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The best walks in the Lake District
Trust the experts - these are the Lake District walks you cannot afford to miss!
The Lake District National Park offer a huge choice of walks with a walk to suit just about everybody - from high mountain passes to secluded valleys; from tumbling waterfalls to stunning vistas; from gentle ascents and descents to scrambling on-all-fours along airy ridges with a steep drop on either side.
In fact, the area offers so much choice that deciding where to go can be daunting.
Walk the best Lake District walks
We've been walking the Lake District Fells for more than 40 years and this list is a collection of our personal favourites.
This list includes walks of various lengths, ascents, grades, airiness and popularity so there is bound to be something to suit you (and your energy levels).
In any event, all will take you to the vantage points offering the very best views in the Lake District - so go on a nice day if you can.
Get the best Lake District walk routes
We have also produced seven Peak Bagging Maps for The Lake District - The Central Fells, The Eastern Fells, The Far Eastern Fells, The Northern Fells, The North Western Fells, The Southern Fells, and The Western Fells each detailing a location map and 'tickable' list all the significant tops that you will find inspirational.
This is of course a personal choice and it wasn't easy - it has taken over 40 years to compile. But if you disagree and/or have an alternative list - then let us know at Feedback - The Lakeland 100.
If you know where to go and prefer to search for your own walks - go4awalk.com has well over 200 other walks in the Lake District to choose from - enter a walk or location name into our Search facility or surf one of our unique interactive walk selection maps covering the the Lake District National Park:
- OS Explorer Map OL4 The English Lakes - North Western Area,
- OS Explorer Map OL5 The English Lakes - North Eastern Area,
- OS Explorer Map OL6 The English Lakes - South Western Area,
- OS Explorer Map OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern Area
or Ordnance Survey Landranger Maps (pink cover):
- OS Landranger Map 89 West Cumbria,
- OS Landranger Map 90 Penrith & Keswick
- OS Landranger Map 96 Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland,
- OS Landranger Map 97 Kendal & Morecambe
NB. 1:25,000 scale Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps offer more detail and are therefore more suitable for walking and hiking than 1:50,000 Scale Ordnance Survey Landranger Maps
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