Latest circular walks

Ambleside to Bowness via Wray Castle

Distance
23.7km
Time
4 hours 50 minutes
Ascent
48 meters

Enjoy this low level and easy route as part of a sightseeing tour. Walk out of Ambleside either over Loughrigg Terrace, or as this route shows through Clappersgate & Skelwith. Some ...

Scafell Pike from Seathwaite

Distance
14.3km
Time
2 hours 52 minutes
Ascent
0 meters

This is a relatively low scare walk compared to some of the other routes. It is a well formed path up with just some minor scrambling over scree near the summit.  Return by same route - just ...

Ambleside to the Kirkstone Inn, linear return walk

Distance
11.2km
Time
2 hours 14 minutes
Ascent
0 meters

A pleasant stroll through farm tracks from Ambleside up to the Kirkstone Inn Enjoy the view with a pint, then return the same route to Ambleside ...

Wansfell Pike and Troutbeck Tongue

Distance
21.5km
Time
4 hours 18 minutes
Ascent
0 meters

A circular walk from Ambleside, steeply over Wansfell Pike dropping into Troutbeck village. A quick pint at the Mortal Man sets you up for the loop over the Tongue, or a walk around the foothills ...

Ambleside to Grasmere, including Easedale Tarn

Distance
21.9km
Time
4 hours 22 minutes
Ascent
0 meters

A low level walk through Rydall Hall along the coffin route to Grasmere Village. A nice diversion up to Alcock Tarn can be done before reaching Dove cottage but this is not described in this ...

Castel Dinas via Llangollen Canal

Distance
16.7km
Time
5 hours 00 minutes
Ascent
667 meters

This walk combines a pleasant canalside walk from the center of Llangollen to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and then a slightly more strenuous walk back following the Offa's Dyke National ...

Upper Ceiriog Trail

Distance
21.7km
Time
6 hours 40 minutes
Ascent
930 meters

This walk starts in the small village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog where The Hand Hotel and The West Arms provide nice, if pricey refreshements. By the end of the ...

Colne Valley from Marsden

Distance
20.8km
Time
6 hours 34 minutes
Ascent
962 meters

This great walk starts out from the small but perfectly formed village of Marsden just a few miles out of Huddersfield. It's provides the opportunity to cover moorland, riverside and ...

The Fairfield Horseshoe

Distance
16.4km
Time
5 hours 57 minutes
Ascent
1063 meters

Frequently referred to as a "classic" Lake District walk this is a serious mountain challenge accessible from the bustling town of Ambleside. Personally I prefer to follow the route in a ...

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