1 gowbarrow fell
Grade: Easy
Distance:
6.4km or 4 miles
Time: 3 hours
Height gain: 490m
A circular fell walk to a fine little summit with stunning views up
and down Ullswater. Walk below Bernard Pike and follow the
path in a big loop around the east side of Gowbarrow Fell, climb
to the summit then descend the path south to Aira Force.
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2 aira force
Grade: Easy
Distance:
2.2km or 1.5 miles
Time: 1-2 hours
Height gain: 120m
A short circular walk along well graded paths to a popular
waterfall, the falls are most impressive after rain. Walk up the
right hand (east) side of the beck to the falls, cross the bridge
then descend the left hand (west) side.
3 lanty’s tarn
Grade: Easy
Distance:
4km or 2.5 miles
Time: 1-2 hours
Height gain: 170m
Enlarged to supply ice for Patterdale Hall, Lanty’s Tarn is the
perfect target for a short walk, a warming up climb straight to
Lanty’s Tarn then a steady descent into Grisedale finishing with
a stroll close by the shores of Ullswater.
4 lake shore walk via the steamer
Grade: Easy
Distance:
10.5km or 6.5 miles
Time: 4 hours
Height gain: 380m
Undulating lake side walk along the peaceful and untouched
eastern side of Ullswater. This walk is pleasant in either direction,
so either get the steamer there or back.
5 hallin fell via the steamer
Grade: Easy
Distance:
6.5km or 4 miles
Time: 4 hours
Height gain: 375m
A circular walk combining lake shore with a mini mountain, up
the road out of Howtown and then a short climb to the summit of
Hallin Fell followed by a loop back round to the road, and then a
final loop towards Sandwick and around the lake-side path past
Geordie Crag.
6 moor divock via the steamer
Grade: Easy
Distance:
10km or 6 miles
Time: 4 hours
Height gain: 270m
A linear walk to the ancient cross roads of Moor Divock with a
pleasant descent down an old bridleway with views of Ullswater.
From Pooley Bridge climb directly to Moor Divock then descend
to Howtown via The Cockpit stone circle
7 greenside and glencoyne
Grade: Medium
Distance:
8.5km or 5 miles
Time: 4 hours
Height gain: 500m
A fascinating circuit through two valleys and over a high
mountain pass. Head out from Patterdale to Greenside then
follow the Sticks Pass Bridleway, before leaving it and heading
over to Glencoyne via Nick Head, clockwise.
Ullswater walking routes
There are many miles of footpaths that criss cross all over the Lakeland Fells and these footpaths form many walking routes.
This leaflet is designed to help piece together the network of footpaths and to offer some truly spectacular route ideas, which can be shortened, lengthened or joined together.
So long as the routes stick to the rights of way, walk away!
Before setting off on any of these walks please make sure you have plotted the route using the appropriate map. Maps include OS Explorer OL5, OS Landranger 90 and
British Mountain Maps Lake District. All of the high-level walking routes are on open access land and therefore not all the footpaths paths are shown on the Ullswater
maps, but the paths are clear on the ground.
8 angle tarn
Grade: Medium
Time: 5 hours
Distance:
13km or 8 miles
Height gain: 650m
A circular walk to an idyllic ridge top tarn in the eastern fells of
Ullswater with well graded sections of uphill and one steep section
in descent. Climbing steadily to Boredale Hause, passing Angle
Tarn then descending via Hayeswater, in a clockwise direction.
9 place fell
Grade: Medium
Time: 4 hours
Distance:
8km or 5 miles
Height gain: 570m
This walk visits a lofty summit with extensive views over
Ullswater and the surrounding fells, however, this route has
some steep sections, making it harder walking. The route first
heads out to Boredale Hause, crosses the summit then
descends towards Birk Fell in an anti-clockwise direction.
10 loadpot hill and wether hill via the steamer
Grade: Medium
Time: 6 hours
Distance:
15km or 9.4 miles
Height gain: 650m
A linear expedition of the northern end of the High Street
Roman Road taking in a selection of summits along the way,
starting at Howtown and climbing to Wether Hill via Fusedale,
from here descend along the Roman road to Pooley Bridge.
11 helvellyn by the edges
Grade: Hard
Time: 6 hours
Distance:
13km or 8 miles
Height gain: 960m
Arguably Britain’s popular scramble and a big tick for all
would-be mountaineers! Most people tackle Striding Edge
first then descend Swirral Edge, but technically it is the same
grade the other way round and in some respects more fulfilling.
12 full helvellyn traverse
Grade: Hard
Time: 7 hours
Distance:
18km or 11 miles
Height gain: 1,130m
A circular summit top traverse of the main peaks of the
Helvellyn Range. This route is wonderful in either direction!
13 deepdale horseshoe
Grade: Hard
Time: 7 hours
Distance:
15km or 9 miles
Height gain: 1,070m
A classic horseshoe walk traversing fine summits set
in a wonderful remote corner of the fells.
14 high street via the steamer
Grade: Hard
Time: 8 hours
Distance:
21km or 13 miles
Height gain: 1,030m
This is a linear high-level walk along the old Roman Road
across High Street taking in numerous other summits along
the way, starting at Patterdale and climbing to the summit of
High Street via Hayeswater, then descending along the
Roman road and Fusedale to Howtown.