It’s hard to beat this section of the Cumbria Way, says James Forrest
HE CUMBRIA WAY is a 73-mile route that covers the length of the county from Ulverston to Carlisle via Coniston, Langdale, Keswick and Caldbeck. Devised by local Ramblers groups in the 1970s, it is a low-level, valley-hopping walk that delivers a visual feast of Lakeland splendour for the five or so days you’re on the trail. If you don’t have enough time to hike it all (poor you), fear not–you can easily sample the best