Our Lake District Escapades
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Hello, We are a french couple living in Cumbria, near the Lake District National Park in England. We have a personal blog in which we write all our hikes in UK. All our walks are dog friendly.
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121 public routes:
Ravenglass to Muncaster Tarn
12.47 km
+194 m
-189 m
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Muncaster (Cumberland)
Dog friendly circular walk starting from Ravenglass and passing by Muncaster Castle estate and Muncaster Tarn.Be careful walk to be done at low tide.
Whiteside and Hopegill Head summits
9.09 km
+687 m
-685 m
4h 35
Difficult
Departure from Buttermere (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk passing by Whiteside and Hopegill Head summits and going down by Liza Beck.
Blea tarn and White Moss
10.21 km
+387 m
-387 m
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Eskdale (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk starting from Dalegarth Station pasing by Blea Tarn, Mitterdale valley and White Moss little stone circle. It offers amazing view over the Eskdale valley.
Buttermere water and Hay Stacks summit
13.19 km
+554 m
-549 m
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Buttermere (Cumberland)
Dog friendly circular walk around Buttermere water and going up Hay Stacks summit.
Scafell Pike down by Sprinkling Tarn
13.64 km
+951 m
-947 m
6h 35
Difficult
Departure from Wasdale (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk to Scafell Pike and going down by Sprinkling Tarn. Scafell Pike is the highest summit in England. View from the top is incredible.
Ravenglass to River Irt
6.89 km
+10 m
-10 m
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Muncaster (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly walk from Ravenglass to the river Irt passing by Saltcoats.
Muncaster Fell
11.42 km
+327 m
-326 m
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Muncaster (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk from Muncaster Castle to Muncaster Head by Muncaster Fell. Amazing view over the Irish sea and the Lake District summits.
Extended Sandbed Gill trail in Dodd Wood
5.95 km
+283 m
-283 m
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Underskiddaw (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk following the Sandbed Gill trail in Dodd Wood and extended to go around the summit of Watches. Beautiful views of Bassenthwaite lake.
Hest Bank to Carnforth back by Lancaster canal
13.98 km
+22 m
-22 m
4h 05
Easy
Departure from Slyne-with-Hest (Lancashire)
Dog-friendly circular walk starting from Hest Bank following the coast to Carnforth village and back by the Lancaster Canal. Lovely walk with views on the Irish sea and Lancaster Canal.
St Bees Head - St Bees lighthouse and Birkham's Quarry
5.99 km
+196 m
-192 m
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Whitehaven (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk starting from Sandwith village and passing by Birkham's Quarry and St Bees Lighthouse.
St bees to Coulderton
6.70 km
+74 m
-66 m
2h 10
Easy
Departure from St. Bees (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk from St Bees to Coulderton along the England Coast Path. Great view on the Isle of Man and also the west summits of the Lake District.
St Bees Head - Fleswick bay, St Bees lighthouse and Birkham's Quarry
8.31 km
+230 m
-230 m
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Whitehaven (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk starting from Sandwith village and passing by Fleswick Bay, St Bees Lighthouse and Birkham's Quarry.
Cogra Moss tarn - Higher path
6.68 km
+150 m
-149 m
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Lamplugh (Cumberland)
Dog friendly walk around Cogra Moss tarn using the higher path in the forest.
Buckbarrow, Seatallan and Middle Fell
8.89 km
+695 m
-695 m
4h 30
Difficult
Departure from Wasdale (Cumberland)
Dog-friendly circular walk passing by the three Wainwrights summits of Buckbarrow, Seatallan and Middle Fell.
Stanley Force and Devoke Water
12.82 km
+209 m
-209 m
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Eskdale (Cumberland)
Dog friendly circular walk following the Esk river to see Stanley Force waterfall and extended to the remote tarn of Devoke Water.
Seathwaite tarn
9.11 km
+289 m
-289 m
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite (Westmorland and Furness)
Lovely circular walk to Seathwaite tarn from the village of Seathwaite.
Black Combe from Whicham
13.71 km
+728 m
-723 m
6h 00
Moderate
Departure from Whicham (Cumberland)
Black Combe situated in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park dives into the Irish Sea.
This walk is dog friendly. Great view on the Irish Sea.
Loch Trool
9.47 km
+197 m
-199 m
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Dumfries and Galloway
Easy dog friendly circular walk around Loch Trool.
Braithwaite to Keswick
11.15 km
+238 m
-235 m
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Above Derwent (Cumberland)
Low level circular walk from Braithwaite and passing by the side of Cat bells summit and Portinscale village. Dog friendly
Fingle Bridge
8.64 km
+243 m
-246 m
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Drewsteignton (Devon)
Lovely walk to discover the Dartmoor National Park. This walk starts from Fingle Bridge National Trust and has great view on Castle Drogo.
Blackden Moor
5.80 km
+346 m
-346 m
2h 40
Moderate
Departure from Hope Woodlands (Derbyshire)
Lovely circular walk in the Peak District. This walk requires some scrambling.
Whitehaven to St Bees
10.96 km
+368 m
-371 m
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Whitehaven (Cumberland)
Linear walk from Whitehaven to St Bees following the England Coast Path. Great views of the South of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Around Buttermere Water
7.95 km
+49 m
-51 m
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Buttermere (Cumberland)
Easy circular walk around Buttermere Water. This walk offers beautiful views on the surrounding summits.
Around Tittesworth reservoir
7.24 km
+39 m
-38 m
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Leekfrith (Staffordshire)
This is a circular walk around Tittesworth reservoir. Very family friendly walk. The area can be very busy during weekend and summer months.
Pendle Hill
7.33 km
+370 m
-364 m
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Barley-with-Wheatley Booth (Lancashire)
Very famous circular walk to do Pendle Hill summit from Barley village. Dog friendly.
Dent by Nannycatch
13.19 km
+412 m
-410 m
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Egremont (Cumberland)
Circular walk to Dent summit by Nannycath and starting from Longlands Lake. Dog friendly
Rannerdale Knott
6.24 km
+260 m
-261 m
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Buttermere (Cumberland)
Lovely circular walk around Rannerdale Knott to admire the view from the top and late April / beginning of May the bluebells.
Dovedale
10.10 km
+231 m
-230 m
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Ilam (Staffordshire)
Famous circular walk passing by the Dovedale stepping stones. Dog friendly.
Torside reservoir
11.63 km
+331 m
-331 m
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
Lovely circular walk around Torside reservoir to see longdendale and the wild pennines. Dog friendly.
Ben Lomond - Ptarmigan
11.56 km
+942 m
-939 m
6h 00
Difficult
Departure from Stirling
Circular walk to Ben Lomond summit. The first part to Ben Lomond summit is very touristic but the section going down is less as most people go up and down Ben Lomond using the same path. View over Loch Lomond is incredible.
Edale
7.88 km
+391 m
-391 m
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Edale (Derbyshire)
Great popular walk from Edale village. Dog friendly
Rivington Park
7.28 km
+203 m
-203 m
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Rivington (Lancashire)
Great walk to see Rivington Castle, Rivington Pike and walk along Rivington Reservoir
Langsett and Midhope reservoirs
10.72 km
+149 m
-151 m
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Langsett (South Yorkshire)
Easy walk that can be very popular around Langsett and Midhope reservoirs.
Circular walk around Lizard Point
9.78 km
+219 m
-220 m
3h 25
Easy
Departure from Landewednack (Cornwall)
A gorgeous circular coastal walk to visit the famous Lizard Point.
Rosthwaite to Wadendlath
8.09 km
+375 m
-375 m
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Borrowdale (Cumberland)
Moderate circular walk to Watendlath tarn from Rosthwaite village. Watendlath tarn is a gorgeous little tarn in the middle of big summits. Great views the entire walk. Dog friendly.
Tyninghame Links and Links Wood
3.66 km
+25 m
-27 m
1h 05
Easy
Departure from East Lothian
Short along the beach and Links Wood near Tyninghame village.
St Abbs Head
5.59 km
+141 m
-145 m
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Scottish Borders
Circular walk to St Abbs Head. Great views of the cliffs and the lighthouse.
Carrock Fell
4.95 km
+421 m
-421 m
2h 35
Difficult
Departure from Mungrisdale (Westmorland and Furness)
Great walk to Carrock Fell. The path to the summit is very steep but short. A bit of scrambling to reach the summit.
Castle Crag to Seatoller
9.03 km
+321 m
-321 m
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Borrowdale (Cumberland)
Popular walk to visit Castle Crag and the little caves in the Borrowdale forest. Dog friendly. Can be a bit challenging to go up Castle Crag when raining as the slates on the path can be very slippery.
Langdale Fell
11.79 km
+697 m
-689 m
5h 20
Difficult
Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)
Famous walk passing by Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle and the well-known scrambling Jack's Rake.
⚠️Do not use Jack's rake path (between (2) and (3)) if you are not a confident scrambler. This is an open scramble that can be very dangerous. Please do not attempt it in wet conditions.
Dun Muir and Carn Mor by Ladders steps
15.39 km
+485 m
-482 m
5h 45
Difficult
Departure from Moray
Very quiet walk up to Dun Muir and Carn Mor by Ladders steps. This walk needs good navigation skills.
Orthwaite
7.54 km
+248 m
-244 m
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Ireby and Uldale (Cumberland)
Nice circular walk from Orthwaite village around Little Cockup and Great Cockup. This path is not really popular. Dog friendly.
⚠️Good navigation skill is needed as the path is not visible the entire walk.
Nether Wasdale to wastwater shore
6.98 km
+48 m
-48 m
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Wasdale (Cumberland)
Low level circular walk from Nether Wasdale to wast water shore. Gorgeous views of the surrounding valley, summits and wast water lake. Possible to stop for a swim in the lake. This is a dog friendly walk.
Lord's seat, Barf and Whinlatter Forest
8.41 km
+336 m
-340 m
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Above Derwent (Cumberland)
Popular walk from Whinlatter Forest to two Wainwright's summit Lord's seat and Barf.
Dog friendly.
High Snockrigg
7.61 km
+459 m
-467 m
3h 30
Difficult
Departure from Buttermere (Cumberland)
Challenging circular walk to High Snockrigg. Dog friendly.
Good navigation skills is needed around High Snockrigg as the path is not visible.
Around Derwent water
14.93 km
+66 m
-68 m
4h 25
Moderate
Departure from Borrowdale (Cumberland)
This dog-friendly walk is one of the most famous in the Keswick area. It is low-level with a small ascent and a great view of the surrounding summits.
Shutlingsloe
10.94 km
+364 m
-364 m
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
Nice popular walk to Shutlingsloe summit. Dog friendly
Fellbarrow and Low Fell
8.23 km
+356 m
-357 m
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Loweswater (Cumberland)
Nice circular walk passing by two Wainwright's summits Fellbarrow and Low Fell. Dog friendly.
