Walk · Cumbria

Carron Crag from Grizedale Forest

Hawkshead · LA22 0QJ

3.4MILES

2hON FOOT

230mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 38%Lane & track 57%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

Grizedale Forest visitor centre, between Hawkshead and Satterthwaite LA22 0QJ

Parking

Forestry England main car park at the visitor centre, £2.90 for the first hour then 70p per 15 minutes, £14 maximum for the day; free under 20 minutes and free to members. Moor Top and Bogle Crag are

Directions to the start →

The high point of Grizedale Forest at 314m, and the one summit in the central Lakes you can reach entirely on forest track and waymarked path with no sheep on it. From the visitor centre the route climbs west on the Silurian Way, then turns up a stony path through the plantation to a bare rock top with the Coniston fells laid out west and Windermere east. Forestry England's own dog code asks only that dogs stay close and in sight and that you use a lead if the dog does not always come back. The return drops north-east through the sculpture trail ground back to the centre.

THE SMALL PRINTForestry England's Forest Dog Code asks you to "keep your dog close and in sight" and to "use a lead if they don't always return when called", to "prevent your dog from going up to (or chasing) people or animals", and to "follow signs to avoid injury and protect forest wildlife and farm animals". There is no blanket lead requirement, but timber harvesting closes sections at short notice and the mountain-bike trails cross the walking routes. Dogs are allowed at the site; assistance dogs are specifically welcomed.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.3352, -3.0420

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

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