Walk Series Miles Without Stiles Under this initiative there are 48 the B5343. It is 6.9 km or 4.2 miles Follows the river to Wainwright’s stone cobble surface is smooth routes across the National Park to New Dungeon Ghyll. Bridge - cross this if you want to enough for wheelchair and push- suitable for people with limited visit Chapel Stile. To carry on, stay chair users mobility, including wheelchair From the back of the LDNPA car on the same side of the river and users, families with pushchairs, and park take the Old Langdale Road follow the path up to the quarry After 1 km, you reach the shores of the visually impaired. down the valley. After 1.6 km the road. Continue along this- watch Elterwater. This is a quiet lake with track bends sharp left, go straight out for quarry traffic, then turn left many small bays and a mix of http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/ on, through a gate onto a field edge over the road bridge into Elterwa- wooded and reedy shorelines. Look visiting/thingstodo/walking/ path. Pass through three more ter Village. out for wildfowl, including mallards, mileswithoutstiles gates to another track and a foot- coots and moorhens. There are some great walks in bridge over Great Langdale Beck. Langdale and we have reproduced two here for your reference. There From here to Elterwater there are is also a walk to Loughrigg Tarn some steep sections. Unaccompa- (41), and one around Blea Tarn nied wheelchair users may find the (12). surface and gradients difficult. Turn Walk 11 – Elterwater to Skelwith The path goes through woodland Bridge and leads to an open meadow. At the end, go through a gate into Route type: For all / for many. A woodland and on to dramatic stunning walk taking in lakeside meadows, an iconic new bridge, Walk 43 – Great Langdale; New right after crossing the footbridge roaring waterfall and great food - Dungeon Ghyll to Elterwater and go past a cottage. Descend OS Explorer Map OL7 slightly and turn sharp left before a Distance: 4 km or 2.4 miles for Route type: For all / some. A stun- long uphill stretch into Hag Wood. many, 0.5 km or 0.3 miles for all ning walk along the beautiful Great Go through the wood to Baysbrown from Skelwith to Woodburn Bridge Langdale valley taking in the upper Farm. Head through the farmyard and back rugged valley, a working quarry and and continue uphill and along the Start point: National Trust car park, wooded riverside - OS Explorer farm’s road. Elterwater - grid ref. NY 328048 Map OL7 Turning point: Skelwith Bridge - grid Distance: 12 km or 7.5 miles Immediately after a house on the ref. NY 344034 Woodburn Bridge. Erected in 2006 Start and end point: New Dungeon Facilities: Public toilets at Elterwater and named after a Skelwith Parish Ghyll - grid ref. NY 295064 and refreshments at Britannia Inn, Council chairman, its location is Turning point: National Trust car Elterwater, and Chesters Café, fantastic. Resting high above Great park, Elterwater - grid ref. NY Skelwith Bridge Langdale Beck, the roar of Skelwith 328048 Getting there: Bus: Langdale Ram- Force entices you on. Facilities: Public toilets at Stickle bler service 516 runs from Amble- Barn and Elterwater, refreshments side to Elterwater, March to Octo- Continue past the bridge and along at New Dungeon Ghyll, Wain- ber. Car: A593 from Ambleside or a smooth, stone path above Skel- wright’s Inn, Chapel Stile and Bri- Coniston and turn at Skelwith with Force. The rocky gorge and tannia Inn, Elterwater Bridge on the B5343. It is 2.5 km to volume of water in the falls are very Getting there: Bus: Langdale Ram- left, turn left onto a track towards Elterwater impressive. Another 200 metres bler service 516 runs from Amble- Elterwater Quarry. Follow the signs brings you out at Skelwith Bridge side to New Dungeon Ghyll, March carefully through the quarry. Look Take the gate at the back of the car and a welcome rest at Chesters to October. for a sign pointing you left down a park on to the wide stone path that Café. steep track between quarry spoil runs alongside Great Langdale Car: A593 from Ambleside or Conis- heaps. Take care. Beck. This section of path is prone ton and turn at Skelwith Bridge on to flood erosion. Its robust stone .