Conamb one

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This is a delightful route between two of the larger villages in the southern Lake District National Park. It is mostly woodland and low fells with some ups and downs but no major climbs. Navigation is pretty easy throughout although the GPX file is useful in some of the wooded sections with multiple paths. The route mainly follows stony tracks so is suitable when wet. Not one for mountain bikes though as there are several sections that prohibit bikes.

I walked this from Ambleside to Coniston (with a convenient 505 bus to take me back). The route takes you around the shoulder of Loughrigg Fell (photo 1) to Skelwith Bridge (Chesters at Skelwith Bridge a good food stop if you need one). If you wanted a slightly less hilly but just as direct route for this section you could follow #ChaAmb Two between Ambleside and Skelwith Bridge.

From Skelwith Bridge there's a delightful wooded section around Skelwith Force (impressive after lots of rain) (photo 2) and over the footbridge (photo 3) heading towards Colwith (photo 4) all on gravel tracks.

The Colwith section follows a well signposted route up through more woods. It is possible to take a slight diversion instead to see Colwith Force by turning right and then left at the sign when you hit the road (photo 5) rather than the official left then right.

When you emerge from Colwith Woods you hit the main road crossing the watershed into the Coniston region. The path stays off but parallel to the road here (photo 6).

After crossing the main road, there's easy navigation along more track popular with mountain bikers taking you into the popular tourist spot of Tarn Hows (photo 7). As JimK noted in the first review, there's been quite a bit of tree devastation here following Storm Eunice in February 2022.

Leaving Town Hows by the car park there's a short section of road walking down towards Yewdale (photo 8), but it's a minor road serving the car park only so not too busy. You soon leave the road to descend into Yewdale through more woods (photo 9) and the final descent into Coniston (photo 10).

This is a good route from Coniston to Ambleside. There is quite an amount of up and down but this is the Lake District so it not all going to be on the flat. Much of the route goes through forest and some of this , particularly around Tarn Hows is a bit scarred by the trees which have fallen in the recent storms,.

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