WalkLakes

Lake District Walks

Our aim at WalkLakes is to help you make the most of walking in the Lake District. We do that by searching out the best walks we can find from gentle to challenging and also by putting you in touch with other people who have walked in the Lake District via our forum.

If you want you can keep track of your walks using our web site and log how many hills you've climbed and of what type, be they Wainwrights, Birketts, Hewitts, Nuttalls, or Marilyns. You can also explore all the hills in the Lake District using our interactive map or throughout Great Britain using our hill finder.

We hope we can help you get more out of walking in the Lake District but do let us know if there's anything more we could do to help.


Met Office Felltop Forecast

Today

Mainly dry but rain and summit snow spreading north later. Very windy at height, storm force on the tops. Cold.

Outbreaks of light rain clearing early morning. Cloudy but dry for much of the day with a little brightness. Outbreaks of rain spread north late afternoon or soon after dusk, becoming heavy and persistent and turning to sleet or snow above 500m. Very windy conditions.

Visibility: Mostly good visibility through the day with just patchy summit cloud at first. Cloud becoming extensive above 600m in the evening with very poor visibility in fog and snow.

Daylight: dawn 07:01, sunrise 07:41, sunset 16:12, dusk 16:52

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Our Latest Blog Posts

 • A couple of walks above Coniston
Here are a couple of walks from Coniston you might like to try: a short walk with a tarn, and a longer wander over the Old Man of Coniston.

 • A few Walks Near Grasmere
Today we're looking at three of our walks starting in or near Grasmere village, rated by us as one, two and three "fells" in order of difficulty.

 • Avoiding needing help
We've been struck by some reports from Wasdale MRT about recent rescues they've undertaken. We have some thoughts.

 • Morecambe Bay Walk 2025
On Saturday, 16th August you can join the Friends of the Lake District on this unique sponsored walk across the tidal sands of Morecambe Bay to raise money to protect Lake District landscapes.

 • It's Tick Time Again
It's the spring so the ticks are out again looking for a meal off you or your dog. We've already found two on ours.

 • Think Before You Park
Cumberland Council is reminding visitors to the area's scenic beauty spots -particularly around Stonethwaite and Wasdale - to park responsibly and with consideration for others.

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WalkLakes recognises that hill walking, or walking in the mountains, is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.