🥾 On foot
Walking routes in Cumbria
Walking and hiking routes you can reach car-free, each with a map, GPX download, and the scenic bus or train to the start.
- 464 walks
- 80 counties
Walks
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EasyAcorn Bank to Temple Sowerby Walk, Acorn Bank
Cumbria
An easy 5 km circular from Temple Sowerby through quiet Eden Valley woodland and pasture, taking in the leafy Acorn Bank estate.
⛰ +143 m⏱ 1 hr 30 min
ChallengingAira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater Valley
Cumbria
A challenging circular climb from Aira Force up onto Gowbarrow Fell, with waterfall drama, Herdwick heritage and sweeping views over Ullswater.
⛰ +458 m⏱ 2 hr 15 min
ModerateAira Force Glencoyne Farm Trail, Ullswater Valley
Cumbria
A compact but steep circular from Glenridding, climbing above Ullswater past Glencoyne Farm and Moss Crag with wide views over the lake.
⛰ +248 m⏱ 1 hr
ModerateAlcock Tarn Walk, Grasmere
Cumbria
A short but steep Grasmere fell circuit to a little hill tarn, with panoramic Lakeland views and Wordsworth connections, reachable car-free on the 599 bus.
⛰ +300 m⏱ 2h 00m
ModerateAlcock Tarn Walk, Grasmere Great Langdale
Cumbria
A moderate 5.9 km circular climb above Grasmere to Alcock Tarn, with sweeping fell views and a steady descent via Butter Crags.
⛰ +439 m⏱ 2 hr
ChallengingAmbleside to Troutbeck Walk, Windermere
Cumbria
A challenging 8.6 km climb from Ambleside over Wansfell Pike to Troutbeck, with Stock Ghyll Force, Townend and woodland paths above Windermere.
⛰ +606 m⏱ 3 hr
EasyArnside Knott Circular Walk, Arnside/Silverdale
Cumbria
A short but rewarding climb onto Arnside Knott, with sweeping views over Morecambe Bay and the southern fells of the Lake District.
⛰ +125 m⏱ 45 min
- Easy
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill Top
Cumbria
A short, easy circular from Near Sawrey climbing gently to the peaceful Moss Eccles Tarn, with quiet lanes, wooded corners and classic Lakeland views.
⛰ +124 m⏱ 45 min
ModerateButtermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
Cumbria
A short but rewarding 5 km circuit above Buttermere, climbing over Rannerdale Knotts for expansive views across Crummock Water.
⛰ +397 m⏱ 1 hr 45 min
ModerateCastle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors
Cumbria
A moderate linear climb from Seatoller through Borrowdale's woods and gills to the rocky little summit of Castle Crag.
⛰ +360 m⏱ 1 hr 45 min
EasyChurch Fell walk, Sizergh
Cumbria
A short, easy linear walk onto Church Fell above Sizergh, climbing gently through Helsington for wide views over the Lyth Valley and Kent estuary.
⛰ +105 m⏱ 60 min
ModerateCorpse Road and Tumuli Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
Cumbria
A 5.8 km circular from Loweswater following an old corpse road past High Nook Farm, Highnook Tarn and the waterfall at Holme Force.
⛰ +405 m⏱ 2 hr
- Easy
Dodd Summit Trail
Cumbria
An easy 2.3 km linear descent from Dodd summit through Thornthwaite Forest, dropping via Long Doors to Little Crosthwaite in the northern Lake District.
⛰ +90 m⏱ 45 min
- Easy
Downstream to Derwent Walk, Borrowdale and Derwent Water
Cumbria
An easy 3-mile downhill ramble from Honister Slate Mine into the heart of Borrowdale, following Hause Gill toward Derwent Water.
⛰ +135 m⏱ 1 hr 15 min
ModerateEamont Way
Cumbria
A gentle 8.9 km linear walk through the Eamont valley near Penrith, linking quiet hamlets, riverside paths and memorials on the edge of the Lake District.
⛰ +159 m⏱ 2 hr 15 min
EasyFarm Trail
Cumbria
An easy 2.4 km circular farm walk in Cumbria, close to the historic Basingill Gunpowder Works and finished in around half an hour.
⛰ +51 m⏱ 30 min
EasyFell Foot circular heritage trail, Fell Foot
Cumbria
A gentle 2.7 km heritage trail through Fell Foot's lakeside parkland on the southern shore of Windermere, with easy walking and lake views.
⛰ +53 m⏱ 45 min
EasyFurness Haematite Trail
Cumbria
An easy 4.6 km linear walk through the Furness countryside, following a trail shaped by the area's haematite mining heritage.
⛰ +125 m⏱ 1 hr 15 min
ModerateHartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater Valley
Cumbria
A short but steep circular from Patterdale up beside Hayeswater Gill, passing old lead mine remains in the quiet fells above Hartsop.
⛰ +246 m⏱ 1 hr
EasyHeversham Trail
Cumbria
A short circular walk from the village of Heversham up to Heversham Head, with wide views over the Kent estuary and the southern fringes of Cumbria.
⛰ +134 m⏱ 1 hr 15 min
EasyHincaster Trail
Cumbria
An easy 4 km circular through gentle south Cumbrian countryside from Hincaster village, with views towards Woodhouse Hill.
⛰ +86 m⏱ 1 hr
ModerateKendal to Sizergh along the River Kent, Sizergh
Cumbria
A gentle 6.5 km riverside walk from Kendal to Sizergh, following the River Kent past the Wooden Throne and the ruined Basingill Gunpowder Works.
⛰ +71 m⏱ 1 hr 30 min
- Easy
Low Sizergh Farm Trail, Sizergh
Cumbria
A gentle 2.2 km circular through the farmland and woodland of the Sizergh estate, on the southern fringe of the Lake District.
⛰ +70 m⏱ 30 min
- Moderate
Park End Moss Wetland Walk at Sizergh
Cumbria
A 3.5 km circular through restored wetland and gentle rises on the Sizergh estate, with views towards Helsington and the Kent valley.
⛰ +161 m⏱ 1 hr