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Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater – View of Ullswater loop from Patterdale

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Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater – View of Ullswater loop from Patterdale

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Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater – View of Ullswater loop from Patterdale

05:50

19.4km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.38 km

View of Ullswater

Highlight • Lake

3.58 km

Birkfell Earth

Forest

5.16 km

Scalehow Wood

Forest

8.02 km

Hallin Fell summit and view of Ullswater

Highlight • Summit

For such a small hill, Hallin Fell delivers absolutely epic views down Ullswater and across to the Helvellyn group. This is an ideal fell for take the little ones for …

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8.46 km

Howtown Tearoom

Highlight • Cafe

great little stop before we walked back to pooley bridge

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9.85 km

Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater

Highlight • Trail

The hamlet of Howtown is beautifully located in a small bay on the eastern shore of Lake Ullswater. It's glorious hiking territory, with many trails that explore the surrounding Far …

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10.9 km

Hallinhag Wood

Highlight • Lake

Dipping its toes into Ullswater, Hallinhag Wood is a simply delightful little spot on the lower slopes of Hallin Fell. The path here saves people from having to ascend to …

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17.5 km

Artist's Seat memorial at Ullswater

Highlight • Natural Monument

The artist's seat pays tribute to three great artists who have been inspired by the beauty of Ullswater. It was the creation of Patricia Cook, herself an artist living in …

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19.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

7.54 km

507 m

361 m

270 m

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.78 km

5.45 km

1.91 km

1.03 km

651 m

507 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Comments

September 24, 2024,Wainwright #3 - Howtown to Patterdale via Hallin Fell Trig

Take the boat from Glenridding up to Howtown (£10pp) and walk back to with this route. The first climb is especially steep up to Hallin fell so not to do in wet conditions as it will be slippy with this route but the 360 views are stunning.

June 3, 2022,Lake district - From Howtown to Glenridding

I made this trekking tour with my wife and an 11yo boy. Planned with komoot and underestimated the trail, considering it basically flat. It's actually a series of up and down following a path along the lake, sometimes it's a nice gravel path, sometimes it becomes very stony/rooty and definitely wet. It took almost 3 hrs for a little more …

January 11, 2025,Activity

The Ullswater Way - had a nightmare with Kamoot so missed the first bit of day one and the second bit of day 2, but 37km over 2 days, thigh deep snow and -10 at times and a large slide/fall down a mountainside.. Great weekend!.

September 19, 2024,The Ullswater Steamer, Howtown & the eastern shore loop from Glenridding — Lake District National Park

Lovely walk along the lake shore a few gentle climbs and decents and some uneven surfaces.
Did the walk on a beautiful mid September day but a month later with the autumn colours might be even better.

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Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater – View of Ullswater loop from Patterdale

View of Ullswater

Hallin Fell summit and view of Ullswater

View of Ullswater

Howtown Tearoom

Howtown Hamlet on Ullswater

View of Ullswater

Hallinhag Wood

Artist's Seat memorial at Ullswater

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