Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 18, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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282 m

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

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Joey's Cafe in the courtyard of the Claife Viewing Station serves baked goods, light meals, drinks and snacks. It's not owned or managed by the National Trust but is part …

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481 m

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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2.01 km

St. Peter's Church and Cemetery, Sawrey

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This church was completed in 1869, and is still in use today rather than abandoned like most you see out in the sticks. Sawrey village and the area was once …

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3.57 km

Bank Wood

Forest

4.40 km

Moss Eccles Tarn

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One of my favourite places to ride to from Grizedale with some awesome bridleways near by. On a nice clear summers day this is an incredible place to stop for …

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5.13 km

Wise Een Tarn

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Fantastic views over Weise Een Tarn to the Langdales and the Coniston range. We spotted red deer, hopefully you will be as lucky!

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6.12 km

This area of high scrub and plantation near the Belle Grange Beck is known as Claife Heights. When you're in clear areas, there are wonderful views east over Windermere or west towards the Old Man of Coniston.

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9.14 km

View of Bowness from Scale Ivy

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.1 km

Harwood Hows Wood

Forest

10.5 km

View of Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

1.40 km

844 m

429 m

176 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

2.27 km

1.70 km

1.61 km

933 m

158 m

Elevation

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Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

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