Scots pines on the shore of Buttermere with steep Lake District fells beyond, Cumbria

Walks in Cumbria

49 routes with stories of the places you pass, narrated and set to original music. Walk, run or ride them.

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The Lake District fells give Cumbria its shape. Catbells is the friendly first climb above Keswick, Helvellyn by Striding Edge and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head are the big days out, and the lakeshore paths at Buttermere, Ullswater and Windermere suit a gentler walk or run. Further out you'll find Wild Boar Fell above Kirkby Stephen, Hadrian's Wall at Birdoswald and Arnside Knott over Morecambe Bay.

Stories reach back to Castlerigg Stone Circle and the Roman fort at Birdoswald. You'll hear about Wordsworth at Dove Cottage and the daffodils on Gowbarrow Fell, the ruins of Shap Abbey, Aira Force and the Bowder Stone in Borrowdale.

Routes49

Towns23

Distance2.1 to 23.6 km

By bike49

Towns with several routes

Each has its own page, with the routes that start nearby.

Ambleside 8 Portinscale 6 Keswick 5 Staveley 4 Kirkby Stephen 3 Coniston 2 Greystoke 2 Hawes 2 Kirkby Lonsdale 2 Sedbergh 2

All 49 routes in Cumbria

Alston · Ambleside · Appleby-in-Westmorland · Arlecdon · Arnside · Backbarrow · Coniston · Gosforth · Greystoke · Hawes · Keswick · Kirkby Lonsdale · Kirkby Stephen · Kirkby Thore · Levens · Portinscale · Seascale · Sedbergh · Stainton · Staveley · Thursby · Wigton · Windermere

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Walks in Cumbria

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All 49 routes in Cumbria

Run Astley's Plantation route from Backbarrow.

Run the Helvellyn and Raise route from Swirls near Keswick.

Run the Mallerstang route from Kirkby Stephen.

Run the Ullock Pike route from Portinscale.

Run past Alcock Tarn and Rydal Water from Grasmere.

Walk past Ravenglass and the Esk Estuary near Seascale.

Run from Glenridding over Red Tarn near Ambleside.

Run Standing Crag and Ullscarf from Watendlath near Keswick.

Run from Seathwaite past Styhead Tarn.

Run the Styhead and Sprinkling Tarns route from Portinscale.

Run the Askham Fell route from Lowther Castle near Stainton.

Run the Bannerdale Crags route from Mungrisdale.

Run Castle Crag and Grange from Seatoller.

Walk a route of Gowbarrow Fell from near Dockray.

Run the Nateby and Waitby Common route from Kirkby Stephen.

Walk Rannerdale Knotts and Crummock Water near Portinscale.

Run Winder and The Calf in Sedbergh.

Run the Alston and Garrigill route in the Pennines.

Run the Arnside Knott route from Arnside.

Run the Blea Tarn route from Boot near Gosforth.

Run Castlerigg Stone Circle from Keswick.

Walk Cat Bells from Gutherscale near Portinscale.

Walk Claife Heights from Windermere past Sawrey.

Walk a Kirkby Lonsdale route past Devil's Bridge.

Cycle the Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside.

Run past Grange and Watendlath from Rosthwaite in Keswick.

Run through the Great and Little Langdales from Ambleside.

Run over Grike and Crag Fell near Arlecdon.

Run the Kentmere Valley route from Staveley.

Run Lingmoor Fell and Langdale from Elterwater.

Run Place Fell's open fells from Patterdale, Ambleside.

Walk Roughton Gill from Fellside near Wigton.

Run Rutter Force and Hoff Beck from Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Run the Rydal Water and Grasmere route from Ambleside.

Run the Rydal Water route from Ambleside.

Run School Knott and Grandsire from Ings near Staveley.

Walk the scenic shores of Derwentwater from Keswick.

Walk Tilberthwaite and Holme Fell from Coniston.

Run Tom Heights and Tarn Hows from Coniston.

Run Whitbarrow and Lord's Seat from Whitebeck near Levens.

Run Cautley Spout and the Calf from Sedbergh.

Walk Dufton Pike from Knock near Kirkby Thore.

Run over Great Knoutberry Hill and Dent Head from Hawes.

Walk to Pendragon Castle from Outhgill near Kirkby Stephen.

Cycle the Shorter Kentmere Horseshoe near Staveley.

Cycle the Upper Eden valley from Hawes.

Walk to Watersmeet from Thursby, passing Caldbeck's fells.

Run up Brunt Knott, a scenic hill climb from Staveley.

Run the Lune Valley from Kirkby Lonsdale, scenic riverside.

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