Small harbour, Ullswater – View of Ullswater from Howtown loop from Pooley Bridge

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Small harbour, Ullswater – View of Ullswater from Howtown loop from Pooley Bridge

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Small harbour, Ullswater – View of Ullswater from Howtown loop from Pooley Bridge

01:23

13.2km

80m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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115 m

Stone Monument, Pooley Bridge

Highlight • Monument

This isn’t Penrith, it’s Pooley Bridge.

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184 m

Pooley Bridge History and Replacement Information

Highlight • Monument

Information sign about the bridge and why this has to be built.

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1.18 km

Barren Tree on the North Shore of Ullswater

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District. It formed in a glacial trough where the glacier scraped out the valley bottom and then dammed the end with …

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5.78 km

Small harbour, Ullswater

Highlight • Rest Area

This isn’t Windermere, it’s Ullswater.

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5.84 km

View of Ullswater from Howtown

Highlight • Lake

View across Ullswater from Howtown.
you can catch the Ullswater steamer from here.

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5.94 km

Howtown Pier – Ullswater Steamers

Highlight • Rest Area

quick stop, little pub in a few minutes walk.

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6.43 km

Broomclose Plantation

Forest

13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.97 km

2.95 km

709 m

349 m

265 m

Surfaces

9.31 km

2.12 km

1.05 km

603 m

123 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Sunday 8 November

9°C

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39 %

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Small harbour, Ullswater – View of Ullswater from Howtown loop from Pooley Bridge

Stone Monument, Pooley Bridge

Pooley Bridge History and Replacement Information

Barren Tree on the North Shore of Ullswater

Small harbour, Ullswater

View of Ullswater from Howtown

Howtown Pier – Ullswater Steamers

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