England local route-distance guide
Short routes under 5 km near Ambleside
Compare 18 complete routes under 5 km within 20 km of Ambleside, with mapped climbing, duration, surface context and source links.
Mapped route records
18 routes near Ambleside.
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Epley Head Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle
Near Brathay Rocks, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 2.3 km
- Climb
- 33 m
- Time
- 0.5 hr
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to Loanthwaite
Near Brathay Rocks, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Climb
- 54 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge
Near Elterwater, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 2.5 km
- Climb
- 12 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
Tarn Hows circular walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston
Near Pen Intake, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Climb
- 45 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Tom Gill to Tarn Hows walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston
Near Lane Head, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Climb
- 99 m
- Time
- 0.8 hr
Post Knott, Windermere Views Walk
Near Bowness on Windermere, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.1 km
- Climb
- 125 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
Stickle Tarn Trail
Near Millbeck, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Climb
- 362 m
- Time
- 1.5 hr
Millwood Trail (Long)
Near Grizedale, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Climb
- 150 m
- Time
- 1.3 hr
Millwood Trail (Short)
Near Grizedale, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Climb
- 31 m
- Time
- 0.4 hr
Ridding Wood Trail
Near Grizedale, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 1.9 km
- Climb
- 17 m
- Time
- 0.5 hr
Machell's Coppice Trail
Near Thurston, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 2.0 km
- Climb
- 167 m
- Time
- 0.8 hr
Patterdale and Glenamara Park Trail
Near Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.5 km
- Climb
- 66 m
- Time
- 0.8 hr
Bogle Crag Trail (long)
Near Satterthwaite, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.3 km
- Climb
- 124 m
- Time
- 1.2 hr
Bogle Crag Trail (short)
Near Satterthwaite, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Climb
- 121 m
- Time
- 0.9 hr
High Bowkerstead Trail (Long)
Near Low Bowkerstead, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.3 km
- Climb
- 157 m
- Time
- 1.3 hr
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)
Near Newby Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.9 km
- Climb
- 50 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
West Windermere Way (Horse Route)
Near Newby Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Climb
- 47 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
Great Wood Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
Near Watsons Park, Cumberland
- Distance
- 2.9 km
- Climb
- 100 m
- Time
- 0.8 hr