Meeting Point: Broad Street Car Park, Windermere, LA23 2AB
Meeting Time: 18:00
Start Time: 18:10
Finish Time: 19:30 approx
Car Parking: Pay and Display at Broad Street Car Park
Miles: 3 approx
Ascent: 80 metres approx
Grading: Easy
Route description: Leaving the car park, we head towards Bowness on Windermere along Lake Road, followed by a walk through Sheriff Wood. We then follow a quiet drive road and paths through more woods. After this, we cross Rayrigg Road and make our way down to the shoreline of Lake Windermere at ‘Millerground’. It’s then a short but steep ascent up the grassy viewpoint of Queen Adelaide’s Hill which has superb views of the lake and the central fells. This is National Trust land and there will be livestock about (sheep). Descending steeply off the hill we cross Rayrigg Road again and make our way back to Windermere Town Centre and the car park via a quiet path and roadside walking.
Hazards: This is an easy walk on a mix terrain of roadside, woodland, grassy hill and lakeside walking. There are a few gates, otherwise no major hazards.
What to wear/weather: Please dress appropriately to the weather conditions, boots are strongly advisable given some of the ground through the woods, by the lake and on the hill will be muddy and slippy.
Contact: If you would like to join this walk please contact the walk leader Damian on number removed by no later than 10pm Tuesday 1 September. The walk leader has the right to cancel or vary the walk should circumstances dictate.
We strongly advise walkers to carry hand sanitiser and to touch as little as possible during the walk. We will walk 2m apart as much as possible. We will not be able to share any equipment, drinks or food. Please carry a mask in your bag in case it is needed. If we need to go through a gate, the walk leader will take responsibility for opening and closing the gate to save multiple people touching it. Car sharing will not be possible.