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Below is a list of Ambleside Hiking routes around
the town with Photo Tours and Maps. The hiking routes
are from 700ft up to 3,100ft.
Many hikers at Ambleside use the buses for some
hikes as they can allow more variation to the hikes.
Google Ambleside
Buses .
A handy number to have is for Ambleside Taxis on 01539 442 000,
should you find yourself in need of a lift from some
remote area.
Click on the Maps for Directions.
The Ambleside Hiking routes are listed by closest
to Ambleside.
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Todd Crag 734ft
This hike starts from the north Car Park in
Ambleside, and goes over scenic stepping stones, then
up to the top for great views over Ambleside and Lake
Windermere.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Wansfell Pike 1,581ft
This hike starts from the north Car Park in
Ambleside, and goes up from the west alongside the
mountain, then up the steep northwest side. You can
also hike down its east side to the small village of
Troutbeck.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Fairfield 2,864ft
This hike normally starts from the north car park in
Ambleside and goes up over Low Pike and High Pike,
then returns down over Great Rig and Nab Scar to the
village of Rydal, then a walk through Rydal estate
back to the car park.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Red Screes 2,546ft
This hike normally starts from the Kirkstone Pass Inn
car park 3 miles east of Ambleside via the real steep
Hill Road, and goes straight up the steep east side.
This car park is about 1,500ft, so the hike is only
about 1,100ft to the top for great views. There is
another hill behind the Inn popular for walks about
600ft to the top from the Inn.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Loughrigg Fell 1,099ft
This hike starts from the White Moss car park or the
centre of Grasmere, about 4 miles north of Ambleside,
goes down the west side of Grasmere Lake, then
follows one of a few paths from the south side of the
lake to the top. There are three pay and display car
parks in Grasmere, with one close to the top of the
lake, next to the Gold Rill Hotel. You can extend the
hike over to 735ft Todd Crag that is connected, for
views down over Ambleside and Lake Windermere. You
can also hike down into Ambleside.
Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Silver How 1,293ft
This hike starts from the centre of Grasmere, about 4
miles north of Ambleside. There are three large pay
and display car parks, as the village is so popular.
Regular buses run between Keswick, Grasmere,
Ambleside and Windermere. The hike to the top gives
great views over the village and Grasmere Lake. You
can also hike over the southwest side to the village
of Langdale. There are about ten hotels in Grasmere
with beer gardens, so many places for a drink and
meal after the hike.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Harrison Stickle
2,414ft
The car parks for this hike are situated at the New
Dungeon Ghyl Hotel in the extremely scenic Langdale
Valley, about 7 miles west of Ambleside. The hike
goes up past the hotel, waterfalls and a large tarn.
The hike can be extended to other mountains that are
referred to as the Langdale Pikes.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Old Man of Coniston
2,634ft
The car parks for this hike are situated in Coniston
itself, and up on the mountainside by Coniston, about
8 miles southwest of Ambleside. The main route is up
through an old quarry and past a scenic tarn. There
is also a loup round other mountains that are
popular.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Helvellyn 3,117ft
The car park at Thirlmere is situated about 10 miles
north of Ambleside with a bus stop and regular buses
that run between Keswick, Grasmere, and Ambleside.
This is a fairly steep route for Helvellyn, over
Lower Man, then a hike on to Helvellyn itself. On the
east side of Helvellyn is Swirled Edge and Striding
Edge, for the more adventurous.
Photo Tour . Map . Image
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These are the main hiking mountains around
Ambleside. There are a few more, but once you have
done these, you will have seen the other less known
Mountains, and see the ones you want to hike
next.
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