is onsite parking for any guests who drive their own car to the yurts.

Day 1 – Day 3

Glamping · Same sex dorm

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Day 4

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

What is the food like?

Breakfasts at the yurts are filling with generous portions of cereal, toast and cooked breakfast (meat, vegetarian or vegan) with tea and coffee. Packed lunches include sandwiches, crisps, cake and chocolate. You'll need to bring your own snacks and drinks for the trail. Dinners are not included; you have the choice of bringing provisions with you to cook at the yurts, or you can head to a nearby pub. Options are the Langstrath Inn at Stonethwaite (approximately a mile away), or the Scafell Inn (1.5 miles away). Most people opt to eat as a group and a pub dinner will cost around £15 per person, plus extra for drinks.

All dietary requirements including vegetarian and vegan can be catered for: just make this request on your passenger information form.

What is the accommodation like?

Yurts

You'll stay in traditional yurts at Inside Out Camping, nestled amongst classic Lake District scenery in the Borrowdale valley. The yurts sleep 3-4 people and come equipped with futon-style beds and bedding. The yurts have raised wooden flooring with rugs, wood burners, a large skylight, gas hobs, grill and a well-stocked kitchen. The campsite has toilets and showers a short walk from the yurts. There is no electricity and signal is limited on various mobile networks.

Upgrades

No solo upgrades are available on this trip.

This trip is brand new

We’re still waiting to collect any reviews from other travellers on this trip. However, all our hosts go through an extensive vetting process to ensure that your adventure is awesome.

Guides

Qualified and experienced mountain leaders

Accommodation

3 nights in yurt-style accommodation

Meals

3 breakfasts, 3 packed lunches

Transfers

To and from the yurts and the trek start & end points each day

Our trips are hassle-free by design. We include all the activities and equipment, as well as many of the meals, so you can simply rock up with your rucksack and share the adventure with your new pals.

Personal Expenses

You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.

What do I need to bring?

BAGS
Soft duffel bag or rucksack
Daypack (15-25 litres)

CLOTHES
Waterproof and windproof jacket
Fleece jacket or similar
Trousers/shorts/skirts for hiking
T-shirts
Underwear and socks
Sunglasses
Sunhat
Warm hat
Something to sleep in
Waterproof hiking boots (worn-in)
Lightweight shoes for use around camp

OTHER
Power bank or solar charger
Passports (and visas)
Travel insurance documents
Suncream
Personal first-aid kit (inc. blister treatment)
Personal items (biodegradable toiletries, sanitary wear etc)
Quick-dry towel
Alcohol hand-gel
Face mask
Headlamp
Reusable water bottle (x2 litre)

OPTIONAL
Earplugs
Energy bars and snacks
Camera

No optional extras are available for this trip.

We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.

What's the number?
It works out on average at 35kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.

The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.

But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:

Driving 1000miles/1609km would be approx. 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person if there was 2 of you in it).
A return economy class flight London - New York would be approx. 1,619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approx. 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.

What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.

Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.

You'll only need to carry a daypack each day on this trip. This can be from 15-30 litres in size depending on preference and just needs to carry some basic essentials such as water, an extra layer/waterproof, snacks and your phone or camera. Your main pack, carrying everything for the weekend, can be left in the yurt while you are out on the hikes each day.

There is a drinking water supply at the yurt camp. You'll need to fill up your own reusable water bottles or bladders to take on the hikes with you, so ensure you bring enough capacity. We recommend at least 2 litres worth of carrying capacity.

Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.

Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).

For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.

We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.

We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.

If you wish to change the currency you pay in, head to the bottom of the page.

All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.

You're always in good company on one of our adventures.

Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.

Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way.

It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.

Don't just take our word for it:

95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends

See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.

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Lake District 15 Peak Challenge

Tackle the highest peaks in The Lakes over an epic long weekend

What's Included?

Small Like-minded Groups

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What's it like?

Key Information

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

The Area

Logistics

What is the food like?

What is the accommodation like?

Yurts

Upgrades

Guides

Accommodation

Meals

Transfers

Personal Expenses

What do I need to bring?

Explore our range of over 200 worldwide adventures

We've got your back

Guaranteed to run

Flexible payments

Happiness Guarantee

Full financial protection

Tried & Trusted

Connect before you go

DEPARTURE DATES

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