Arikok National Park
We drove over to Arikok National Park and hiked the Kuruku trail. A fairly easy hike with nice views and wildlife.
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Walk around Buttermere
Buttermere is another beautiful and mostly flat, easy walk around a lake. It’s easily reachable by bus from Keswick, though the bus did get crowded.
Walk Catbells Terrace
We opted for the easier Catbells terrace walk rather than trying to make the summit. I don’t know how good the view is at the top, but it was beautiful where we were.
Walk Castlehead and Friar’s Crag
Castlehead and Friar’s Crag offered great views right on the edge of Keswick. Some effort was involved with Castlehead but not a lot of time.
Walk Loughrigg Fell
At this point we felt ready to tackle a walk with some elevation. Loughrigg Fell worked nicely and offered new types of scenery.
Walk around Grasmere
The walk around Grasmere was both easy and gorgeous. We started and ended in the village, giving us an opportunity to check out the village too.
Walk to Rydal Water
This walk is called the Under Loughrigg path and one person described it as good for someone recovering from a heart attack, a massive hangover, or the loss of a leg. That sounded about our speed.
Portmeirion
The village was picturesque, maybe not worth the £17 entry fee but it was cute and it gave us a destination.
Beddgelert
We found the walk through the Aberglaslyn pass beautiful and easy (for as far as we went). The village is charming too.
