Best Walks in the Lake District National Park
Of all the national parks in Britain, the Lake District in Cumbria is arguably the most celebrated – discover the area’s fells, rivers, waters and towns with the best walks in the Lake District National Park.
Walk: Cat Bells
Explore this famous fell with this moderate-level 5.7km (3.5 mi) walking route, which should take around 2.5 hours to complete.
Route details
- 5.7km/3.5 miles
- 2.5 hours
- Moderate
Walking route to the summit of Cat Bells in the Lake District.
Walk: Buttermere and Rannerdale Knotts, Cumbria
This 12km walk includes some of the Lake District’s most beautiful trees and forests, where myth and legend tangle with the Scots pines and the golden needles of larches.
Route details
- 12km / 7.5 miles
- 4 hours
- Moderate
Walk: Rydal and Grasmere
Route details
- 9.7km/6 miles
- 4 hours
- Moderate
Walk: Lingmoor Fell Circuit
Route details
- 13.4km/8.3 miles
- 5 hours
- Hard
Walk: Ennerdale and Haystacks
Route details
- 22.9km/14.2 miles
- 7 hours
- Hard
Walk: Hawkshead and Latterbarrow
Route details
- 5km/3.1 miles
- 2 hours
- Easy/moderate
Walk: Wasdale Head Inn, Gosforth
Route details
- 7.9km/4.9 miles
- 3 hours
- Moderate
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/2544201/BBC-Countryfile-Magazine-Wasdale-Head-pub-Cumbria
Walk: Grizedale Forest
Route details
- 12.2km/7.5 miles
- 4 hours
- Moderate
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/2661531/BBC-Countryfile-Magazine-Grizedale-Forest-Cumbria
Walk: Old Man of Coniston
Route details
- 11.1km/6.9 miles
- 5 hours
- Hard
Walk: Howtown to Glenridding, Ullswater
The route
- 10.6km/6.6 miles
- 4 hours
- Moderate
Walk: Castel Crag
The route
- 6.5km/4 miles
- 2.5 hours
- Moderate
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/3813935/BBC-Countryfile-Magazine-Castle-Crag-Cumbria
Walk: Brigsteer Woods
Route details
- 6.6km/ 4.1 miles
- 2 hours
- Easy/moderate
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/1829171/BBC-Countryfile-Magazine-Brigsteer-Woods-Cumbria
Walk: Holme Wood, Loweswater
Route details
- 5.9km/3.7 miles
- 2 hours
- Moderate
Walk: Bowness-on-Windermere to Kennel Wood
Route details
- 2.8 miles/ 4.6km
- Moderate
- 2 hours
Walk: Duddon Valley
The route
- 10km/6.2 miles
- 4 hours
- Moderate
https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/3682692/BBC-Countryfile-Magazine-Duddon-Valley-Cumbria
References
OS Explorer OL7: The Lake District, South-eastern area (OS Explorer Map) – Ordnance Survey.
Ordnance Survey Outstanding Circular Walks 60 – Lake District by Terry Marsh.
The Lake District: High Level and Fell Walks: 30 Best Fell Walks by Vivienne Crow, 2015.
Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks (British Walking) by Vivienne Crow, 2014.
50 Walks in Lake District (AA 50 Walks) by AA Publishing, 2019.