Ambleside to Troutbeck Walk, Windermere
Loop Walk · Lake District
500
XP
about 2 h 53 min walking
From Ambleside, walk through country lanes, woods & fields. Get views of Windermere, visit Troutbeck village & Townend farmhouse, before returning to Ambleside via a more challenging route over Wansfell Pike with great views over the surrounding fells.
504 m
275 m
46 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
512 m
Drop
502 m
Highest
473 m
Lowest
56 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 17% for 750 m early on, comes down 28% for 1150 m early on.
Clockwise: Climbs 28% for 1150 m midway, comes down 17% for 750 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 3.0–5.4, from 473 m to 58 m.
How the 10.1 km splits
Flat
1.2 km
Climbing
3.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.3 km
Descending
2.7 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.2 km