Stunning Cat Bells Circular Walk from Hawse End in the Lake District National Park

Trail Guide: https://roamingspices.com/cat-bells-walk/ Cat Bells Circular Walk from Hawse End The Cat Bells walk option that we chose starts at Hawse End jetty which can be best reached by taking the Launch from Keswick. Starting the adventure to Cat Bells from Keswick on a boat was such a treat. Not only do you eliminate any parking issues, you also get to experience the beauty of Derwentwater and its surrounding fells on this 10-minute trip to Hawse End. Once you step off the boat at Hawse End, follow the line of the jetty directly ahead of you passing through a wooden kissing gate. This leads you into a wooded area and shortly to a country road. Turn right and then immediately left following the dirt track signposted ‘Cat Bells’. This will shortly meet a road once more, where you will continue straight up the hill and over a cattle grid. As the road swings sharply to the left, take the stone path leaving the road directly ahead of you. It is here that the Cat Bells walk route starts in earnest! Climb to Skelgill Bank Upon leaving the road, the trail zig-zags steeply up the northern ridge of the fell as you work your way towards the first main plateau of Skelgill Bank. Within minutes, Derwentwater comes into sight and remains a permanent fixture for the entirety of the hike. Skelgill Bank is a perfect place to take a well-deserved rest and really begin to soak in the beauty that hits you from all directions.