Walk · Cumbria

Orrest Head from Windermere station

Windermere · LA23 1AH

2.3MILES

1h 5mON FOOT

100mCLIMB

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

Off-road 88% 12% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 58%Lane & track 30%Road with traffic 12%

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

Windermere railway station forecourt, then across the A591 to the Orrest Head gate LA23 1AH

Parking

Station car park is paid and small; trains from Oxenholme make this the walk to do by rail rather than car

Directions to the start →

Two and a quarter miles and an hour, 100 metres of climb on a surfaced zigzag that was rebuilt to be manageable in any weather - the standard first view of the lake and worth the modest effort. It begins directly opposite Windermere railway station, which makes it the easiest Lakeland walk in the county to reach without a car; the station car park is paid and the free roadside spaces on Ellerthwaite go early. The lower path is fenced and good for a lead-free stretch, but the top field is grazed and the summit rocks sit above a sudden drop on the north side, so leads from the last gate; there is no water on the route, so bring some.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads from the top gate onwards - the summit field is grazed and the north side of the viewpoint is an unfenced drop.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.4136, -2.9066

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Orrest Head from Windermere station

House rules, decoded

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