Walk · Cumbria

The Keswick to Threlkeld railway path and the Greta

Threlkeld
Wescoe A66 B5322 St. John's Beck Naddle Beck Naddle Beck N 1 MILE © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.3MILES
2h 41mON FOOT
90mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 92% 8% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 30%Lane & track 62%Road with traffic 8%

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
Threlkeld village car park, by the old quarry at the east end of the village
Parking
Free village car park at Threlkeld with around 40 spaces; the Keswick end starts from the paid Keswick Leisure Pool car park
Directions to the start →

Six and a quarter miles and about two and three quarter hours with almost no climb, out along the old Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith trackbed above the river Greta and back by the field paths on the far bank. It starts at the Threlkeld end, where the free village car park by the old quarry is the sensible choice - Keswick's car parks are paid and the walk can equally be done from there. The trackbed is surfaced, traffic-free and level, with eight bridges and two tunnels over and through the gorge, which makes it the best route in the north Lakes for an old dog or a hot day; the river runs alongside for drinking, but the return field paths are grazed and the path is shared with cyclists throughout.

THE SMALL PRINTThe trackbed is a shared cycle route - keep dogs to one side and on a lead where the path narrows on the bridges. Leads through the grazed fields on the return bank.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on
Water bowls
Off-lead allowed
REGION · CUMBRIA
GRID · 54.6172, -3.0532
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.KOMOOT.COM/GUIDE/2765344/HIKING-AROUND-THRELKELD
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