The Finest Lakeside Trail
Possibly the National Park’s most popular lowland walk and lakeside trail, with magnificent waterfalls and woodlands, stunning hills all around, along with some interesting artwork and heritage to discover along the way (read about the Heritage Trail below).
Starting at Pooley Bridge, this route proves that best way to explore this amazing landscape is by foot, with stunning views all the way, as it skirts 22 miles around one of the finest lakes in the UK. Before he died, Alfred Wainwright described sections of the Ullswater Way as “the most beautiful and rewarding walk in Lakeland”.
Stunning Ullswater
Covering 22 miles and ascending 1000m over 2 days. Participants need to be pretty fit to complete the whole circuit, but there is the shorter half route option, catching the steamer back the length of Ullswater to return to Pooley Bridge.
The path has only been in existence since April 2016, after huge amounts of restoration work was needed in the aftermath of Storm Desmond. It had brought some of the most severe weather Northern England had ever seen, ripping the local landscape to pieces.
Huge amounts of work went into rejuvenating the area, such as rebuilding the ancient crossing at Pooley Bridge and laying the extensive 22 miles of this now incredibly popular route, which was designed to restore some local attraction to visitors.
The route certainly has many attractions, including passing through the beautiful shoreline villages of Glenridding and Paterdale; the stunning might of Aira Force Waterfall; incredible views from Gowbarrow Fell; a back-drop of incredible peaks such as Helvellyn, Raise and St Sunday's Cragg.
With over 10,000 completing it each year, the Ullswater Way has been recognised by the Long-Distance Walkers’ Association, putting it alongside the most famous long-distance trails such as Hadrian's Wall, the Coast-to-Coast route and the ancient Ridgeway.
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