England · National park
Lake District National Park
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
Base Brown and Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit)
Seathwaite
6.5 km · 670 m · 2.5–3.5 h
Birkhouse Moor, Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd
Glenridding
11.4 km · 900 m · 4–5.5 h
Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, High Tove and Armboth Fell
Watendlath
11.2 km · 470 m · 3.5–4.5 h
Bowscale Fell, Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags and Souther Fell
Mungrisdale
17.1 km · 810 m · 5–7 h
Brock Crags (Wainwright), Angletarn Pikes, Beda Fell and Place Fell
Rooking
16.2 km · 990 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike
Cockley Beck
17.4 km · 1250 m · 6–8.5 h
Dollywaggon Pike, Birks, St Sunday Crag and Seat Sandal
Dunmail Raise
15 km · 1210 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Great Crag (Stonethwaite), Castle Crag and Grange Fell
Watendlath
7.4 km · 670 m · 3–4 h
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Kirk Fell and Fleetwith Pike
Honister Pass
13.1 km · 860 m · 4.5–6 h
Harrison Stickle, Thunacar Knott, High Raise and Sergeant Man
Pye How
11.1 km · 760 m · 4–5 h
Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Catstye Cam and Raise
Fisher Place
15.7 km · 1060 m · 5.5–7.5 h
High Raise (High Street), Rampsgill Head, High Street and Thornthwaite Crag
Mardale Head
13.5 km · 790 m · 4.5–6 h
Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell (Mardale), Branstree and Tarn Crag (Sleddale)
Hallow Bank
17.2 km · 1030 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Steel Knotts and Bonscale Pike
Butterwick
18.6 km · 860 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Longlands Fell, Great Cockup, Meal Fell and Brae Fell
Branthwaite
11.3 km · 640 m · 3.5–5 h
Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, Hartsop Above How and High Pike (Scandale)
Ambleside
19.2 km · 1200 m · 6.5–9 h
Pavey Ark, Rossett Pike, Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag
Pye How
14.8 km · 1250 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Pillar, Steeple, Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale)
Honister Pass
23.2 km · 1640 m · 8–11 h
Red Pike (Buttermere), Starling Dodd, High Stile and High Crag (Buttermere)
Gatesgarth
15.3 km · 1060 m · 5.5–7 h
Red Screes, Rest Dodd, Gray Crag and Stony Cove Pike
Kirkstone Pass
18.1 km · 1380 m · 6.5–9 h
Steel Fell, Tarn Crag (Easedale), Blea Rigg and Gibson Knott
Dunmail Raise
11.7 km · 860 m · 4–5.5 h
The Knott (High Street), Kidsty Pike, Mardale Ill Bell and Froswick
Hartsop
16.5 km · 1120 m · 5.5–7.5 h
Ullock Pike, Long Side, Carl Side and Dodd (Skiddaw)
Little Crosthwaite
6.2 km · 720 m · 2.5–3.5 h
Ullscarf, Rosthwaite Fell, Sergeant's Crag and Calf Crag
Hause Point
22.2 km · 1540 m · 7.5–10.5 h
Whinlatter, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf
Whinlatter Pass
11.8 km · 600 m · 3.5–5 h
White Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Hart Side and Watson's Dodd
Thirlspot
14.1 km · 930 m · 5–6.5 h