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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

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North West England

View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

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67

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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

04:33

36.6km

1,090m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

954 m

Fieldfoot Wood

Forest

2

2.48 km

St Mary's Church, Ambleside

Highlight • Historical Site

There is not much more to see than this house on the bridge

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3

2.84 km

Ambleside Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Many tourists about, plenty of shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, souvenir shops. This is a busy place

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4

8.55 km

Kirkstone Pass Inn

Highlight • Rest Area

Up here, in good weather, you can enjoy the view over a good ale or just like that. The P is free. It is only asked for a donation.

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18.3 km

George Starkey Hut

Alpine Hut

6

20.7 km

Lanty's Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lanty's Tarn is a small tarn at the eastern edge of Birkhouse Moor above Patterdale. The name comes from a shortened version of Lancelot who used to own the estate …

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7

26.4 km

Grisedale Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Grisedale Tarn is in an atmospheric setting high in the mountains at the head of three valleys. According to folklore, a battle was fought in 945AD between the Saxon King …

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8

27.0 km

View of Grisedale Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

According to legend, Grisedale Tarn is the resting place of the crown of the kingdom of Cumbria, after the crown was transferred there in 945 by soldiers of the last …

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Tip by

33.4 km

Lady Wood

Forest

10

34.6 km

View of Rydal Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rydal Water at its best.

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Tip by

11

35.4 km

Rydal Cave

Highlight • Cave

Take your time visiting Rydal Cave. It is a large cave on the north side of Loughrigg Fell, above Rydal Water. This cave is actually man-made, as a result of slate mining.

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B

36.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

5.27 km

4.61 km

1.74 km

1.38 km

1.13 km

921 m

128 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

7.00 km

6.46 km

6.18 km

2.42 km

1.69 km

345 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Thursday 8 October

16°C

8°C

93 %

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