🥾 Walking route
Low Sizergh Farm Trail, Sizergh
Cumbria
- 📏 2.2 km · 1.4 mi
- ⛰ +70 m
- ⏱ 30 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance2.2 km · 1.4 mi
- Elevation+70 m
- Duration30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainFarm tracks, field paths and woodland
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsWelcome on leads near livestock
About this walk
This short circular trail loops through the working farmland and woodland at Low Sizergh, on the southern edge of the Lake District. At just over two kilometres with modest ascent, it makes an easy half-hour outing suited to families and anyone wanting a gentle leg-stretch close to Kendal.
The path winds between pasture, hedgerow and patches of mixed woodland, with views opening out across the Sizergh estate and the low limestone country that characterises this corner of Cumbria. Underfoot you can expect farm tracks and field paths, with a few gentle rises rather than any sustained climb.
Walkers with a little more time can extend the outing by exploring the remains of the nearby Basingill Gunpowder Works, tucked into the wooded valley of the River Kent a short distance away. The trail returns you to your starting point at Low Sizergh, where the farm shop and café provide a welcome reward.
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
2 waypoints along the way
- 1
Low Sizergh Barn Café
- 2
Low Park Wood
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Basingill Gunpowder Works
~225 m off the route
Sizergh Castle
~355 m off the route
River Kent
~337 m off the route
Black Earth
~249 m off the route
Chapel Wood
~423 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).