BBC Countryfile Magazine

06 CUMBRIA HIGH STREET

6.1 miles/9.8km

4.5 hours

Challenging

652m

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The road alongside Haweswater to Mardale Head car park feels like a route to isolation and wildness, far from the popular spots of Ambleside or Keswick. 

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