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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,436 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,151 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 679 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 117 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Lake District
  • ⚐
    District: Lakes 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.416262° / W 2.907633°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.43276° / W 2.920948°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 117 m - Start on Greengate
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp right onto Patterdale Road, A592
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.94 - alt. 208 m - Keep right onto Garburn Road
  5. 5 : km 1.25 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.49 - alt. 309 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.62 - alt. 336 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 337 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.65 - alt. 345 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.1 - alt. 454 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.32 - alt. 474 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 2.43 - alt. 478 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.44 - alt. 478 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.47 - alt. 475 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.5 - alt. 475 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.53 - alt. 478 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.66 - alt. 474 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.59 - alt. 465 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.6 - alt. 466 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.14 - alt. 513 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 4.43 - alt. 454 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 4.71 - alt. 459 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 4.85 - alt. 462 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.65 - alt. 659 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 7.04 - alt. 679 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.01 - alt. 251 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.6 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 8.68 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 9.07 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 9.15 - alt. 184 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 9.17 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 9.18 - alt. 190 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 10.68 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 10.98 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.31 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 13.03 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Truss Lane
  37. 37 : km 13.64 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Patterdale Road, A592
  38. 38 : km 13.64 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Guy Lane
  39. 39 : km 13.78 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left onto Low Gate
  40. 40 : km 13.87 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 13.99 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 14.01 - alt. 182 m - Turn sharp right onto Nanny Lane
  43. 43 : km 15.22 - alt. 348 m - Keep right onto Nanny Lane
  44. 44 : km 15.76 - alt. 407 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 16.41 - alt. 480 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 16.47 - alt. 479 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 16.49 - alt. 479 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 16.55 - alt. 480 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 17.2 - alt. 407 m - Turn sharp right onto Nanny Lane
  50. 50 : km 17.74 - alt. 348 m - Turn slight left onto Nanny Lane
  51. 51 : km 18.95 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.06 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 19.15 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right onto Low Gate
  54. 54 : km 19.16 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 19.62 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 19.67 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 19.71 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 19.78 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Greengate
  59. 59 : km 19.84 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 19.89 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Greengate
  61. 61 : km 19.95 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 20.02 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 20.07 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 20.11 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 20.19 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 20.57 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Low Gate
  67. 67 : km 20.58 - alt. 162 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 20.68 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 20.79 - alt. 182 m - Turn left onto Nanny Lane
  70. 70 : km 22 - alt. 348 m - Keep right onto Nanny Lane
  71. E : km 22.5 - alt. 406 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking The Tongue

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Walking Wansfell Pike and Ambleside

Association or club
↔11.57 km ↗+504 m ↘-508 m ◔4h 45 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)

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Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Ambleside to Windermere Station

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Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - YHA Ambleside to YHA Patterdale

Association or club
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⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)

The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. They were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way, there are 7 Wainwrights, 2 lakes, 1 tarn and 1 pub.

Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - Windermere Station to YHA Ambleside

Association or club
YHA hopping in The Lake District - Windermere Station to YHA Ambleside
↔13.30 km ↗+500 m ↘-582 m ◔5h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Windermere (Westmorland and Furness)

The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. They were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way are 1 Wainwright and 2 interesting pubs.

Walking YHA hopping in The Lake District - Windermere Station to YHA Langdale

Association or club
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⚑Departure from Windermere (Westmorland and Furness)

The YHA is a great institution and I guess most fell walkers have stayed at a hostel at some time in their lives. Funny how they were created "to help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside, particularly by providing hostels or other simple accommodation for them on their travels". Here's a collection of routes starting or finishing at a YHA in The Lakes. Along the way are 2 Wainwrights and 2 interesting pubs.

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Walker
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⚑Departure from Lakes (Westmorland and Furness)

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