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Westmorland Way

Cumbria

145 km / 90 miles

A relatively low-level route across the historic county of Westmorland and the Lake District National Park, it follows footpaths, tracks and country lanes along river valleys and across farmland and the open fells via Shap, Pooley Bridge, Patterdale, Grasmere, Troutbeck and Kendal to reach Morecambe Bay.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Challenging Moorland River
Start:	NY683204 - Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
Finish:	SD461788 - Arnside, Cumbria

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Westmorland Way (Hillside Publications - 1998 )

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.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	90, 91, 96, 97
OS Landranger Active	90, 91, 96, 97
OS Explorer	5, 7, 19, 31
OS Explorer Active	5, 7, 19, 31

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers

Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Brigantes Accommodation & Baggage Courier Service)

Support Providers

Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Mickledore Travel Ltd)

Support Providers

Self-Guided Walking holidays (Discovery Travel)

Support Providers

Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Wandering Aengus Treks)

Support Providers

Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Macs Adventure)

Support Providers

Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Open Road Open Skies)

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Hostel Accommodation

Dufton YHA, Dufton, Appleby, Cumbria

5 km

< 1 km

Hostel Accommodation

Ormsdale Mill Residential Centre

< 1 km

5 km

Bunk House

New Ing Lodge, Shap (Information and photos)

< 1 km

27 km

Hostel Accommodation

Wayfarers Independent Hostel (Information and photos)

5 km

44 km

Hostel Accommodation

Patterdale YHA, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria

< 1 km

65 km

Bunk House

Shepherd's Crook Bunkhouse, Patterdale (Info and photos)

1 km

66 km

Hostel Accommodation

Helvellyn YHA, Greenside, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria

2 km

67 km

Bunk House

Raise Cottage Grasmere Bunkhouse

1 km

74 km

Hostel Accommodation

Thorney How Independent Hostel, Grasmere, Cumbria

< 1 km

77 km

Hostel Accommodation

Grasmere Butharlyp Howe YHA, Grasmere, Cumbria

< 1 km

78 km

Bunk House

Great Langdale Bunkhouse

3 km

81 km

Camp Site

Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Gt Langdale Site, Ambleside

3 km

81 km

Hostel Accommodation

Elterwater Hostel

< 1 km

82 km

Hostel Accommodation

Langdale YHA, Loughrigg, Ambleside, Cumbria

1 km

83 km

Bunk House

Rydal Hall Bunkhouse, Ambleside (Information and photos)

2 km

88 km

Hostel Accommodation

Ambleside YHA, Waterhead, Ambleside, Cumbria

< 1 km

90 km

Camp Site

Long Valley Bell Tents & Yurts, Low Wray Site, Ambleside

2 km

91 km

Hostel Accommodation

High Wray Basecamp, Ambleside (Information and photos)

3 km

91 km

Hostel Accommodation

Windermere YHA, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria

< 1 km

95 km

B & B Accommodation

All Seasons Windermere (information and photos)

< 1 km

99 km

Hostel Accommodation

Station Lodge, Windermere (Information and photos)

< 1 km

99 km

Hostel Accommodation

Lake District Backpackers, Windermere (Info and photos)

< 1 km

99 km

Hostel Accommodation

Ghyll Head Outdoor Education Centre

5 km

105 km

Bunk House

Lumley Fee Bunkhouse, Helsington (Information and photos)

2 km

113 km

Hostel Accommodation

Kendal Hostel, 118 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria

< 1 km

117 km

Hostel Accommodation

Yealand Old School (Information and photos)

5 km

136 km

Group Accommodation

FSC Castle Head

3 km

144 km

Click to show 24 more Accommodations

Connected Paths:

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Cumbria Way Dales High Way Dales Way

Other Paths

Alternative Coast to Coast Ambleside Ale Trail Castles of Eden Coast to Coast (Wainwright) Comedy Way Cumbria Coastal Way Eastern Hadrianic Way Eden Way Fairtrade Way Furness Way Grasmere Ale Trail Great Lakes Connection Hadrian's High Way Hadrian's High Way - Ambleside to The Cockpit Alternative Head to Head Helvellyn Ale Trail High Street Stroll Inn Way ... to the Lake District Kendal Limestone Way Kendal to Lancaster Canal Walk Lady Anne's Way Lake District Boundary Walk Lake to Lake Walk Lakeland Haute Route Lakeland to Lindisfarne Lakeland Tour Lakes and Tarns - Eastern Lakeland Lancashire Monastic Way Cockerham Priory to Furness Abbey Lancashire-Lakeland Link Lancaster Canal Limestone Link (Cumbria) Miller's Way North of England Way Northern Crossway Pennine Journey Ravenber Way Rydal Ale Trail Settle To Carlisle - Hill Walk Settle to Carlisle Way Thirlmere Way Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Tour of the Lake District Two Centre Trek Ullswater Way Wainwright Memorial Walk Wainwright's Remote Lakeland Wainwrights Way Walking Round the Lakes Westmorland Heritage Walk William Wordsworth Way Windermere - Walking Around the Lake Windermere Way Woodland, Sea and Wildlife Click to show 50 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Abbott's Hike Eight Lakeland Mountain Passes Grasmere Skyline Classic Walk Lakeland Pilgrimage Thirlmere Round Three Rings of Shap Click to show 3 more Anytime Challenges

Kanters

Cumbrian Classic Trident Walk

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Westmorland Way GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

Westmorland Way Tracklogs Route File

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Route Profile:

143.7 km (89.3 miles)
3,649 m (11,972 ft) ascent
579 m (1,900 ft) maximum height

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