🥾 Walking route
Kendal to Sizergh along the River Kent, Sizergh
Cumbria
- 📏 6.5 km · 4.1 mi
- ⛰ +71 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 30 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance6.5 km · 4.1 mi
- Elevation+71 m
- Duration1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeLinear
- TerrainRiverside paths and woodland tracks, mostly level with gentle undulations
- Best seasonLate spring to early autumn
- DogsDog friendly, keep on lead near livestock and road crossings
About this walk
This linear walk traces the River Kent south from Kendal to the village of Sizergh, covering 6.5 km with only modest ascent. Leaving the town behind, the path follows the riverbank through a quiet green corridor on the edge of the Lake District National Park, with the wooded slopes of the Kent valley opening up as you go.
Along the way you pass the Wooden Throne, a carved riverside seat that makes a natural pause point, before reaching the remains of the Basingill Gunpowder Works, one of several sites in the area that once used the Kent's fast-flowing water to power industry. The ruins now sit peacefully among the trees, slowly being reclaimed by woodland.
Nearby points of interest add to a full day out: Castle Hill above Kendal, the historic Bishop Blaize Inn, the site of the Alauna Roman fort, and Romney Gardens close to the river in town. The route ends near Sizergh, where you can pick up onward transport back to Kendal.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
8 waypoints along the way
- 1
Miller Field
- 2
The Factory Tap
- 3
Kendal Parish Church
- 4
Change Bridge
- 5
Natland Beck
- 6
Hawes Wood
- 7
Basingill Gunpowder Works
- 8
Finish: Sedgwick
- Finish
The end of the route.
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Castle Hill
~335 m off the route
Bishop Blaize Inn
~183 m off the route
Alauna roman fort
~260 m off the route
Kendal Castle
~307 m off the route
Romney Gardens
~445 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).