Windermere to Townend walk, Windermere
Loop Walk · Lake District
150
XP
about 47 min walking
Follow this walk to Townend, a 17th-century farmhouse in Troutbeck, which provides an insight into the local area. Views of the fells, a church with stained glass windows by Sir E. Burne-Jones & W. Morris. A challenging alternate return option available.
205 m
155 m
105 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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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
66 m
Drop
63 m
Highest
173 m
Lowest
115 m
Which way round
As mapped: No steep climbing, comes down 13% for 350 m early on.
Reversed: Easy first 2.7 km, climbs 13% for 350 m near the end, no steep descents.
Better reversed: you climb the steeper side (0.4 km at 10%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 2.7–3.4, from 115 m to 172 m.
How the 3.4 km splits
Flat
0.8 km
Climbing
0.8 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Descending
1.4 km