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Cumbria
Slow Ways linking Shap and Ambleside, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Great Asby, Patterdale, Penrith, Staveley, Tebay, Windermere
England / Cumbria / Shap
Shap’s eight Slow Ways are 31% checked
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Walk to Shap from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Ambleside—Shap
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Ambsha one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 30km/19mi | Ascent 1,387m | Descent 1,578m | ||
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Patterdale—Shap
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Patsha one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 30km/19mi | Ascent 806m | Descent 703m | ||
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Patterdale—Shap
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Patsha two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 1,081m | Descent 979m | ||
Penrith—Shap
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Pensha one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 242m | Descent 347m | ||
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Shap—Appleby-in-Westmorland
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Shaapp one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 309m | Descent 430m | ||
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Shap—Great Asby
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Shagre one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 409m | Descent 334m | ||
Shap—Tebay
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Shapteb one |
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4 X |
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Double check | Distance 15km/10mi | Ascent 245m | Descent 196m | |
Shap—Tebay
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Shapteb two |
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4 X |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Staveley—Shap
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Stasha one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 25km/15mi | Ascent 787m | Descent 629m | ||
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Windermere—Shap
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Winsha one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 29km/18mi | Ascent 983m | Descent 857m |
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Collective progress
40% of Shap’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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1 people have contributed to Shap’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
3 people have surveyed a route in Shap
50km out of 220km have been walked and reviewed
49km of reviews have been shared in Shap
Latest Updates
I walked this route on a lovely late summer day, from Shap to Tebay. The route followed the Coast to Coast route for the first half, although I hadn’t realised this when I plotted it, as it’s not currently labelled on the OS Map around here. It meant that the route was pretty easy to follow on the ground though, and was well-trodden. I stopped at the highest point of the route, about 40% through, where there was a lot of exposed limestone which made excellent seating! A short road section led to the end point in the pleasant railway village of Tebay....
Mary Oz
I was pleasantly surprised by the fields at the start of this walk from Shap, following yesterday’s trials. From Rosgill to Bampton Grange, the sheep fields continued, but now alongside the River Lowther. The parkland was all rather lovely and well kept, and I was walking alongside the River Lowther for part of the route. After passing a holiday park the route went under a substantial viaduct, and the under the M6 to arrive into Eamont Bridge, then Penrith....
Mary Oz
There was also a section near Shap Summit close to the railway where fencing had been erected around large areas of tree-planting, across the public right of way, with no indication of where to walk instead. I had walked most of the route northwards from Tebay, and by the time I was due to cross the A6 for yet more bog, by a mini reservoir, with the slightly worrying prospect of stepping stones about a mile and a half south of the end point, I gave up and walked along the pavement of the A6 into Shap. Seeing the Shap Summit railway sign was exciting and the section through Shap Granite Works (Cemex) was well defined and interesting....
Mary Oz
Neil Summersgill added Winsha one, a new walk from Windermere to Shap
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shaapp one, a new walk from Shap to Appleby-in-Westmorland
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Shap’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NY5623015360
Lat / Lon
54.53162° / -2.67789°
Easting / Northing
356,230E / 515,360N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Shap's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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