The best walks and trails
Sharp Edge provides one of the Lake District's most thrilling scrambles with genuine exposure and excitement. This knife-edge ridge demands respect but rewards brave walkers with an unforgettable mountain experience. Only for confident scramblers with a good head for heights.
The gentler route up Lakeland's third highest peak avoids the scary scrambling of Striding Edge. Starting from Glenridding, this well-graded path offers stunning views over Ullswater. Perfect for those wanting a serious mountain experience without technical difficulty.
This iconic 803-metre peak offers spectacular panoramic views and fascinating industrial heritage. The well-marked path passes old copper mine workings and slate quarries. A perfect introduction to serious Lakeland fell walking with a rewarding summit experience.
England's highest mountain at 978 metres offers the ultimate Lakeland challenge. This classic route from Wasdale Head rewards hardy walkers with jaw-dropping views across the entire Lake District. The rocky scramble to the summit is tough but utterly rewarding.
A rewarding half-day circuit above Derwentwater's eastern shore with dramatic cliff-edge views across to Catbells and beyond.
The walk that changed Wainwright's life. A gentle twenty-minute climb from Windermere station to a panorama that still takes the breath away.
Borrowdale's tiny fortress fell - the lowest Wainwright but one of the most characterful, with a summit that feels like a throne.
A dramatic 65-foot waterfall cascading through a wooded gorge. The walk that inspired Wordsworth's daffodils poem.
A gentle four-mile lakeside loop through some of the most unspoilt scenery in the western Lakes. Flat, stunning and deeply peaceful.
The valley walk beneath the Langdale Pikes is one of England's great mountain landscapes - dramatic at every turn.
England's highest peak at 978m. The Wasdale route is the most direct - a serious mountain day that earns every inch of the view.
An exhilarating ridge-walk circuit from Ambleside taking in multiple summits. The views into Deepdale are vertigo-inducing.
The most popular fell walk in the Lake District, and for good reason. The views from the summit over Derwentwater are extraordinary, and the ascent is manageable for most abilities. Best approached from Hawse End.
Wainwright's favourite fell and his final resting place. A rugged, characterful climb rewarded with views over Buttermere and Innominate Tarn.
The most famous mountain walk in England - a knife-edge ridge scramble to the summit of Helvellyn at 950m. Not for the faint-hearted, but the exposure, the views, and the sense of achievement are unmatched.
A gentle stroll to Keswick's doorstep fell with a summit bench commanding views across Derwentwater and the northern fells.
A short, rewarding climb from Bowness to a wooded summit with gorgeous Windermere views. Perfect after a lakeside lunch.
A relatively gentle fell with some of the finest 360-degree panoramas in the Lakes. The summit gives views of Windermere, the Langdales, and Rydal Water. The circular route from Ambleside is perfect.
A picture-perfect tarn surrounded by manicured woodland, with a gentle circular path suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The reflections of the surrounding fells in the water are postcard-perfect.
Borrowdale is widely regarded as the most beautiful valley in England. Multiple walking routes thread through ancient woodland, past waterfalls, and along the shores of Derwentwater. Castle Crag is the perfect short fell.
A gentle walk from Keswick to one of the most atmospheric stone circles in Britain. Set on a hilltop with 360-degree views of the surrounding fells, the 38 stones have stood here for over 4,000 years.