Lake District National Park

England's largest National Park is now a World Heritage Site, home to Scafell Pike - its highest mountain, Wastwater - its deepest lake and thriving communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Explore Lake District National Park with curated guides of the best hiking trails, mountain bike trails, trail running routes, and more. With over 142 3D trail maps in FATMAP, you can easily discover and navigate the best trails in Lake District National Park.

No matter what your next adventure has in store, you can find a guide on FATMAP to help you plan your next epic trip.

Get a top trail recommendation in Lake District National Park from one of our 9 guidebooks, or get inspired by the 142 local adventures uploaded by the FATMAP community. Start exploring now!

Routes in Lake District National Park

Black Moss Pot

A beautiful walk to an exceptional wild swimming spot

Moderate Hiking

Distance: 6.8 km
Ascent: 115 m
Descent: 115 m

Rydal Cave and Water Loop

Circumnavigate a beautiful little lake and visit one of the Lake District's most famous manmade landmarks.

Moderate Hiking

Distance: 4.1 km
Ascent: 109 m
Descent: 111 m

Coast to Coast

One of the iconic walks in the UK, the Coast to Coast - also known as Wainwright's Coast to Coast - is a long distance hike from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire.

Difficult Hiking

Distance: 309 km
Ascent: 6.6 km
Descent: 6.6 km

The Ullswater Way

The Ullswater Way connects shoreline paths, woodland trails, fast land and popular lakeside villages to loop around Ullswater lake in the Lake District.

Moderate Hiking

Distance: 32 km
Ascent: 835 m
Descent: 835 m

Old Man of Coniston

Hike one of the Lake District's most iconic mountains and pass a spectacular crag en route

Difficult Hiking

Distance: 7.9 km
Ascent: 586 m
Descent: 586 m

Loughrigg Terrace and Fell

This mountain bike route could definitely be called Loughrigg Lite in comparison to some possibilities in the area, but this wouldn’t really do justice to a superb little loop that in just 10km takes in a little of everything that’s good about Lakeland mountain biking.

Moderate Mountain Biking

Distance: 9.7 km
Ascent: 318 m
Descent: 309 m

Lonscale Fell

A short but sweet loop from Keswick heading out to Threlkeld and back via some great singletrack skirting Lonscale Fell and a fast descent from Lattrig back into town.

Difficult Mountain Biking

Distance: 17 km
Ascent: 474 m
Descent: 473 m

Skiddaw Up and Down

A steep ride, carry and push from Keswick to the top of one of the highest legally rideable fells in the Lakes, followed by a fast, loose and wild descent back to town! Not for beginners!

Severe Mountain Biking