Walking
WALKS IN & AROUND AMBLESIDE
Walking without proper preparation can be dangerous. Information, links and downloads on this website are provided free of charge; it is each walker’s responsibility to check the material and use accordingly. Walk reports are not route guides and should not be treated as such.
GUIDED WALKS - LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK
The National Park run a rolling diary of guided walks from very easy to difficult. Generally, well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
Book Walks Online here: https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/events-and-guided-walks
NATIONAL TRUST WALKS
- Ambleside Champion Tree Trail - 45 minute woodland walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambleside/trails/ambleside-champion-tree-trail - Ambleside to Troutbeck and back via Wansfell – 4 to 5 hours walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/townend/trails/ambleside-to-troutbeck-and-back-via-wansfell - Ambleside Common Wood Walk – 1 hour woodland walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambleside/trails/ambleside-common-wood-walk - Post Knott, Windermere Views Walk – 1 hour walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambleside/trails/post-knott-windermere-views-walk - Tarn Hows Circular Walk – 1 hour walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tarn-hows-and-coniston/trails/tarn-hows-circular-walk-
CUMBRIA TOURISM WALKS
- Scandale and Red Screes
https://www.golakes.co.uk/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=5058427&feature=14&routetype=Walk+Route&itemtype=175&pvieflags=I&bnp=20&dmsclass=fullWidth&uv=1&campaign=6640 - Elterwater to Coniston
https://www.golakes.co.uk/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=5060792&feature=2&routetype=Walk+Route&itemtype=175&pvieflags=I&bnp=20&dmsclass=fullWidth&uv=1&campaign=6640 - Grasmere to Patterdale
https://www.golakes.co.uk/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=5052180&feature=3&routetype=Walk+Route&itemtype=175&pvieflags=I&bnp=20&dmsclass=fullWidth&uv=1&campaign=6640
MILES WITHOUT STILES
- Loughrigg Tarn Circuit
https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws41 - Clappersgate to Wray Castle
https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws46 - White Moss Common to Steps End
https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws45
COUNTRYFILE
- Rydal and Grasmere, 6 miles
https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/walks/walk-rydal-and-grasmere-cumbria/
WALKS FROM OTHER WEBSITES
- The Windermere Way
https://www.windermere-way.co.uk/index.html - The Coffin Route
https://www.mudandroutes.com/routes/easy-walk-coffin-route-ambleside-to-grasmere/ - Loughrigg Fell
http://www.wainwrightroutes.co.uk/loughriggfell_r1.htm/ - Post Knott, Windermere Views Walk – 1 hour walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambleside/trails/post-knott-windermere-views-walk - Wansfell via Jenkins Crag
https://www.lakeswalks.co.uk/walks/wansfell_via_jenkins_cragg/ - Lily Tarn above Ambleside
https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_228.html - Skelwith Bridge
http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/ambleside-to-skelwith-bridge-walking-route/ - High Sweden Bridge from Ambleside
https://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-3519-description - Stock Ghyll Waterfalls
https://www.walklakes.co.uk/walk_132.html - Rydal Hall
https://www.familyadventureproject.org/rydal-hall-walk/ - Ambleside and Rydal Circular
https://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-3075-description/