This is the final day of thru hiking the Cumbria Way 2024. After wild camping on top of the Wainwright summit Great Calva (690m), it was time to descend back onto the Cumbrian Way to start my final days solo hiking.

Back on the hiking trail, I made my way towards the official highest part of the Cumbria Way, High Peak (658m). This eastern route is known as the Mountain Route.

Before I got to the summit, I had to make my way up Grains Gill Beck which was challenging.

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After reaching the summit I made my way down towards Caldbeck where I stopped for some lunch at the Muddy Duck. There are a couple of nice campsites here.

After Caldbeck I had a nightmare with diversions due to parts of the route being closed due to erosion. This set me back as the diversion was longer and more difficult too.

I finally reach Carlisle, the official end to the Cumbria Way. I was tired. 3 long, tough days. However, it was an amazing experience and a route that I would highly recommend.

For those who are considering the hiking trail, I would go for 5 days and stay at Coniston, Elterwater / Chapel Stile, Keswick and Caldbeck.

The backpacking and camping gear I took is listed below:

I buy my 3F UL Gear tents from Camperlists who stock all variants. All prices includes VAT and Duty and they're all genuine unlike many copies on AliExpress and Amazon.

3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Pro version, single wall - £140
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3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Standard version, double wall - £134
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Atom Packs 'The Mo' Backpacking Bag [ Ссылка ]
Leki Makalu FX Carbon Trekking Poles [ Ссылка ]

3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' Tent
Zenbivy Light Sleeping Bag [ Ссылка ]
Decathlon Forclaz Pillow [ Ссылка ]
Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated Sleeping Pad [ Ссылка ]

Jetboil Stash Camping Stove System [ Ссылка ]
Pouch Meals from Basecampfood [ Ссылка ]
Sea to Summit Spork [ Ссылка ]
Katadyn BeFree Water Filter [ Ссылка ]
Smart Water Bottle
Pee Bottle

Mountain Equipment Ibex Shorts [ Ссылка ]
Montane Terra Lite Trousers [ Ссылка ]
Darn Tough and 1000 Mile Socks [ Ссылка ]
Proskins Base Layers [ Ссылка ] (top) [ Ссылка ] (bottoms)
Mountain Equipment Eclipse Jacket (Fleece) [ Ссылка ]
2 x Mountain Equipment Tee's and OMM Tee
Inov-8 Race waterproofs [ Ссылка ] (pants) [ Ссылка ] (top)

Nitecore NB 20000 Power Bank [ Ссылка ] NB10000 [ Ссылка ]
Garmin Messenger Satellite Device [ Ссылка ]
Coros Vertix 2S GPS Watch [ Ссылка ]
Flextail Gear Tiny Pump 2X [ Ссылка ]
Sandmarc Pro Head Torch [ Ссылка ]
Oakley Frogkins Sunglasses [ Ссылка ]

Pack Liner
Sea to Summit Drybags for sleeping bag, clothing, toiletries and electronics
OMM Chest Rig [ Ссылка ]
Exped Vista waterproof bags [ Ссылка ]
OEX towel [ Ссылка ]

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Thanks, Andy.

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