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Lakeland Haute Route

117 km / 73 miles

Cumbria
Developed by Trail Magazine for the 2010 August issue this challenging route around the Lakes is designed to be walked in six stages using the very popular Ambleside as a start finish point. With over 16,000ft of ascent it visits 14 mountain passes and 13 lakes with an option to visit 200 mountains.
Route description by kind permission of the editor of Trail, Matt Swaine.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Challenging; Lake/Reservoir/Loch; Moorland; Mountain
Start and Finish:
NY374043 - Ambleside, Cumbria
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Maps:

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 89, 90, 96, 97
OS Explorer: 4, 5, 6, 7
OS Explorer Active: 4, 5, 6, 7

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers: Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Contours Walking Holidays)

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Ambleside Backpackers, Old Lake Rd, Ambleside, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Ambleside YHA, Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria 1 Km
Camp Site: Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Low Wray Site, Ambleside 3 Km
Hostel Accommodation: High Wray Basecamp, Ambleside 5 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Shackleton Lodge, Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Langdale YHA, Loughrigg, Ambleside, Cumbria 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Elterwater YHA, Elterwater, Ambleside < 1 Km
Bunk House: Sticklebarn Bunkhouse, Stickleback Tavern, Great Langdale 3 Km
Camp Site: Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Gt Langdale Site, Ambleside 4 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Hawkshead YHA, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria 5 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Coniston Holly How YHA, Far End, Coniston, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Coniston Coppermines YHA, Coniston, Cumbria 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Eskdale YHA, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Wastwater YHA, Wasdale Hall, Seascale, Cumbria 4 Km
Camping Barn: Ennerdale Barn YHA, High Gillerthwaite, Ennerdale, Cumbria 4 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Ennerdale YHA, Cat Crag, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria 4 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre, Ennerdale, Cleator 4 Km
Camping Barn: Cragg Barn Camping Barn, Buttermere, Cockermouth < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Buttermere YHA, Buttermere, Cockermouth, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Honister Hause YHA, Seatoller, Keswick, Cumbria < 1 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 2 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Derwentwater Youth Hostel 2 Km
Camping Barn: Catbells Camping Barn, Low Skelgill, Newlands, Keswick < 1 Km
Bunk House: Hawse End Centre < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Keswick YHA, Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Denton House, Keswick < 1 Km
Camping Barn: Causeway Foot Camping Barn, Naddle, Keswick, Cumbria < 1 Km
Camping Barn: St Johns-in-the-Vale Camping Barn, Keswick, Cumbria < 1 Km
Camping Barn: Fisher-gill Camping Barn, Stybeck Farm, Thirlmere < 1 Km
Camping Barn: Swirral Camping Barn, Striding Edge, Glenridding, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Helvellyn YHA, Greenside, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Patterdale YHA, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria 2 Km
Bunk House: Shepherd's Crook Bunkhouse 2 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Grasmere Independent Hostel, Keswick Rd, Grasmere, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Thorney How Independant Hostel, Grasmere, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Grasmere Butharlyp Howe YHA, Grasmere, Cumbria < 1 Km
Bunk House: Rydal Hall Bunkhouse, Ambleside, Cumbria < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Windermere YHA, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria 4 Km

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Connected Paths:

Paths Marked on OS mapping: Allerdale Ramble; Cumbria Way
Significant un-waymarked paths: Coast to Coast (Wainwright)
Other Paths: Alternative Coast to Coast; Ambleside Ale Trail; Borrowdale Ale Trail; Eastern Hadrianic Way; Fairtrade Way; Furness Way; Grasmere Ale Trail; Head to Head; Helvellyn Ale Trail; High Street Stroll; Inn Way...to the Lake District; Lake to Lake Walk; Lakeland Heritage Trail; Lakeland to Lindisfarne; Lakeland Tour; Lakes and Tarns - Eastern Lakeland; North of England Way; Ravenber Way; Rydal Ale Trail; Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk; St Bega's Way; Thirlmere Way; Threlkeld Ale Trail; Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle); Tour of the Lake District; Traditional Hostels Lakes Walk; Wainwright Memorial Walk; Wainwright's Remote Lakeland; Walking Round the Lakes; Westmorland Heritage Walk; Westmorland Way; William Wordsworth Way; Windermere Way
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Anytime Challenges: Coniston Water Circuit; Duddon Horseshoe; Duddon Triangle Walk; Eight Lakeland Mountain Passes; Grasmere Skyline Classic Walk; Lakeland Mountain Heritage Trail; Lakeland Top Ten; Lakes and Passes of Borrowdale and Buttermere; North Western Fells; Thirlmere Round
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Kanters: Cumbrian Classic Trident Walk

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Route Profile:

116.3 Km (72.3 miles)
5,019 m (16,467 ft) ascent
750 m (2,461 ft)  maximum height
Lakeland Haute Route - Route Profile
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