Loweswater

Loweswater

Western Lake District

Route: Circuit of Loweswater

Area: Western Lake District

Date of walk: 26th May 2016

Walkers: Andrew and Gilly

Distance: 4.2 miles

Ascent: 300 feet

Weather: Overcast

Loweswater is unique in the Lake District, as it is the only lake that drains towards the centre of Lakeland – to Crummock Water which it was once joined to

We parked in one of the roadside spaces beyond the head of Loweswater and followed the path past Hudson Place and into Holme Wood. The wood, managed by the National Trust, is one of our favourite places in the district with many inviting paths and some superb mature trees – alder, oak, lime, chestnut, ash, sycamore and others. The bluebells were still in flower but only just and in a matter of days they will be over

Having followed the path through Holme Wood we emerged at the head of Loweswater and walked along the track through the fields to Maggie’s Bridge. From there we followed the lane to the Loweswater road. The roadside section is the only slightly unsatisfactory part of the walk but having said that, it’s a fairly quiet narrow road and the surroundings are attractive

When we reached the pinfold we were able to join a narrow path which runs beside the lakeshore and this took us back almost as far as the foot of the lake, where we rejoined the road and made our way back to the start

For other walks here, visit my Find Walks page and enter the name in the ‘Search site’ box

Click on the icon below for the route map (subscribers to OS Maps can view detailed maps of the route, visualise it in aerial 3D, and download the GPX file. Non-subscribers will see a base map)

Scroll down – or click on any photo to enlarge it and you can then view as a slideshow

Previous walk: « | Next walk: »