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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

04:05

14.2km

350m

Hiking

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: May 26, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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954 m

Fieldfoot Wood

Forest

4.84 km

View of Langdale Valley from Ivy Crag

Highlight • Lake

The views from here just below Ivy Crag looking out over Loughrigg Tarn and up the Langdale Valley are pretty special. The Langdale Valley reminds me of my very first …

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7.28 km

Deerbolts Wood

Forest

8.09 km

Descent to Grasmere Lake

Highlight • Trail

9.17 km

View of Grasmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Romantic Grasmere is seen beautifully from the village, with the charming Loughrigg Fell rising beyond. It is easy to see why Wordsworth loved it here.

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9.85 km

View of Rydal Water

Highlight • Lake

Another spot in the lake district . You can not go wrong if you choose Lake Distric

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11.2 km

Whitemoss Tarn

Lake

11.8 km

White Moss Bridge

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The bridge at White Moss was installed in July 2014 to replace the previous wooden footbridge and form part of a network of cycle paths and improved access across the …

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12.3 km

View of Rydal Water

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Rydal Water at its best.

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13.1 km

Rydal Cave

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Take your time visiting Rydal Cave. It is a large cave on the north side of Loughrigg Fell, above Rydal Water. This cave is actually man-made, as a result of slate mining.

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13.3 km

Rydal Cave

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Whatever the weather the walk to to the cave is just beautiful 🙂

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14.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.04 km

3.30 km

1.35 km

376 m

128 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.64 km

4.40 km

2.26 km

1.68 km

193 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

19°C

14°C

21 %

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View of Rydal Water – Rydal Cave loop from Ambleside

View of Langdale Valley from Ivy Crag

Descent to Grasmere Lake

View of Grasmere Lake

View of Rydal Water

White Moss Bridge

View of Rydal Water

Rydal Cave

Rydal Cave

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