Walking Routes in and around Keswick

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Keswick and the Northern Lakes offer a network of paths, of endless variations covering everything you might want to do; all have lots of interest and great views, leaving you content with the day's exercise and keen for the next.

We have provided downloads of a variety of these walks - please download and enjoy. Make sure you read Safety on the Fells before partaking in any outdoor activities!

Just click on a walk name in the section opposite to download a guide in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these guides.

Several fells such as Catbells and Castle Crag have been made famous by Julia Bradbury's  TV Series 'Wainwright Walks'.

Borrowdale and Castle Crag

Coledale Round

High Spy, Maiden Moor and Catbells

Skiddaw via Jenkin Hill

The Bowder Stone and Watendlath

ACCESS FOR ALL

The Lake District National Park Authority have put together Miles without Stiles routes, ideal for those in wheelchairs, buggies or who find walking a challenge. There are 39 simple short options to give a blast of fresh air without tramping for hours or negotiating stiles. All routes have been 'road tested' by local residents using wheelchairs, and a grading scheme has been adopted in terms of surface quality and gradient.

The most recently introduced walk to be created is a high level wheelchair friendly route on Latrigg bringing new opportunities to those with limited mobility. This is a Bassenthwaite Reflections project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. A carefully graded hardcore 592m section has been opened up from the Gale Road car park to the crest of 368m. The summit of Latrigg is a superb vantage point with magnificent views from the Helvellyn range in the east, to Keswick, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake. There is no pdf to download with this section, please visit the website www.lake-district.gov.uk/index/enjoying/outdoors/miles_without_stiles.htm