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Slow Ways linking Keswick and Bassenthwaite, Chapel Stile, Cockermouth, Hesket Newmarket, Loweswater, Patterdale, Troutbeck, Wasdale Head
England / Cumbria / Keswick
Keswick’s eight Slow Ways are 38% checked
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Walk to Keswick from further afield
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Bassenthwaite—Keswick
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Baskes one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 235m | Descent 223m | |
Cockermouth—Keswick
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Cockes one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 501m | Descent 539m | ||
Keswick—Chapel Stile
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Kescha one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 30km/19mi | Ascent 1,066m | Descent 1,067m | ||
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Keswick—Hesket Newmarket
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Keshes one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 821m | Descent 906m | ||
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Keswick—Hesket Newmarket
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Keshes two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Keswick—Patterdale
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Kespat one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/14mi | Ascent 1,031m | Descent 1,097m | ||
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Keswick—Troutbeck
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Kestro one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 444m | Descent 262m | ||
Loweswater—Keswick
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Lowkes one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 1,026m | Descent 991m | ||
Loweswater—Keswick
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Lowkes two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Loweswater—Keswick
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Lowkes three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Wasdale Head—Keswick
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Waskes one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 621m | Descent 624m | ||
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Wasdale Head—Keswick
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Waskes two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
35% of Keswick’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Keswick’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Keswick
97km out of 247km have been walked and reviewed
109km of reviews have been shared in Keswick
Latest Updates
Kaz added Keshes two, a new walk from Keswick to Hesket Newmarket
Walk this routeA walk with some very pretty bits and lovely stops along the way! From the tarn, the path is a bit more rocky and can get quite wet if there's a lot of rain, but the descent gives you some pretty views of the fells in Borrowdale. The rest of the walk is very pleasant, following rivers, going through woodland, and along Derwentwater....
Ingrina
After you follow the path west, you'll descend along Liza Beck on a path that is slightly trickier underfoot. It's quite rocky and sometimes the path slightly erodes, so, while it's not technically difficult, care is required. Where the route has been mapped here is OK, but you'll be fighting through quite a bit of bracken and narrow path....
Ingrina
Ingrina added Waskes two, a new walk from Wasdale Head to Keswick
Walk this routeThis is a magnificent ridge walk and great for a long day's walking in good weather. The views from Grisedale Pike are stunning and from here on it's a relatively easy walk along a narrow ridge. Mostly OK provided you are experienced at walking in the Lakes, but the approach to Grisedale Pike is very steep and rocky. It's a great ridge, but it's narrow in places. The path is usually on the southern side of the ridge but particularly between Hobcarton and Whiteside there's a steep drop down to the left....
Nicholas Davison
After leaving Grasmere and shortly after Lancrigg the official KesCha One route takes you steeply up to Helm Crag and then along the ridge over Gibson Knott and Calf Crag to the head of Far Easedale. While this is a delightful ridge, especially the top of Helm Crag, for a 30km route as this, I would strongly recommend the easier alternative of following the Far Easdale path instead. Photo 1 shows the point where the two routes diverge – right for Helm Crag, left for Far Easdale. Photo 2 shows the two route choices in orange and photo 3 the point at which they rejoin at the head of Far Easedale (the ridge route coming down from the right). It takes about an hour less to walk than the ridge route, and for a walk as long as this one, that's a useful hour to save. From the head of Far Easdale to the highest elevation point of this route at the Greenup Edge pass (610m, photo 4) there's a boggy section of a couple of km to negotiate. The path descends from Greenup Edge down over Lining Crag (photo 6) and past Eagle Crag towards Borrowdale....
Jo Wood
This route is an easy walking route in that there are no gradients. The route is difficult to follow and at one point I ended up walking on the A591 which was very uncomfortable. The route begins walking over fields, crossing each fence requires a style. The route is not hard to follow but often you just head for the next fence crossing point as there is no path. The route from here is very hard to follow the map appears to show the path following the road. The day I walked the route the road was closed passed Millbeck, so I walked a footpath through the fields....
Jonathonr
* some confusion just after Mire House, OS map /permissive path conflict...
harptreemartins
Svea Polster added Lowkes three, a new walk from Loweswater to Keswick
Walk this routeSvea Polster added Lowkes two, a new walk from Loweswater to Keswick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Baskes one, a new walk from Bassenthwaite to Keswick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Cockes one, a new walk from Cockermouth to Keswick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Kescha one, a new walk from Keswick to Chapel Stile
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Keshes one, a new walk from Keswick to Hesket Newmarket
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Kespat one, a new walk from Keswick to Patterdale
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Lowkes one, a new walk from Loweswater to Keswick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Waskes one, a new walk from Wasdale Head to Keswick
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Keswick’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
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Lat / Lon
54.60063° / -3.13704°
Easting / Northing
326,642E / 523,422N
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Facilities
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Ferry
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