Loweswater — Wasdale Head
Lowwas one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Loweswater and Wasdale Head.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Loweswater and Wasdale Head.
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Loweswater
Grid Ref
NY1412420926
Lat / Lon
54.57623° / -3.33003°
Easting / Northing
314,124E / 520,926N
What3Words
loaf.grandest.cherubs
Wasdale Head
Grid Ref
NY1867108727
Lat / Lon
54.46738° / -3.25633°
Easting / Northing
318,671E / 508,727N
What3Words
waters.feuds.span
Lowwas One's land is
| Loweswater | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NY1412420926 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.57623° / -3.33003° |
| Easting / Northing | 314,124E / 520,926N |
| What3Words | loaf.grandest.cherubs |
| Wasdale Head | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NY1867108727 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.46738° / -3.25633° |
| Easting / Northing | 318,671E / 508,727N |
| What3Words | waters.feuds.span |
| Moors | 20.3% |
| Natural grass | 40.3% |
| Pasture | 20.7% |
| Water | 6.5% |
| Woods | 12.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Ingrina
04 Jul 2023This is a beautiful walk with lots to offer - relaxing waterside strolls and challenging climbs!
We started this walk from Loweswater, so the first part of it was very smooth and tranquil. The path follows Crummock Water and has beautiful views of the fells around Loweswater and Buttermere. For the most part, the paths are in good condition, but get much better around Buttermere.
We went to Buttermere for coffee and cake at Syke Farm Tea Room, which is a great place to rest and eat! They have a good selection of hot food and apparently really delicious ice cream (a recommendation on Twitter).
The path around Buttermere is well-maintained and wide for easy walking, though it can be busy! Near the end of the water, we took the path climbing up Scarth Gap Pass in between Haystacks and High Crag. It is easy to follow, but rocky in places, so special care should be taken in wet weather.
Black Sail Hut is a short walk beyond the pass, and it's a great YHA hut that has an honesty cafe and some indoor seating - a welcome sight for us in the middle of wet and windy weather! There are a lot of walkers passing through, so even those it was really remote, in the busy walking season you'll definitely have people coming and going if you find any trouble.
From Black Sail Hut, we headed towards another climb to Black Sail Pass, one of the many ways to get to Wasdale Head, This path was grassy and rocky and a bit more difficult than Scarth Gap, but still very doable! The descent into Wasdale Head is gorgeous, with sweeping views of the fells in Wasdale. Wasdale Head Inn offered a warm and fab place for resting after the walk, with drinks, food, and plenty of water to welcome walkers.
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