Accessible walks
These routes are low level with no stiles. Surfaces and gradients vary, so read the terrain notes on each walk before you set out with a wheelchair or pushchair.
The National Park Authority grades its own step-free routes as Miles without Stiles on its website, with notes on gradients, surfaces and suitability for different users. It is the best place to check before a trip.
Easy walks with no stiles
Easy · 1.5 km · 50 m up
Aira Force waterfall loop
About 30 minutes
A short woodland loop on National Trust land above Ullswater to the foot and top of Aira Force, one of the Lakes' best known waterfalls.
Easy · 7.6 km · 199 m up
Borrowdale valley loop: Seatoller, Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite
About 2 hours
A low-level ramble through the heart of Borrowdale: Johnny Wood, the River Derwent, Rosthwaite and the quiet side valley to Stonethwaite.
Easy · 5.6 km · 175 m up
Brant Fell from Bowness
About 1 hour 30 minutes
A short loop from Bowness over Post Knott to the rocky top of Brant Fell, with one of the best views over Windermere, returning on the Dales Way.
Easy · 8.8 km · 122 m up
Buttermere lake circuit
About 2 hours
A level walk all the way round Buttermere, with a lakeshore tunnel, a beach at the head of the lake and the High Stile ridge towering above.
Easy · 6.3 km · 130 m up
Castlerigg Stone Circle from Keswick
About 1 hour 30 minutes
An easy walk from Keswick to Castlerigg, the stone circle ringed by fells, out along the old railway line and lanes and back through farmland.
Easy · 5.4 km · 36 m up
Elterwater to Skelwith Force
About 1 hour
A level riverside walk from Elterwater village, past the lake and through meadows to the falls at Skelwith Force. No stiles.
Easy · 3.2 km · 6 m up
Friar's Crag and the Derwentwater shore from Keswick
About 30 minutes
Keswick's favourite short stroll: from Theatre by the Lake to the Friar's Crag viewpoint, then on along the shore and boardwalk. Mostly step-free.
Easy · 2.2 km · 47 m up
Kirkby Lonsdale, Devil's Bridge and Ruskin's View
About 30 minutes
A short loop from the medieval Devil's Bridge into Kirkby Lonsdale, to Ruskin's View over the Lune, and back along the river.
Easy · 3.8 km · 5 m up
Loweswater and Holme Wood from Maggie's Bridge
About 1 hour
A level, fully accessible walk along the quiet south shore of Loweswater into the oaks of Holme Wood. A Miles without Stiles route for all.
Easy · 2.5 km · 108 m up
Orrest Head from Windermere station
About 30 minutes
A short climb straight from Windermere station through woodland to Orrest Head, a 360 degree viewpoint over Windermere and the central fells.
Easy · 1.8 km · 5 m up
Ravenglass to the Roman bath house
About 30 minutes
An easy, step-free walk from Ravenglass along Walls Drive to one of the tallest Roman buildings still standing in northern Britain.
Easy · 6.8 km · 231 m up
Rydal Water and Rydal Cave from Pelter Bridge
About 1 hour 30 minutes
A full circuit of Rydal Water: the old Coffin Route, the River Rothay to Grasmere, Loughrigg Terrace and the great slate cavern of Rydal Cave.
Easy · 2.3 km · 7 m up
Talkin Tarn circuit, near Brampton
About 30 minutes
A flat, hard-surfaced loop round the tarn at Talkin Tarn Country Park, with a tearoom at the boathouse. Good for wheelchairs, buggies and dogs.
Easy · 3.0 km · 38 m up
Tarn Hows circular walk
About 30 minutes
An easy loop on a good path around Tarn Hows, the wooded tarn between Coniston and Hawkshead with the Langdale and Coniston fells behind.