A good route but it is impossible to walk the section from Middle Sparrow Mire and it is necessary to cross over the railway bridge and walk through the housing estate. The route as marked, on the outskirts of Kendal, just before the bridge is overgrown, the stile looked out of action and this part of the route looks unused. There are good links to bus routes to the centre of Kendal in the housing estate....

Lakeswalkers

South of Burneside there is a path just to the West of the road which continues until you turn Left, crossing the road to reach a path that goes through woodland to the Golf Course....

AwayO

This was a great walk, very nice views especially on the Dales Way, a great addition. Great walk and mainly off the road....

Patricia B

This route follows the River Kent most of the way and what a superb route it is, following the Dales Way alongside the river for a good length of the route....

Paul Chilcott

An excellent walk over the low fells to the south of the main road between these two places....

Paul Chilcott

Nearer to Kendal it is necessarily less pleasant but keep an eye out for the otters (very) occasionally seen along the river bank. I agree it is more enjoyable to follow the river/Dales Way between Staveley and Cowan Head...

Pete

We walked it from Staveley to Windermere, which has the advantage of great views of the higher Lake District fells....

Jo Wood

From the outskirts of Burneside I took the path across the field, which then runs paralell to the railway line before entering a small housing estate, crosses the line, heading on streets for a little before, doubling back under the railway bridge to then take the riverside path into Kendal. I suggested as a third alternative to the 2 routes already linking Staveley and Kendal but my version (mainly off-road) doesn't seem to have been uploaded on the website yet....

Alison Gilchrist

Very nice walk, a bit of care in navigation needed, potential for a bit of mud and unevenness underfoot in some places. One small tweak - at the Staveley end of the walk it makes sense to cross the footbridge with green railings (see my 3rd photo), rather that take the southeast-then-northwest diversion round it....

Luke Reader

The route leaves Staveley on a path slightly separated from the road and next to the River Kent. It leaves the road just before the level crossing and follows the Dales Way alongside the river to Cowan Head....

Mary Oz

The route leaves Staveley on a path slightly separated from the road and next to the river. The path goes to the right of the buildings then across a garden via a waymarked gate and another stone wall stile....

Mary Oz

The route leaves Windermere via several residential roads with a width-restricting barrier near the start....

Mary Oz

The problem section is from Staveley to Cowan Head, which takes the footpath from the road out of Staveley (just before the railway crossing) and navigates via Cragg Farm. Finally, the descent to Cowan Head is again on an overgrown / underused path....

simoninthelakes

This an easy steady flat route, mainly following the route of the Dalesway along the River Kent...

JanMet