The Best Lake District Walks to do when it's raining

Trust the experts - these are the best Lake District walks to do when it is raining

The Lake District is one of the most beautiful places in the walking world - lush green valleys with bubbling streams tumbling over the rocks in a series of stunning cascades.

Come to think of it - there is quite a lot of water in the Lake District - and most of it gets there from the sky as rainfall. It is a fact of life that - whatever the forecast, whatever the time of year - if you spend any time walking in the Lake District you will encounter rainfall and low cloud sooner or later.

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So what to do? For many people there is little point clambering to the top of a distant Lake District summit only to be greeted with thick mist and no view. And you just cannot spend all weekend sitting in a pub or tea-shop waiting for the weather to clear up (however tempting it might sound) - particularly when you have spent all that time and effort getting to the Lake District in the first place.

So here is a series of walks you can do when the rain falls and the clouds are low.

You will still need good quality waterproofs and walking boots - but hey that's what you bought them for wasn't it? All are well within the capabilities of the average fell walker, most offer some degree of shelter along the route and since none of these walks climb particularly high - with a bit of luck you should still get the reward of a handsome view - whatever the weather.

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This is of course a personal choice and it wasn't easy (it has taken us over 40 years to compile!). But if you disagree and/or have an alternative list - then we would love to hear from you. Contact the

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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