Lake District Area

We are the Lake District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Website : https://www.ramblers.org.uk/lake-district

Contact : 01768 840227

Walking in the Lake District

Lake District Area covers the whole of Cumbria and the northern part of Lancashire, including the Lake District National Park and a small part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

We have about 1600 members in six local groups based on Carlisle, Furness, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Lancaster, and Penrith. An eighth group, Summitt Good, caters for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s throughout the area.

Our walks

Lake District Area organises about 700 walks each year for its members. Visitors who are interested in the Ramblers are welcome to join us on these walks.

The Gordon Walker Chalet

The Gordon Walker Chalet in the Newlands Valley provides cheap self-catering accommodation for up to 16 people (eight men and eight women). It is open for a small charge to any member of the Ramblers or of an affiliated club. Find more information here.

Photo © Steve Fareham (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Affiliated Groups

There are a number of Groups affiliated to Ramblers Lake District Area. These are listed here:

Arnside Ramblers
Barrow & District HF R.C.
Deaf Mountaineering Club
Hornby District Rambling Club
Kendal Fellwalkers
Keswick Rambling Club
Lancaster Fellwalkers
LDC026 Mosaic Outdoors
Morecambe & District HF Rambling Club
Sefton Rd United Ref M FHP
Torrisholme Rambling Club
Ulverston Walking Festival Group
Whitehaven Rambling Club
Workington Rambling Club

Get in touch about this area

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

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Our groups

Furness Group

Grange over Sands Group

Kendal Ramblers walk in Deepdale near Dent

Kendal Group

Lancaster Group

Penrith Group

Carlisle Group

Summit Good Group

Upcoming walks and events

Ainstable & Coombs Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Crosby Garrett Fell and Smardale Gill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Plumpton to Wreay (Miller's Way)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.7 miles

Buttermere bash

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Great Asby Scar (from Orton)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Langstrath from Stonethwaite

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.2 miles

Field Broughton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

A Sloe Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.1 miles

Walla Crag, Surprise View, Watendlath and Grange Fell

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Selside and Branstree

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Keswick lunch, walk and Cinema visit

Start:

Great Asby and Gaythorne Plain Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Elterwater

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Branstree and Selside Pike

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 7.2 miles

Crosby Ravensworth to Robin Hood's Grave

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.9 miles

Alcock Tarn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Blelham Tarn and Latterbarrow

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Circuit of High Rigg from the Castlerigg Stone Circle

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Cancelled: Orton and Tebay

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Arthur's Pike from The Cop Stone

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

High Pike in a Roundabout Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.2 miles

Brampton and Talkin Tarn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Elterwater and Little Langdale

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Cartmel, Grassgarth and How Barrow

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Castle Crag

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.8 miles

Wreay to Carlisle (Miller's Way)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Orton and Great Asby Scars

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.2 miles

Inspection of Hope Gill and Rannerdale Beck

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Dufton Ghyll & Flakebridge Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.7 miles

Winster Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Silver Howe

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Glencoyne, Glenridding and Lanty's Tarn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Uldale Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

CHRISTMAS LUNCH

Start:

Kentmere From H & V

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Skelgill, Little Town and Scope Beck Reservoir

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Threlkeld Knotts and Tewet Tarn Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.9 miles

Windermere Knotts From Ings

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Wet Sleddale and Swindale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.3 miles

Christmas Walk / Social

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

High Street Loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Boredale Hause and Brothers Water from Cow Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Askham New Year's Eve Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Ae Forest bridge and Towering Forest walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.1 miles

Armathwaite, Ruckcroft and Ainstable

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Great Asby, Hoff and Rutter Force

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Culgaith Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Harper Hills loop from Rosgill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Find out more

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month