A guidebook to 30 lower-level day walks in the Lake District,
exploring some of the best beauty spots and smaller fells within the
national park. Mostly circular except for a few linear routes that make
use of public transport links, the walks are graded according to
difficulty, ensuring there is something for all levels of fitness and
experience.
The walks range from 7 to 17km (4–10 miles) in length
and can be walked in between 2 and 6 hours. They are arranged
geographically into five areas: South, Central, North and Eastern Lakes,
and the Western Valleys.
South Lakes: Windermere, Coniston, Duddon and the south
Walk 1 Tarn Hows and the Monk Coniston estate
Walk 2 Kelly Hall Tarn and Coniston Water
Walk 3 In search of Skeggles Water
Walk 4 Claife Heights, Windermere and Latterbarrow
Walk 5 Hampsfell
Walk 6 Seathwaite Tarn
Central Lakes: Ambleside, Langdale, Grasmere and Thirlmere
Walk 7 Elterwater, Little Langdale and the waterfalls
Walk 8 Great Langdale
Walk 9 Circuit of Loughrigg Fell
Walk 10 Orrest Head and Wansfell Pike
Walk 11 Grasmere and Rydal Water
Walk 12 Easedale Tarn and Tarn Crag
Walk 13 Great How and Thirlmere shore
Western Valleys: Eskdale, Wasdale and Buttermere area
Walk 14 Stanley Ghyll Force and River Esk
Walk 15 Upper Eskdale
Walk 16 Hardknott Fort and Harter Fell
Walk 17 Loweswater Corpse Road
Walk 18 Buttermere
Walk 19 Crummock Water and Rannerdale Knotts
North Lakes: Keswick, Borrowdale and Derwentwater
Walk 20 Walla Crag and Great Wood
Walk 21 Derwentwater circuit
Walk 22 A Borrowdale ramble
Walk 23 Castlerigg Stone Circle and High Rigg
Walk 24 Outerside and Barrow
Walk 25 Wythop’s Fells
Eastern Lakes: Ullswater and Patterdale
Walk 26 Grisedale and Lanty’s Tarn
Walk 27 Aira Force and Gowbarrow
Walk 28 Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell
Walk 29 Ullswater shore
Walk 30 Ullswater and The Cockpit
