Cumbria Way

Cumbria

112 km / 70 miles

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The Way provides a relatively low-level crossing of the Lake District National Park, following tracks and paths along valleys and over passes in the midst of splendid and varied scenery. It passes Coniston Water, Tarn Hows and Dungeon Ghyll and crosses the Stake Pass to Borrowdale, Derwent Water and Keswick. The Way continues to Caldbeck either via Dash Falls or over High Pike, and then follows the Caldew valley to Carlisle.

The Ramblers Lake District Area have been involved in waymarking, route upgrades and have a dedicated website page (see below) for the Cumbria Way. The page is intended to "advise of temporary closures and diversions, and of permanent changes to the route which may not yet be on maps or in guidebooks". It also suggests alternative routes and minor detours to visit nearby points of interest along the way.

Strider News - April 2022 (Publication Update)

New guidebook from Rucksack Readers

Details:

Waymark: Name on green disc, including in National Park

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Name on green disc, including in National Park
Attributes:	Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland Mountain
Start:	SD285785 - Ulverston, Cumbria
Finish:	NY401559 - Carlisle, Cumbria
Web Sites:	Visit Keswick - Cumbria Way WalkLakes - Cumbria Way Cumbria Way Lake District Ramblers - Temporary Diversions and Closures on the Cumbria Way Independent Hostels UK - Cumbria Way Accommodation Rambling Man - Planning your Cumbria Way Walk English Lakes - Cumbria Way The Cumbria Way Walk Pete's Walks Blog - Cumbria Way Pete's Trip Reports - Cumbria Way [blog] The Cumbria Way [YouTube video] Brian's Walks - Cumbria Way [blog] Backpack Artist - Cumbria Way [blog] A walker's journal - The Cumbria Way [blog] Trailwalker - Cumbria Way [blog]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Cumbria Way (Rucksack Readers - 2021 )
Guidebook	Walking the Cumbria Way : Ulverston to Carlisle : main route with mountain alternatives (Cicerone Press - 2015 )
Guidebook	Cumbria Way (Stanfords - 2012 )
Guidebook	Cumbria Way: 72 Miles Through the Lake District (Cordee Ltd - 2005 )
Guidebook	Walkers' Britain (Walkers' Britain - 2011 )
Guidebook	Cumbria Way (Dalesman - 2000 )
Guidebook	Guide to the Cumbria Way (Miway - 2000 )
Guidebook	The Cumbria Way : Recreational Path Guide (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto) - 1999 )
Guidebook	The Cumbria Way & the Allerdale Ramble (Cicerone Press - 1997 )
Guidebook	Fastpacking : multi-day running adventures : tips, stories and route ideas (Fastpacking : multi-day running adventures - 2018 )

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Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.