John Dawson's Lake District Walks

'As the routes are all circular, starting and finishing at the same points, it's as well to remember that all the height gained has sooner or later to be lost. My own preference is to get the steepest parts of the routes over earlier in the day as steep descents can be unexpectedly arduous and time-consuming at the end of the day when one's legs are tired. The direction of the routes have sometimes been chosen on this basis ...'