6 walks in The South Western Marches area of The Lake District

Six easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walks including routes from Allithwaite, Beckside Farm, Broad Oak, Broughton Mills, Brown Howe, Grange-over-Sands, Seathwaite, Duddon Valley, Silecroft & Ulverston that climb Black Combe (the highest point), Whit Fell, Buck Barrow, Yoadcastle, Muncaster Fell & Stainton Pike amongst others. More details about each walk can be found below the map.

The South Western Marches area of The Lake District National Park is the area enclosed by:

  • The Irish Sea to the South and West
  • An imaginary line from Whitehaven to the Southern Tip of Wast Water and then Seathwaite (Duddon Valley) to the North East
  • The River Duddon to the East


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Six easy-to-follow, circular, walk route maps in The South Western Marches area of The Lake District in Walk Number Order (First to Last)

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Walk c150 Black Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:2,307 ft (703 m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 6 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span
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Walk c217 Dunnerdale Fell, Great Stickle, Stickle Pike, Raven's Crag and The Knott from Broughton Mills

Rough fell walking on faint paths

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:1,962 ft (598 m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 5 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span
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Walk c373 Stainton Pike, Whitfell and Buck Barrow from Broad Oak

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Vital Statistics:

Length:10.25 miles (16.5 km)
Ascent:2,198 ft (670 m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 6 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span
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Walk c439 Black Combe and White Combe from Whicham Church, Silecroft

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.5 miles (13.5 km)
Ascent:2,645 ft (806 m)
Time:5.75 hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 6 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span
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Walk c462 The Devoke Water Fells from Birker Fell

Blissfully wild and lonely fells

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Vital Statistics:

Length:6.25 miles (10 km)
Ascent:1,611 ft (491 m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 5 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span
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Walk c463 Stoupdale Head and White Combe from Beckside Farm

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Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:1,559 ft (475 m)
Time:3.25 hrs
Grade:Walking Grade 4 <span class=difficultytext>(Moderate)</span

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