Wansfell from Troutbeck Walk, Windermere
Loop Walk · Lake District
450
XP
about 2 h 33 min walking
Follow this challenging circular trail along old tracks and footpaths from Troutbeck to the fells. You're rewarded with outstanding views over Windermere and Ambleside from the top of Wansfell. Some rocky, uneven ground.
507 m
310 m
113 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
375 m
Drop
364 m
Highest
480 m
Lowest
122 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 550 m midway, comes down 17% for 850 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 17% for 850 m early on, comes down 18% for 550 m midway.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (1.5 km at 10%+, 1.1 km of it 15%+) and come down 1.1 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.1–4.3, from 158 m to 456 m.
How the 9.8 km splits
Flat
1.5 km
Climbing
2.2 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.2 km
Descending
3.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.5 km