A 70 mile journey through the heart of Cumbria and the Lake District, linking the festival town of Ulverston with the historic city of Carlisle, crossing literary landscapes, old mining settlements, mountain passes, dedicious woodlands, and quaint villages.
Keep your eyes peeled for red squirrels, roe deer and otters to peregrine falcons, buzzards, kestrels and the occasional red kite overhead. Add in fire lit pubs, tea & cake, hearty breakfasts, chit-chatter, and some of the north’s finest scenery, and it's easy to see why the Cumbria Way is one of England's most popular long distance trails.
Highlights include Blawith Common, and Beacon Tarn sleeping beneath Coniston Old Man, Tarn Hows, entering iconic Langdale, Derwentwater’s ancient woodlands, and the lonely tracks around Skiddaw House. One day you'll be following a lakeshore into a village, the next you'll up on the mountain passes with barely a soul in sight.
Scenery on the Cumbria Way changes almost daily. The Langdale Pikes give way to remote Langstrath. Borrowdale's wooded valleys lead to Keswick’s cobbled streets, and the northern fells culminate on High Pike, the highest point on the route, with views spanning to the Lakes, the Pennines, and to Scotland.
Walking holidays on the Cumbria Way are self guided, and run from late March to mid October.
Our standard itineraries covers the route in 6 days/7 nights.
Our relaxed itineraries cover the route in 9 days/10 nights.
Our fast itineraries cover the route in 5 days/6 nights.
Dogs are welcome on the Cumbria Way but must be kept on a lead.
