Walk · Cumbria

Workington to Camerton on the Derwent Valley path

Workington · CA14 1NE

5.8MILES

3h 15mON FOOT

60mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

Off-road 90% 10% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 40%Lane & track 50%Road with traffic 10%

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

Navvies Bridge, Barepot, Workington CA14 1NE

Parking

Free roadside parking at Barepot by the bridge, perhaps fifteen cars, and it fills on fine weekend mornings; the Horse Close car park in town is the paid fallback

Directions to the start →

Inland from Barepot on the made path that follows the River Derwent east out of Workington, through the woods below Seaton and on past open river meadows to the village of Camerton. Almost dead flat, well drained and shaded for long stretches, with gravel bars and slack water where a strong swimmer can get in safely, though the Derwent runs fast and high after rain. It is a long out-and-back rather than a stroll, so allow the best part of three and a half hours. Navvies Bridge at Barepot is the usual start.

THE SMALL PRINTCumberland Council Public Spaces Protection Order (No. 1) 2024 sets no lead requirement on this path, but Land at Banklands, Workington (CA14 3EU) nearby is a Schedule B dogs-on-lead area and the whole of Cumberland is covered by the fouling condition. The riverside meadows east of Seaton are grazed and the Derwent is fast after rain.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.6455, -3.5290

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.CUMBERLAND.GOV.UK/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/2025-05/APPENDIX%201%20PUBLIC%20SPACE%20PROTECTION%20ORDER.PDF

Workington to Camerton on the Derwent Valley path

House rules, decoded

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