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Furness Way

Cumbria

116 km / 72 miles
A route across southern Lakeland from coast to coast, beginning at Arnside on the eastern side of Morecambe Bay and finishing at Ravenglass on the Irish Sea. The aim of the route is to cross the southern Lake District, a relatively quieter region, by traversing a good deal of the old county of Lancashire, north of the Sands. The main portion of this once detached part of Lancashire has been known for centuries as Furness, giving its name to the route.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Challenging
Coast-to-Coast
Moorland
Start: SD456788 - Arnside, Cumbria View on StreetMap
Finish: SD084962 - Ravenglass, Cumbria View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Walking Pages - Furness Way A walker's journal - The Furness Way [blog]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Furness Way  (Hillside Publications  - 1994 )

Maps:

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Paths Marked on OS mapping
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Show Accommodation
Hostel Accommodation
Camping Barn
Bunk House
Self-catering
Group Accommodation

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

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers
Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Wandering Aengus Treks)

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Hostel Accommodation
Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria
3 km
19 km
Bunk House
Witherslack Cycle Barn
1 km
31 km
Group Accommodation
FSC Castle Head
1 km
39 km
Group Accommodation
Humphrey Head Group Hostel
4 km
43 km
Bunk House
Lowick School Bunkhouse
< 1 km
62 km
Self-catering
Rookhow Centre, Grizedale (Information and photos)
2 km
67 km
Hostel Accommodation
Hawkshead YHA, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria
4 km
75 km
Hostel Accommodation
Coniston Holly How YHA, Far End, Coniston, Cumbria
< 1 km
81 km
Hostel Accommodation
Coniston Coppermines YHA, Coniston, Cumbria
1 km
81 km
Camping Barn
High Wallabarrow Camping Barn
1 km
91 km
Hostel Accommodation
Eskdale YHA, Boot, Holmrook, Cumbria
< 1 km
98 km
Hostel Accommodation
Wastwater YHA, Wasdale Hall, Seascale, Cumbria
5 km
105 km

Click to show 9 more Accommodations

Connected Paths:

National Trails (England & Wales)
England Coast Path - Whitehaven To Silecroft
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Cumbria Way
Other Paths
Alternative Coast to Coast Cistercian Way (Cumbria) Comedy Way Cumberland Way Cumbria Coastal Way Eastern Hadrianic Way Fairtrade Way Great Lakes Connection Hadrian's Coastal Route Hadrian's High Way Inn Way ... to the Lake District John Peel Trail Kendal Limestone Way Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk Lake District Boundary Walk Lakeland Haute Route Lakeland to Lindisfarne Lakeland Tour Lancashire Monastic Way Cockerham Priory to Furness Abbey Lancashire-Lakeland Link Lancaster Canal Limestone Link (Cumbria) North of England Way Northern Crossway Palatine Plod Ravenber Way Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Tour of the Lake District Wainwright's Remote Lakeland Wainwrights Way Walking Round the Lakes Westmorland Heritage Walk Westmorland Way William Wordsworth Way Woodland, Sea and Wildlife Click to show 32 more Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Coniston Water Circuit Crake Valley Round Duddon Horseshoe Duddon Triangle Walk Lakeland Pilgrimage Click to show 2 more Anytime Challenges
Kanters
Cumbrian Classic Trident Walk

Downloads:

GPX Route File
Furness Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
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Furness Way Memory Map Route File
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Tracklogs Route File
Furness Way Tracklogs Route File
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Route Profile:

115.7 km (71.9 miles)
3,470 m (11,385 ft) ascent
604 m (1,982 ft)  maximum height
Furness Way - Route Profile
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Quick links
 
The Long Distance Walkers Association

Bellevue, Princes Street,
Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7NB

Long Distance Walkers Association
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