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Lake District National Park official Guided Walks

Join the Journey – guided walks from April to October. Our guided walks are back for 2025!

Event Date

27 April 2025

12:00 AM

This event will also happen on the following dates:

Saturday 19 Apr 2025
Sunday 27 Apr 2025
Wednesday 07 May 2025
Sunday 11 May 2025
Saturday 17 May 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Saturday 31 May 2025
Sunday 08 Jun 2025
Wednesday 18 Jun 2025
Thursday 26 Jun 2025
Wednesday 02 Jul 2025
Thursday 10 Jul 2025
Wednesday 16 Jul 2025
Thursday 24 Jul 2025
Friday 01 Aug 2025
Wednesday 13 Aug 2025
Thursday 21 Aug 2025
Wednesday 10 Sept 2025
Friday 26 Sept 2025

£ Free

Description

The first walks will take place in April with a great variety of routes available to join through the summer until the end of October. We have a range of easy to moderate level walks, in groups of up to 20 people, all led by our wonderfully cheery and knowledgeable volunteers.

All our walks are free to book. If you wish to make a donation to give back to the National Park, you can do so via the Lake District Foundation.

For more details of individual walks and to book visit the Lake District National Park website.

Lowther Loop (Lowther, Near Penrith) 

A 5.5 hour volunteer-led walk following a mixture of riverside paths and fields. Some of the footpaths are rocky and can be muddy. 

Start point: Lowther Castle.

Length: 13km (8.2 miles) with 220m (722ft) of ascent.

• Saturday 19th April
• Sunday 8th June
• Wednesday 16th July

Arthurs Pike (Pooley Bridge) 

A 4.5 hour volunteer-led walk taking in Arthur's Pike, a Wainwright fell. Some of the footpaths are rocky and can be muddy.

• Sunday 27th April
• Wednesday 18th June
• Thursday 21st August

Start point: Market Cross, Pooley Bridge.

Length: 11km (7 miles) with 465m (1,525ft) of ascent.

Glenamara and Silver Bay

A 6 hour volunteer-led walk following a mixture of riverside paths and fields. Some of the footpaths are rocky and can be muddy.

Start point: Ullswater Information Centre, Glenridding.

Length: 12.5 km (8 miles) with 425m (1,394ft) of ascent.

• Wednesday 7th May
• Thursday 26th June
• Friday 26th September

Barton and Heughscar (Pooley Bridge)

A 4 hour volunteer-led walk which begins with a visit to an historic church, followed by a steady climb to Heughscar Hill.

• Sunday 11th May
• Wednesday 2nd July
• Friday 1st August

Start point: Market Cross, Pooley Bridge

Length: 11km (7 miles) with 465m (1,525ft) of ascent.

A Carpet of Bluebells (Ullswater) 

A 4 hour volunteer-led walk that visits two areas where bluebells grow in profusion. Paths are generally good, but some may be muddy.

Start point: Ullswater Information Centre, Glenridding.

Length: 8.3 km (5.0 miles) with 200m (650 ft) of ascent.

• Saturday 17th May

Gowbarrow Fell (Aira Force) 

A 5 hour volunteer-led walk taking in Gowbarrow Fell, a Wainwright fell. Some of the footpaths are steep and rocky and may be muddy.

Start point: The Welcome Building, Aira Force, Ullswater.

Length: 7km (4.5 miles) with 412m (1,351ft) of ascent.

• Sunday 25th May
• Thursday 10th July
• Wednesday 13th August

Greenside Mine (Glenridding) 

A 3 hour volunteer-led walk taking in the Glenridding valley to Greenside Mine. Some of the paths may be rocky and muddy.

Start point: Ullswater Information Centre, Glenridding.

Length: 6.5 km (4 miles) with 211m (692ft) of ascent.

• Saturday 31st May
• Thursday 24th July
• Wednesday 10th September

Lowther Loop (Lowther near Penrith) 

A 5.5 hour volunteer-led walk following a mixture of riverside paths and fields. Some of the footpaths are rocky and can be muddy.

Start point: Lowther Castle & Gardens Main Car Park, Lowther Castle, Lowther, Penrith.

Length: 13km (8.2 miles) with 220m (722ft) of ascent.

• Saturday 19th April
• Sunday 8th June
• Wednesday 16th July

Arthur's Pike (Pooley Bridge)

A 4.5 hour volunteer-led walk taking in Arthur's Pike, a Wainwright fell. Some of the footpaths are rocky and can be muddy.

Start point: Market Cross, Pooley Bridge

Length: 11km (7 miles) with 465m (1,525ft) of ascent.

• Sunday 27th April
• Wednesday 18th June
• Thursday 21st August