It’s a good obvious path for the main but does have boggy sections. Just beyond the first bridge, there is a second one that you will also need to cross. Follow the track, now gradually petering to a wide path, again keeping right, to the boathouse and another small beach. All-terrain pushchair users will be able to do most of this walk with ease, however, there are three very narrow bridges to cross that will require you to remove your baby and carry the collapsed pushchair across. After you have crossed the second narrow bridge, the path leads along the shore of Crummock Water. Joining another track, turn left to descend gently and gradually swing right, eventually meeting the outward track, and on to the car park. The usual walks are Derwent and Buttermere, but Crummock Water is a great circular walk taking in some of my favourite views in The Lake District, and includes the highest waterfall, Scale Force. This boggy path continues until you meet a gravel path that takes you the rest of the way back. 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Exploring further, there are two weirs and a number of bridges one of which is a sort of a suspension bridge, or at least it's braced with a tensioned wire rope. Many visitors ask about walks around lakes. Follow this track along the lakeside to the end of the lake. No stiles, but there are three very narrow footbridges with steps to cross. National Trust members can park for free with a valid parking pass. Turn right again, leading onto the stone bridge, and the Scale Hill car park is just the other side on the right. The path is much better once you hit the gravel section. Grasmoor from Crummock Water March 8, 2018. Further round you can see the southern tops of Fellbarrow complete with a white-washed farm house to give the scene some scale. Distance: 2 miles (or 1 mile if turning back at the lake shore). If you are at the alternative car park turn back on yourself along the road past the farm house and through the gate. Grid ref NY 149 215. After the second fork in the path, you will come to the shore of Crummock Water. It's a beautiful spot. The view from the beach is down the water, Rannerdale Knotts is the small pyramid fell slightly isolated from the rest. Crummock Water is often overlooked in favour of its smaller neighbour, Buttermere, partly because it is further away from the facilities available in the village of Buttermere, and partly because it is a much larger lake, making parts of its shore inaccessible to beginner walkers. The Walk. The Kirskstile Inn, a classic popular Lakeland inn. At the T junction turn right again signposted Buttermere and Lorton. Follow this path around the fields to the wood, where you will meet a gravel path. Depending on the type of pushchair you have, it may be possible to remove your back wheels, reducing the width of the pushchair, and carrying it over with one person at the front and one person at the back. Return to the beach when you are done. There are 2 options for parking to start this walk. Crummock Water is also a quieter walk away from the crowds even in the height of the summer season. Foxgloves grow in these woods and are poisonous, so children and animals should be supervised. If you do not want to carry your pushchair over the three narrow bridges, or want to cut your walk short to accommodate very young children, you can turn back the way you came at this point. It is a steep pull but the route makes best use of the finest features of the Grasmoor round, the western ridges. Returning to the car park you can simply walk back along the track or explore a little further, as we did. You will come to a third bridge, and again this is too narrow for all-terrain pushchairs. Follow the top of the tree line until the path winds downwards to a farm house through the woods.
Across the water are the dark crags of Mellbreak, one people either find formidable or exciting! As you continue on the route, exploring the woodland around you will reveal hidden caves, dens built by past walkers, a babbling brook, and numerous plants. Crummock Water and Low Ling Crag This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: Scale Knott , Mellbreak , and Mellbreak North Top ; and includes 1 Wainwright , 3 Birketts , 1 Marilyn , 2 Dodds , 2 Deweys , and 1 HuMP . If you are going up (and it’s worth the view) you will see a steep wide grassy path going straight up just before you hit the gravel path take this to the top if your bagging fells. Then simply re-trace your path back to the car park you started from. Please use the "Buy walk in Adobe/PDF format to print or for your phone or tablet" link on the walk page to do that. As you approach the pump house, you will see a gate to the right of the building. Again, take the right hand turn. This is the view down Crummock Water with Rannerdale Knotts in the foreground and down to Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, and Great Gable Beyond.
Go through this gate, turn right, and follow the path over the small hill and down to the lake. Walk through the car park and go through the gate at the end. Scale Hill and Crummock Water Loop Lanthwaite Woods Crummock Water is often overlooked in favour of its smaller neighbour, Buttermere, partly because it is further away from the facilities available in the village of Buttermere, and partly because it is a much larger lake, making parts of its shore inaccessible to beginner walkers.

Take the right hand fork to continue down to the lake. Keep right at junctions all the way to the little beach on the shore of Crummock Water. If you are approaching from Lorton, the car park is on the left hand side, after you have passed the Scale Hill Self Catered Accommodation, and just before you cross over a stone bridge. There is a nice little pub in a short drive away if you fancy a rest and a pint at the end of the walk. Follow the path left over 2 small bridges and keep along the side of the lake over a third bridge and passing the water pumping station—this provides the water for Cockermouth. A good wide track if a little rough is beyond, follow it. These bridges are located after you have reached the lake, so you could decide to simply turn back the way you came after a picnic on the shore, an option that may also suit very young children due to the shorter distance this involves. This is my favourite start point but dose miss out the little boat house and Mellbreak View but it is a larger car park than the free yet busy parking at Langthwaite Green Farm on the B5289 towards Buttermere. Just before the end of the lake after the crag, when you get to Scale Beck and the bridge in front of you turn away from the lake around the base of the fell. Continue along this track, passing through a series of gates, taking care to shut each one behind you as you go. To the right is Red Pike and the High Stile ridge. The usual walks are Derwent and Buttermere, but Crummock Water is a great circular walk taking in some of my favourite views in The Lake District, and includes the highest waterfall, Scale Force. Facilities: None on the route. Here are some examples: Walk through the car park and go through the gate at the end. Grasmoor from Crummock Water is an unusual way to approach the mountain.


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