Walk · Cumbria

The west shore of Coniston Water from Torver

Coniston South
Torver Torver Back Common 178m A593 Torver Common Wood Close Coppice Matthew Coppice N 880 YD © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.8MILES
2h 56mON FOOT
100mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 84% 16% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 50%Lane & track 34%Road with traffic 16%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
Torver village, by the Church House Inn on the A593
Parking
Limited free roadside parking in the village and a small area by the church; the inn car park is for customers only
Directions to the start →

Six and three quarter miles and close to three hours with barely a hundred metres of climb, down to the quiet west shore of Coniston Water at Torver jetty, south along the Cumbria Way to Sunny Bank and back by the lanes. It starts in Torver village, where the free parking by the Church House Inn and the roadside spaces on the A5084 are the only options - both small, so arrive early on a fine day. This is the shore of Coniston Water without the crowds: shingle bays the whole way, no launches, deep clean water for swimming, and the Cumbria Way section is enclosed woodland. The fields between Torver and the lake are grazed and there are two ladder stiles a large dog will need lifting over.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads through the grazed fields between the village and the lake, and along the half mile of A5084 which has no pavement. Two ladder stiles need a big dog lifting.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on
Off-lead OK
Water bowls
REGION · CUMBRIA
GRID · 54.3418, -3.1052
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.KOMOOT.COM/GUIDE/2766534/HIKING-AROUND-TORVER

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