Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2025

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713 m

Bark Barn and Ferry Pier

Worth Walking Around The Edge Of The Bark Barn To The Ferry Pier For Some Great Views Of Windermere.

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4.12 km

Claife Viewing Station and Courtyard

Unfortunately our bikes had been on the back of the car when rear ended at speed by another car.

However we needed fresh air something to take our minds of …

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4.13 km

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

4.17 km

Joey's Café

4.17 km

Joey's Café

Excellent cafe half way down the west side of the lake. Tremendous selection of coffees, sandwiches, soup, drinks and more. Well worth a stop.

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4.33 km

Claife Viewing Station – View of Lake Windermere

At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and …

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4.66 km

Station Scar Wood

Forest

6.21 km

View of Bowness from Scale Ivy

7.10 km

View of Windermere Through the Stone Wall

Awesome views down to Windermere

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9.21 km

Belle Grange Coppice

Forest

9.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.66 km

3.85 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

3.26 km

3.10 km

1.71 km

1.10 km

665 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Bark Barn and Ferry Pier – View of Bowness from Scale Ivy loop from Hawkshead

Bark Barn and Ferry Pier

Claife Viewing Station and Courtyard

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

Joey's Café

Joey's Café

Claife Viewing Station – View of Lake Windermere

View of Bowness from Scale Ivy

View of Windermere Through the Stone Wall

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