Walks in Howgills and Westmorland Dales
5 routes, from 2 easy, 2 hard and 1 mountain. Each has a route map, the climb worked out from the line, parking, dog and stile notes, and a GPX to download. For things to do, food and where to stay, see our Howgills and Westmorland Dales guide.
Hard · 10.4 km · 593 m up
Cautley Spout and The Calf from the Cross Keys
About 3 hours
England's highest cascade above ground, climbed beside its falls, then a round of the Howgills' high tops by Cautley Crag and The Calf.
Mountain · 11.5 km · 692 m up
The Calf from Sedbergh
About 3 hours 30 minutes
The roof of the Howgills straight from Sedbergh: up Settlebeck Gill and over Arant Haw and Calders to the white trig point on The Calf.
Hard · 13.6 km · 574 m up
Wild Boar Fell and Swarth Fell from Mallerstang
About 3 hours 30 minutes
The great prow above Mallerstang, climbed from the head of the dale near Aisgill and linked with Swarth Fell for a fine high circuit.
Easy · 4.8 km · 34 m up
Smardale Gill Viaduct from Smardale
About 1 hour
A level walk along an old railway through a Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve to the tall stone viaduct over Scandal Beck.
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.