🥾 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
Showing 1–16 of 16
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
- 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
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
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
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
EasyLow 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
EasySizergh Fell, Sizergh
Cumbria
A short, easy circular over Sizergh Fell in south Cumbria, taking in the Sizergh Cairns with wide views towards the Lakeland edge.
⛰ +93 m⏱ 45 min
- Easy
Storth Trail
Cumbria
A short circular walk through the Cumbrian villages of Storth and Sandside, taking in old lime kilns and quiet estuary-edge lanes.
⛰ +84 m⏱ 45 min