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Westmorland Way

Cumbria

146 km / 91 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, Ambleside, Troutbeck and Kendal to reach Morecambe Bay at Arnside.

The descent of Fairy Steps can be avoided in bad weather with a waymarked alternative route.

The gps files follow the route described in the 1998 guidebook which is significantly different to earlier editions.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Other Paths
Challenging
Canal
Lake/Reservoir/Loch
Moorland
National Park
River
Start: NY683204 - Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria View on StreetMap
Finish: SD456788 - Arnside, Cumbria View on StreetMap
Web Sites: A walker's journal - The Westmorland Way [blog] Trailwalker - Westmorland Way [blog]

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:

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Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Brigantes Accommodation & Baggage Courier Service)
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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
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Bunk House
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137 km
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145 km

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Connected Paths:

Other Paths
Alternative Coast to Coast Ambleside Ale Trail Castles of Eden Coast to Coast (Wainwright) Comedy Way Cumberland Way Cumbria Coastal Way Eastern Hadrianic Way Eden Valley Loops - Loop 1 Eden Valley Loops - Loop 2 Eden Valley Loops - Loop 3 Eden Valley Loops - Loop 4 Eden Way Fairtrade Way Friends Way 2: Margaret Fell's Journey 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 Lakeland Way 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 Tour of the Lake District - Prologue Two Centre Trek Ullswater Way Ullswater Way - Lowther Loop Ullswater Way - Pooley Bridge via Lakeshore 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 60 more Other Paths

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GPX Route File
Westmorland Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
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MemoryMap Route File
Westmorland Way Memory Map Route File
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Tracklogs Route File
Westmorland Way Tracklogs Route File
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Route Profile:

145.4 km (90.3 miles)
3,720 m (12,205 ft) ascent
579 m (1,900 ft)  maximum height

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