Walks from Bootle
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Bootle Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Bootle by train.
Silecroft to Bootle
Linear hill walk over the summit of Black Combe, a shapely coastal peak with a 360-degree panorama, between two Cumbrian Coast stations.
Coastal: four fifths along the coast.
Black Combe: A shapely 600m coastal fell between sea and mountains whose summit gives some of the finest long-distance panoramas in the country.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: A 14.5km linear hill walk with around 650m of ascent, multiple fords and open-fell route-finding; not suitable in poor visibility.
Walk details: Visit Lake District / Lakes Line Rail User Group (PDF).
Bootle to Ravenglass
Beach route at low tide, otherwise all on lanes.
Coastal: three quarters along the coast.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Ford across the River Esk passable only at low tide; coast path closed from Bootle beach.
Walk details: Railwalks.