Introduction

This is a photo guide to the Cumbria Way which we walked after completing Hadrian's Wall path in June 2008 to make a two week walk.

The 75 mile route takes you from Carlisle in the north, through the spectacular landscape of the Lake District national park to reach Ulverston at the edge of Morecambe Bay. The route heads south through the wild scenery of the northern fells above keswick before dropping down to Derwent Water to follow the beautiful Borrowdale valley. It then crosses Stake Pass to reach Great Langdale where it takes a more gentle journey around Elterwater and Tarn Howes to reach Coniston. Finally it passes along the edge of Coniston water, before heading over the southern fells past beacon tarn and through farmland to reach Ulverston.

This page contains full details of all stages, or you can use the links on the right to view each individual stage. We have also collected together details of the accommodation we stayed in. We hope it will be of some use to those who may be planning to do the walk themselves, or encourage others to give it a try.

Please enjoy our report, and sign our guestbook or leave comments - Rachael & Mark.