Walking Britain Ghyll Head & Strawberry Bank Circular
Introduction to Walk 3452
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 7.6 miles / 12.4 km
Ascent - 1100 feet / 333 metres
Time - 4 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
A Lakeland walk southeast of Windermere which starts from Ghyll Head Reservoir. The route offers excellent scenery with viewws over Lake Windermere and the Lake District Fells. A convenient pub is passed during the walk at Strawberry Bank. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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