Start/Finish: Skelwith Bridge
Distance: 6 Miles
Time Taken : A leisurely 5 hours including lengthy lunch and pub breaks.
The route : Clockwise from Skelwith Bridge |
The start of the walk from Skelwith Bridge |
The first section is through open farmland |
Some lovely cottages adorn the route |
Park Farm |
Heading down towards the river |
The path then crosses a road and there is the option of taking a direct route up through woodland, or taking a slight detour to the right to see Colwith Force. We detoured.
The route to Colwith Force |
My photos of Colwith Force never seem to do it justice. It is an impressive waterfall though and well worth seeing. |
Every good kids walk has a money tree |
High Park Farm and coffee shop |
Views over to Lingmoor Fell |
Winner of this years 'worlds scraggiest sheep' competition |
Slater Bridge |
Fish spotting |
Going in for the hunt |
More great paddling spots |
The onwards path towards Lingmoor Fell |
Little Langdale Tarn |
Little Langdale Tarn with the Coniston Fells beyond |
Elterwater village |
Some sheep playing hide and seek |
Crystal clear water |
Elterwater with the Langdale Pikes beyond |
Getting friendly with some locals |
The Cumbria Way by Elterwater |
Skelwith Force |
Admiring the different types of local slate you can have in your kitchen |
Back to Skelwith Bridge |