Windermere Lake 50km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 52.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 872 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 880 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 318 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 151 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.74 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 203 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.01 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.53 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.67 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 1.9 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.83 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.84 - alt. 179 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 2.9 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 3.37 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.8 - alt. 126 m - Turn sharp left onto Patterdale Road, A592
  17. 17 : km 4.16 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.36 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 4.39 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left onto Ford Lane
  20. 20 : km 4.59 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Bridge Lane
  21. 21 : km 5.02 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.16 - alt. 191 m - Turn sharp right onto Robin Lane
  23. 23 : km 6.16 - alt. 248 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 7.01 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 7.28 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.24 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 8.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Lake Road, A591
  28. 28 : km 9.04 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 9.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Skelghyll Lane
  30. 30 : km 9.37 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Old Lake Road
  31. 31 : km 9.45 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.45 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 9.52 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Lake Road, A591
  34. 34 : km 9.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Borrans Road, A5075
  36. 36 : km 9.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp left onto A593
  37. 37 : km 9.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 10.06 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 10.1 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto A593
  40. 40 : km 10.8 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto B5286
  41. 41 : km 12.36 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 12.36 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 12.73 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto B5286
  44. 44 : km 13.27 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 14.32 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 14.46 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 14.74 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 14.82 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 14.93 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 14.95 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 15.03 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 15.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 15.63 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 17.29 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 19.24 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 19.68 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 20.84 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 20.86 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 21.22 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 21.29 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto B5285
  61. 61 : km 21.39 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 21.52 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  63. 63 : km 21.53 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 21.54 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto B5285
  65. 65 : km 21.61 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 22.21 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 22.91 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Windermere Shore Footpath
  68. 68 : km 24.82 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 26.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 26.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 28.42 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 30.08 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 30.28 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 31.24 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 31.38 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 31.43 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 31.57 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 32.65 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 33.02 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto The Colonnade
  80. 80 : km 33.09 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 33.39 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 33.4 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto A590
  83. 83 : km 33.41 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A592
  84. 84 : km 34.72 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Fell Foot Brow
  85. 85 : km 35.99 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 36.59 - alt. 269 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 36.65 - alt. 286 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 36.88 - alt. 315 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 36.9 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 38.34 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 38.35 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 39.33 - alt. 180 m - Turn slight right
  93. 93 : km 40.22 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 40.93 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 40.97 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Ghyll Head Road
  96. 96 : km 41.38 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 41.54 - alt. 134 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 43.76 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 44.45 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 44.53 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto A5074
  101. 101 : km 44.54 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right
  102. 102 : km 44.59 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 45.58 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 45.63 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Lindeth Lane
  105. 105 : km 46.53 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 46.64 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 46.93 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 47.61 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 47.93 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  110. 110 : km 48.04 - alt. 127 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 48.54 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 49.35 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 49.4 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 49.42 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 49.62 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp left
  116. 116 : km 50.69 - alt. 151 m - Keep right
  117. 117 : km 50.83 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight right
  118. 118 : km 51.37 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Mill Beck Close
  119. 119 : km 51.38 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 51.47 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 51.56 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 51.85 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 52.14 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  124. S/E : km 52.32 - alt. 151 m

Useful Information

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