Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater
The short route described here is ideal either as a half-day family adventure, or a quick blast between showers.
Easy Hiking
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Ascent
- 342 m
- Descent
- 343 m
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.
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The short route described here is ideal either as a half-day family adventure, or a quick blast between showers.
Easy Hiking
A big day out with a tough climb up to Helvellyn, a ridge-top adventure crossing the Dodds, fast grassy singletrack, and the great descent of the Old Coach Road to St John's in the Vale.
Severe Mountain Biking
A Lakeland classic that provides a fine day out in the big hills for riders with strong legs and lungs!
Severe Mountain Biking
This route provides drastic contrasts, from easy terrain to extremely difficult terrain.
Extreme Hiking
A broad ridge provides easy peak bagging but with a sting of a series of big ascents and descents towards the end.
Difficult Hiking
An exciting loop taking in both Scafell and Scafell Pike
Severe Hiking
The pleasure found on the hills that cradle Coledale in their lap will satisfy even the greediest of hill gluttons.
Severe Hiking
Ennerdale is the 'wildest' major valley in the Lake District, and this horseshoe takes in practically every top on its convoluted skyline to give a long, challenging classic.
Extreme Hiking
With a high start and a low summit this likeable mini fell must be one of the easiest ascents in the Lake District, by its standard route.
Moderate Hiking
Place Fell rises alone, a hub-like point at the centre of a great arc of mountains running from Helvellyn and the Dodds to the High Street range.
Difficult Hiking
A short family-friendly walk from Grasmere's Town Head, taking in a beautiful valley and an easy ridge to a classic Lakeland micro-summit, which feels much higher than its on-paper altitude suggests.
Moderate Hiking
A popular all-weather loop from Keswick with great views of the beautiful Borrowdale valley and fun technical descents.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A monster of a route taking in the full ridge of High Street and the isolated little-visited areas of Swindale and Mosedale in one giant mountain day-out.
Severe Mountain Biking
A Forestry Commission purpose-built Mountain BIke Trail with plenty of flowing berms, rolling jumps, steady climbs and optional technical features.
Moderate Mountain Biking
An exhilarating purpose-built singletrack trail with steep climbs, huge berms, jumps, fantastic descending and optional technical features.
Difficult Mountain Biking
A big wild-feeling loop which can be ridden in either direction from Keswick.
Difficult Mountain Biking