Lake District Challenge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 98.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 34h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,051 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,051 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 449 m
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    Lowest point: 4 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. 55 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Shap Road, A6
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.67 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.68 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 1.76 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.89 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.02 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 2.06 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Dockray Hall Road
  11. 11 : km 2.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left onto Burneside Road
  12. 12 : km 2.53 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Windermere Road, A5284
  13. 13 : km 2.71 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto South VIew Lane
  14. 14 : km 2.73 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto South View Lane
  15. 15 : km 2.8 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Queens Road
  16. 16 : km 2.86 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Low Fellside
  17. 17 : km 2.86 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left onto Queens Road
  18. 18 : km 2.87 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 3.11 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.3 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 3.4 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.85 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.99 - alt. 188 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 4.4 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 4.99 - alt. 172 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 5.06 - alt. 170 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 6.14 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 6.4 - alt. 205 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 6.47 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 6.59 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 6.83 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.87 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 6.94 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 7.36 - alt. 231 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 7.72 - alt. 221 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.73 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 8.07 - alt. 226 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 8.09 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 8.97 - alt. 210 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 9.71 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 9.95 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 10.21 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 10.27 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 10.7 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 11.04 - alt. 119 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 12.07 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 12.07 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 12.59 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 13.41 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Underhill
  50. 50 : km 14.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Old Road
  51. 51 : km 15.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 15.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto A5074
  54. 54 : km 15.58 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto A5074
  55. 55 : km 15.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 16.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 16.55 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 16.85 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 17.9 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 18.12 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 18.35 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 18.64 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 19.11 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 20.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 20.58 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Heather's Lane
  66. 66 : km 20.91 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 21.92 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  68. 68 : km 22.39 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Bleacrag Road
  69. 69 : km 24.68 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto Tow Top Road
  70. 70 : km 26.03 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight left onto Height Road
  71. 71 : km 26.64 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 26.82 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Four Lane Ends
  73. 73 : km 26.86 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 27.69 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 28.43 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto The Level
  76. 76 : km 28.44 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 28.98 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 30.26 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 30.97 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right
  80. 80 : km 31.24 - alt. 200 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 31.4 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 32.91 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 32.95 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Priest Lane
  84. 84 : km 33.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 33.25 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto The Square
  86. 86 : km 33.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 33.57 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 33.59 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  89. 89 : km 34.11 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 35.05 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 35.08 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 35.28 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 36.15 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 36.33 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 36.4 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right
  96. 96 : km 36.58 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 38.6 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 38.93 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left
  99. 99 : km 39.55 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 39.56 - alt. 124 m - Keep left
  101. 101 : km 41.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left
  102. 102 : km 41.63 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 41.85 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 41.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 42.28 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Brow Edge Road
  106. 106 : km 42.74 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 42.75 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Willow Court
  108. 108 : km 43.13 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 43.16 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  110. 110 : km 43.2 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 43.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 43.22 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  113. 113 : km 43.63 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Finsthwaite Lane
  114. 114 : km 45.25 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 46.36 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 47 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  117. 117 : km 47.1 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 47.55 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 47.6 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 47.61 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  121. 121 : km 48.27 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 48.35 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 48.5 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 52.18 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right
  125. 125 : km 53.55 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Windermere Shore Footpath
  126. 126 : km 55.46 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 56.31 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  128. 128 : km 56.43 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto B5285
  129. 129 : km 57.23 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto Cuckoo Brow Lane
  130. 130 : km 57.71 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  131. 131 : km 57.81 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  132. 132 : km 58.61 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 60.35 - alt. 225 m - Keep left
  134. 134 : km 62.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  135. 135 : km 62.54 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  136. 136 : km 64.66 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 65.14 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 65.59 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  139. 139 : km 66.81 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 66.84 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto B5286
  141. 141 : km 67.56 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 68.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bog Lane
  143. 143 : km 68.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto B5286
  144. 144 : km 68.79 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto A593
  145. 145 : km 69.5 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Under Loughrigg Road
  146. 146 : km 70.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 70.21 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
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  150. 150 : km 70.56 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right
  151. 151 : km 70.59 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 70.6 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  153. 153 : km 70.65 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Church Walk
  154. 154 : km 70.69 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Compston Road, A591
  155. 155 : km 70.72 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 70.75 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  157. 157 : km 70.76 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Kelsick Road, A591
  158. 158 : km 70.88 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Lake Road, A591
  159. 159 : km 70.88 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  160. 160 : km 70.89 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Lake Road, A591
  161. 161 : km 71.4 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  162. 162 : km 71.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Old Lake Road
  163. 163 : km 71.44 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right onto Skelghyll Lane
  164. 164 : km 71.56 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Skelghyll Lane
  165. 165 : km 72.12 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  166. 166 : km 72.62 - alt. 168 m - Keep left
  167. 167 : km 73.49 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  168. 168 : km 73.53 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  169. 169 : km 74.37 - alt. 248 m - Turn slight right onto Hundreds Road
  170. 170 : km 74.83 - alt. 230 m - Keep left onto Robin Lane
  171. 171 : km 75.62 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  172. 172 : km 75.68 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
  173. 173 : km 75.78 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  174. 174 : km 75.82 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right
  175. 175 : km 75.93 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Greengate
  176. 176 : km 76.33 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp right onto Patterdale Road, A592
  177. 177 : km 76.48 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  178. 178 : km 77.25 - alt. 208 m - Keep right onto Garburn Road
  179. 179 : km 77.56 - alt. 246 m - Turn slight left onto Garburn Road
  180. 180 : km 77.88 - alt. 276 m - Turn left onto Garburn Road
  181. 181 : km 77.95 - alt. 280 m - Keep left onto Garburn Road
  182. 182 : km 79.75 - alt. 446 m - Keep left onto Garburn Pass
  183. 183 : km 82.06 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Hollin Lane
  184. 184 : km 82.12 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight left onto Hollin Lane
  185. 185 : km 82.82 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Hellwell Lane
  186. 186 : km 82.99 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  187. 187 : km 83.12 - alt. 204 m - Turn right onto High Lane
  188. 188 : km 83.15 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  189. 189 : km 83.22 - alt. 220 m - Keep right
  190. 190 : km 84.99 - alt. 347 m - Turn left
  191. 191 : km 84.99 - alt. 347 m - Turn right
  192. 192 : km 85.62 - alt. 265 m - Turn sharp right
  193. 193 : km 85.62 - alt. 266 m - Turn left
  194. 194 : km 85.81 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight right
  195. 195 : km 86.07 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  196. 196 : km 86.8 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  197. 197 : km 92.67 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  198. 198 : km 94.11 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right onto A6
  199. 199 : km 95.15 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  200. 200 : km 95.34 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  201. 201 : km 95.78 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  202. 202 : km 96.3 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto A6
  203. S/E : km 98.84 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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