Walk · Cumbria

Giggle Alley and the Japanese Garden, Eskdale Green

Eskdale Green · CA19 1TZ

1.2MILES

45mON FOOT

95mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 85%Lane & track 10%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Eskdale Green village, at the wood entrance on the lane above the post office, grid ref NY142002 CA19 1TZ

Parking

Free roadside parking on the lane through Eskdale Green, limited to a handful of considerate spaces; the pay-and-display at Dalegarth station two miles up the valley is the alternative, or arrive by t

Directions to the start →

A little over a mile of easy woodland paths in a Forestry England wood on the hillside directly above Eskdale Green, with the remains of an Edwardian Japanese garden hidden in the middle of it: stone lanterns, a dry stream bed, clipped acers and a great deal of rhododendron, cleared and replanted by volunteers. The paths zigzag up through larch and beech and loop back, so it works as a half hour before the pub or an hour with a slow dog. There is no livestock and no through road, which makes it one of the few places in Eskdale where a dog can be off the lead if it recalls reliably. Forestry England's dog code asks you to keep a dog close and in sight and to use a lead if it does not always come back when called.

THE SMALL PRINTForestry England dog code: "keep your dog close and in sight" and "use a lead if they don't always return when called", and clear up after them. Watch for forestry operations signs, which close sections of the wood at short notice.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.3896, -3.3220

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.FORESTRYENGLAND.UK/DOG-CODE

Giggle Alley and the Japanese Garden, Eskdale Green

House rules, decoded

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