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Lower Allithwaite

Cartmel Village and Stream – View from Helm Summit loop from Cartmel

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Hiking trails & Routes
North West England
Cumbria
South Lakeland
Lower Allithwaite

Cartmel Village and Stream – View from Helm Summit loop from Cartmel

Moderate

4.7

(11)

51

hikers

Cartmel Village and Stream – View from Helm Summit loop from Cartmel

02:50

10.3km

170m

Hiking

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: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

43 m

Cartmel Food Shed

Highlight • Cafe

2

213 m

Cartmel Coffee

Highlight • Cycleway

Great coffee and good place to hide a bike from the road. Ask inside first just to be polite. I also recommend their beans on toast - lovely. This is on Route 700 The Bay Cycleway.

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3

235 m

Cartmel Village and Stream

Highlight • Settlement

Cartmel is well known for its parish church, a former Augustine priory, and for being the 'home of sticky toffee pudding'. It is a good base for exploring the beautiful …

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4.50 km

Wood Head

Forest

5

5.95 km

View of How Barrow

Highlight • Other

6

6.14 km

View from Helm Summit

Highlight • Summit

8.98 km

Lane Park

Forest

8

9.96 km

Cartmel Racecourse

Highlight • Settlement

9

10.1 km

Can *thoroughly* recommend the roast dinners at the Royal Oak in Cartmel - go check it out!

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10

10.2 km

The Mallard Tea Shop

Highlight • Cafe

An ace little cafe stop in Cartmel that's well worth a stop by and wonderfully cyclist-friendly. It's named after the ducks on the nearby River Eea that are always looking for crumbs!

Check out seasonal opening times here: unsworthsyard.co.uk/mallard-tea-shopnest

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B

10.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.28 km

2.18 km

721 m

133 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

3.28 km

1.45 km

982 m

435 m

180 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Wednesday 13 May

13°C

3°C

79 %

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