Description
A slightly (10%) shorter alternative with slightly less climbing
A slightly (10%) shorter alternative with slightly less climbing
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This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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| Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 30.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 29.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 23.0% (1)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Bowness-on-Windermere
Grid Ref
SD4034096952
Lat / Lon
54.36459° / -2.91969°
Easting / Northing
340,340E / 496,952N
What3Words
scare.extremely.unusually
Crosthwaite
Grid Ref
SD4462591200
Lat / Lon
54.31338° / -2.85268°
Easting / Northing
344,625E / 491,200N
What3Words
hack.orbited.design
| Bowness-on-Windermere | |
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| Grid Ref | SD4034096952 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.36459° / -2.91969° |
| Easting / Northing | 340,340E / 496,952N |
| What3Words | scare.extremely.unusually |
| Crosthwaite | |
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| Grid Ref | SD4462591200 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.31338° / -2.85268° |
| Easting / Northing | 344,625E / 491,200N |
| What3Words | hack.orbited.design |
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reviews
Danravenellison
08 Jun 2025Great route Mary! Thank you.
Quick review to verify this route. I'd 100% walk this route again.
We walked this as part of the Slow Ways National Parks Trail challenge.
A few more words and some photos to come in the next couple of days.
Pilea
08 Jun 2025Loved walked this route! Nothing to add on Mary's great review.
I walked this as part of the Slow Ways National Parks Trail challenge, from Windermere to Kendal. It was a great way to complete that journey. Feet stayed dry (but maybe would not have done after rain). Loved the Fox Gloves.
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Mary Oz
18 Nov 2023The initial paths from Crosthwaite were well used, but often narrow or muddy. There were some quite narrow squeeze stiles, sometimes with mini-gates, as well as some narrow little bridges with no railings.
A mixture of quiet country lanes, field and riverside footpaths, and rather nice Lake District homes (holiday or permanent), brought me to quite a climb, past Thornyfields, and then along a very rocky bridleway, which featured a large puddle! Then there was some scrubland with bracken and signs of cattle but a path marked by yellow-topped posts. The grassland got easier again, and I reached another quiet road.
A few more paths brought me to the end of the Dales Way long distance footpath and down into Bowness, with glimpses of Lake Windermere on the way.
Quite a typical Lake District walk overall. Not mountainous but still a bit challenging, but with rewards of lovely scenery most of the way.
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