Walk c292 Rydal and Grasmere from Ambleside

This 8¾ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ambleside & will take about 3½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:558ft (170m)
Time:3½hrs
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Route outline for walk c292:

Ambleside  -  Scandale Beck  -  Rydal Park  -  Rydal Hall  -  Rydal  -  Rydal Mount  -  Rydal Water  -  Coffin Route  -  Dove Cottage  -  Grasmere Village  -  Silverhowe  -  The Lea  -  Grasmere  -  Red Bank  -  Rydal Cave  -  Jobson Close  -  Rough Intake  -  Pelter Bridge  -  Foxghyll  -  River Rothay  -  Rothay Park  -  Ambleside


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Walk c292 is on these Interactive Walk Planning Maps (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planning maps)


Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Dove Cottage in Grasmere was William Wordsworth's home between1799 and 1813.

William Wordsworth is buried in St Oswald's Church in Grasmere.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL7 The English Lakes - South Eastern area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c292 Rydal and Grasmere from Ambleside

In no particular order . . .

Grasmere Lake

Grasmere Lake

Photo: Bryan Auty (4)

Rydal Water from Loughrigg Fell

Rydal Water from Loughrigg Fell

Photo: David Hayter (280)

Wordsworth's Grave in Grasmere Church Graveyard

Wordsworth's Grave in Grasmere Church Graveyard

Photo: Stuart Richardson (12)

Autumn leaves in Grasmere

Autumn leaves in Grasmere

Photo: Linda Royston (3)

The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

The famous Bridge House in Ambleside

Photo: David Hayter (294)

Rydal Beck at Rydal Hall

Rydal Beck at Rydal Hall

Photo: David Wright (264)

Grasmere from the west shore

Grasmere from the west shore

Photo: Linda Royston (2)

Cave above Rydal Water on Loughrigg Fell

Cave above Rydal Water on Loughrigg Fell

Photo: David Hayter (279)

Lorna Auty on the shore of Grasmere

Lorna Auty on the shore of Grasmere

Photo: Bryan Auty (2)

Snowdrops emerging in Grasmere - spring is on the way!

Snowdrops emerging in Grasmere - spring is on the way!

Photo: Mike Knipe (214)


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