A 6 mile route which should take about 3.5 hours.
Statistics
2 - 3
hrs
521
m
521
m
15
max°
Difficulty
FATMAP difficulty grade
Moderate
Description
Rydal Cave is actually an old quarry called Loughrigg Quarry.
It was used to mine slate tiles for the local buildings around 200 years ago.
It now lies dormant and is partially flooded.