Allerdale Ramble
87 km / 54 miles
Cumbria
From central Lakeland the route heads northwards along the western side of Borrowdale and Derwent Water to Keswick. Here there is a choice of route, either across the foothills of Skiddaw or over its summit, before heading along the Derwent valley to Cockermouth. The Ramble then crosses the agricultural land of mid-Allerdale to reach the coast at Maryport, where it turns along the flat coastline providing extensive views across the Solway Firth.
Details:
| Path Type: | Paths Marked on OS mapping | |
| Waymark: | Named posts | |
| Attributes: | Challenging; Coastal; Lake/Reservoir/Loch; River; Moorland; Mountain | |
| Start: | NY235119 - Seathwaite, Cumbria  |
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| Finish: | NY145569 - Grune Point, Cumbria |
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| Web Sites: | Google Preview: Cumbria Way and the Allerdale Ramble |
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
| Paperback: | Cumbria Way & The Allerdale Ramble (Cicerone Press - 2001) |
Maps: |
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| Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps): | |
| OS Landranger: | 85, 89, 90 |
| OS Landranger Active: | 89, 90 |
| OS Explorer: | 4, 303, 314 |
| OS Explorer Active: | 4, 303, 314 |
Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
| Hostel Accommodation: | Honister Hause YHA, Seatoller, Keswick, Cumbria | 2 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Borrowdale YHA, Longthwaite, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria | < 1 Km |
| Camping Barn: | Dinah Hoggus Camping Barn, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria | < 1 Km |
| Camp Site: | Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Borrowdale Site, Keswick | < 1 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Derwentwater YHA, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria | 1 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Derwentwater Youth Hostel | 1 Km |
| Camping Barn: | Catbells Camping Barn, Low Skelgill, Newlands, Keswick | < 1 Km |
| Bunk House: | Hawse End Centre | < 1 Km |
| Camping Barn: | Causeway Foot Camping Barn, Naddle, Keswick, Cumbria | 5 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Keswick YHA, Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria | 1 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Denton House, Keswick | 2 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Skiddaw House, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria | 5 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Cockermouth YHA, Double Mills, Cockermouth, Cumbria | < 1 Km |
Connected Paths:
| Path Highlights: | Allerdale Ramble Highlights |
| Paths Marked on OS mapping: | Cumbria Coastal Way; Cumbria Way |
| Significant un-waymarked paths: | Coast to Coast (Wainwright) |
| Other Paths: | Hadrian's Coastal Route; Helvellyn Ale Trail; Inn Way...to the Lake District; John Peel Trail; Lake District Boundary Walk; Lakeland Haute Route; Lakeland Heritage Trail; Miller's Way 2; Smugglers Route (Cumbria); St Bega's Way; Threlkeld Ale Trail; Tour of the Lake District; Walking Round the Lakes; William Wordsworth Way Click to show 11 more Other Paths |
| Anytime Challenges: | Back 'O' Skidda; Lakeland Mountain Heritage Trail; Lakeland Top Ten; Lakes and Passes of Borrowdale and Buttermere; North Western Fells Click to show 2 more Anytime Challenges |
Downloads:
| GPS Exchange Format Route File: | Allerdale Ramble GPX Exchange Format Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| MemoryMap Route file: | Allerdale Ramble Memory Map Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| Tracklogs Route file: | Allerdale Ramble | Login to Download (Members Only) |
Route Profile:
| 79.3 Km (49.3 miles) 1,139 m (3,737 ft) ascent 303 m (994 ft) maximum height |
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