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Below is a list of Hiking routes around Grasmere
with Photo Tours and Maps. The hike / walk routes are
from 700ft up to 3,100ft.
Many walkers / hikers at Grasmere use the buses
for some routes as they can allow more variation.
Google Grasmere Buses
.
A handy number to have is for Grasmere Taxis on
01539 435 506, should you find yourself in need of a
lift from some remote area.
Click on the Maps for Directions.
The Grasmere Hiking routes are listed by closest
to Grasmere.
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Silver How 1,293ft
This hike starts from the centre of Grasmere. 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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Fairfield 2,864ft
This hike normally starts from Grasmere, or from a
large free car park a few hundred yards north of
Grasmere. There are also three pay and display car
parks in Grasmere There are about ten hotels around
Grasmere with beer gardens, and many cafes and
restaurants.
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, 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. 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 and catch a bus back to
Grasmere.
Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Todd Crag 734ft
This hike starts from the north Car Park in
Ambleside, about 4 miles south of Grasmere, 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, about 4 miles south of Grasmere, and goes
up from the west alongside the mountain, then up the
steep north side. You can also hike down its east
side to the small village of Troutbeck for the
Beatrix Potter museum.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Helvellyn 3,117ft
The car park at Thirlmere is 6 miles north of
Grasmere 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.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Harrison Stickle
2,414ft
The car parks for this hike are at the New Dungeon
Ghyl Hotel in the extremely scenic Langdale Valley,
about 6 miles west of Grasmere by the hill road, or
11 miles via 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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Red Screes 2,546ft
This hike normally starts from the Kirkstone Pass Inn
car park 7 miles south east of Grasmere, 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 a real steep Hill
Road from Ambleside up to the Kirkstone Inn.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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Old Man of Coniston
2,634ft
The car parks for this hike are in Coniston itself,
and up on the mountainside by Coniston, about 11
miles south of Grasmere. The main route is up through
an old quarry and past a scenic tarn. There is also a
loup round other mountains that is popular.
Hike Photo Tour . Map . Image
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These are the main hiking mountains around
Grasmere. 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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