Dog-friendly walks in Lorton

A low, mostly level circuit of the quiet north-east corner of Crummock Water, with two short climbs and no fell top to worry about. From the Lanthwaite Wood car park near Scale Hill the forest road drops through conifers above the River Cocker to the lake head, then a rough shore path runs south past the boathouse and through High Wood, crossing three footbridges and a ford. The return climbs to the old Victorian viewpoint on Brackenthwaite Hows, with a short stretch of narrow roadside verge past Lanthwaite Green where a lead is essential. There is shingle at the boathouse and again where the path runs onto the beach, so a dog can swim most of the way round.