Moderate 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: November 3, 2025

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3.97 km

Claife Viewing Station and Courtyard

Highlight • Historical Site

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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3.98 km

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

Highlight • Historical Site

4.02 km

Joey's Cafe

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4.02 km

Joey's Café

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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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4.18 km

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

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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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4.73 km

View of Windermere

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5.12 km

Harwood Hows Wood

Forest

6.06 km

View of Bowness from Scale Ivy

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6.95 km

View of Windermere Through the Stone Wall

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Awesome views down to Windermere

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9.06 km

Belle Grange Coppice

Forest

9.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.56 km

3.80 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

3.26 km

2.96 km

1.71 km

1.10 km

665 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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