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Ashness Bridge – High Tove Summit Cairn loop from Derwentwater

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Ashness Bridge – High Tove Summit Cairn loop from Derwentwater

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Ashness Bridge – High Tove Summit Cairn loop from Derwentwater

05:45

17.5km

690m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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986 m

Ashness Bridge

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Ashness Bridge is a much-loved beauty spot, perhaps one of the most photogenic packhorse bridges in Britain. The classic vista, replicated on countless chocolate boxes and tea towels, is that …

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3.08 km

View from Walla Crag overlooking Derwent Water

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Walla Crag, at 1,243 feet (379 m), is a diminutive Wainwright that rises above Derwentwater's eastern shore. What it lacks in height, it makes up for with splendid views across …

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3.48 km

View of Derwentwater

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5.13 km

View of Derwentwater from Bleaberry Fell

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Enjoyable walk with stunning views

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5.50 km

Bleaberry Fell

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Bleaberry Fell is a 1,936-foot (590 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District. It's largely clad in heather and is commonly hiked together with Walla Crag from Keswick/Derwent Water. I …

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8.34 km

High Seat Summit (Lake District)

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Many will joke that you have to swim to get here! There is a lot of soft peaty ground that has a reputation for swallowing up innocent hikers, sometimes to …

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10.0 km

High Tove Summit Cairn

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High Tove is a Wainwright fell in the Lake District National Park. The summit is marked by a large cairn and in his books, Alfred Wainwright comments that '(the cairn) …

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13.2 km

Watendlath Packhorse Bridge

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The only way to get across Watendlath Beck with dry feet. Suitable for pedestrians and bicycles. Nice photo motive.

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.71 km

6.18 km

2.11 km

368 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

3.28 km

1.67 km

1.07 km

1.04 km

325 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Monday 1 June

16°C

11°C

67 %

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Ashness Bridge – High Tove Summit Cairn loop from Derwentwater

Ashness Bridge

View from Walla Crag overlooking Derwent Water

View of Derwentwater

View of Derwentwater from Bleaberry Fell

Bleaberry Fell

High Seat Summit (Lake District)

High Tove Summit Cairn

Watendlath Packhorse Bridge

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