England · National park
Lake District National Park
England's mountains: sixteen lakes, 214 Wainwrights, Scafell Pike, and the most walked fells in Britain.
The Lakes are small and perfectly arranged. Every valley has its lake, every lake its fells, and a day's walk can take in a shore, a ridge and a summit and still be back for tea. It is the most visited national park in Britain for good reason, and it has a walking culture, from Wainwright's guides to the fell runners, that nowhere else matches.
Keswick serves the northern fells and Derwentwater, Ambleside and Grasmere the centre, Coniston and Windermere the south. The western valleys, Wasdale, Eskdale and Ennerdale, are quieter and wilder and hold the highest ground.
- Highest point
- Scafell Pike, 978 m
- Area
- 2,362 km²
- Designated
- 1951
- Walks mapped
- 109
- TRXO regions
- Lake District
109 walks
Moderate
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New
Base Brown and Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit)
Seathwaite
6.5 km · 670 m · 2.5–3.5 h
Moderate
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New
Birkhouse Moor, Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd
Glenridding
11.4 km · 900 m · 4–5.5 h
Moderate
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New
Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove and Armboth Fell
Watendlath
11.2 km · 470 m · 3.5–4.5 h
Hard
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New
Bowscale Fell, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell
Mungrisdale
17.1 km · 810 m · 5–7 h
Hard
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New
Brock Crags (Wainwright), Angletarn Pikes, Beda Fell and Place Fell
Rooking
16.2 km · 990 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Hard
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New
Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike
Cockley Beck
17.4 km · 1250 m · 6–8.5 h