Walk · Cumbria

Kendal Castle and the river Kent

Kendal

2.4MILES

1hON FOOT

40mCLIMB

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The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 76% 24% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 48%Lane & track 28%Road with traffic 24%

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. 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

Miller Bridge, Kendal, at the foot of Lowther Street

Parking

Paid town car parks at Blackhall Road and the Westmorland Shopping Centre, both within five minutes and rarely full outside market days

Directions to the start →

Two and a half miles and an hour, forty metres of climb: over the Kent by the Miller Bridge, up the green mound to the castle ruin for the view along the town, and back down the riverside path through the parks. It starts on Miller Bridge in the middle of Kendal, a few minutes from either station, and the town car parks at Blackhall Road and the shopping centre are both paid but usually have space. This is the easy town walk that works for any dog - level tarmac and grass path, a river with several shallow gravel entries for a drink or a swim, and no stiles or livestock at all; the castle mound is open ground shared with dog walkers from the estates either side, and the riverside path is busy with cyclists.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Water bowls

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.3268, -2.7462

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.KOMOOT.COM/GUIDE/2765973/HIKING-AROUND-KENDAL

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