Meeting Time and Place: 09:15 Bowness Bay Promenade, Bowness-on-Windermere – By the Windermere Lake Cruises Ticket Offices
Start Time: 09:30
Finish Time: 16:00 approx.
Car Parking/Public Transport: Plenty of pay and display car parks in Bowness on Windermere, limited free parking options. Bus Service 599 from Windermere with links to bus services to Grasmere and Kendal.
Windermere Car Ferry: Note this walk uses the Windermere Car Ferry. Cost per pedestrian is £1 pound each way. Please ensure you have cash/card for payment.
Miles: 10-11 approx.
Ascent/Climb: 1200 ft approx.
Grading: Moderate – no technical difficulties.
Terrain: mix of roadside walking, bridleways and forest/woodland paths and tracks, with short sections of open fellside/farmland paths.
Route Description:
A walk to the summit of Latterbarrow via the ‘quiet side’ of Lake Windermere, taking in the forests/woodlands of Claife Heights. Leaving the Promenade its a short walk to Ferry Nab along the shoreline of Lake Windermere. We will aim to catch the 09:50 ferry which takes 10 minutes to reach Ferry House. From Ferry House its a mostly level walk along the west side of Lake Windermere until we eventually reach Belle Grange. At this point we take a rather steep path up through the forest, winding our way up to the open fellside of Latterbarrow. The path twists and turns in many directions. Latterbarrow provides excellent views of the low countryside around the head of Lake Windermere and out to the central fells and Fairfield Horseshoe. Here we will have lunch. We will descend the same way we climbed up the fellside, and drop down to the Guide Posts junction. From here, its a gentle walk via Wise Een Tarn and Moss Eccles Tarn until we reach the small hamlet of Far Sawrey. Our route back to Ferry House takes us on paths skirting the edge of the road down to the Ferry. We then make our way back across the Lake and to our starting point at Bowness Promenade. We will finish the walk with a drink somewhere in Bowness, and there are plenty of options for an ice cream as well!
Health and Safety: Please dress for the weather conditions, bring waterproofs – especially if forecast rain/showers. Sunhat, sunglasses and sun cream strongly advised if forecast a bright/sunny day. Please bring plenty of water, especially if forecast is warm/sunny. Also bring food for lunch. Bring good footwear, parts of the route may be very muddy.
Contact: If you would like to join this walk please contact Damian on 07796 654 031 by no later than 8pm Saturday 21 May. If you have any queries about the walk please get in touch with the walk leader.