Walks you can reach from Corkickle by train
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St Bees Station to Whitehaven Station (Cumberland)
5m direct from Corkickle.
A quiet, scenic walk through an RSPB nature reserve with a lot of climbing and descending.
Tough: steep ascents. 12km.
A lot of climbing and descending.
Lunch: No settlements in between.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Whitehaven Station to Workington Station (Cumberland)
15m direct from Corkickle.
Great coastal views and on a clear day you can see the Isle of Man. A relatively easy coastal walk with great sea views, on well-defined paths that mostly follow the well-waymarked England Coast Path. There are no stiles and but a number of gates and one set of steps at Harrington. Mostly follows the England Coast Path, which is very well waymarked.
13km. Moderate ascents.
The steps at Harrington can be avoided, but doing so means a short stretch of roadside walking with no pavement.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Braystones Station to St Bees Station (Cumberland)
5m direct from Corkickle.
Mainly a clifftop walk with quite a lot of climbing.
Tough: steep ascents. 8km.
Quite a lot of climbing.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Silecroft Station to Bootle Station (Cumberland)
45m direct from Corkickle.
Quiet and scenic with some modest climbing.
Tough: steep ascents. 14km.
Lunch: No stops after Silecroft beach.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Millom Station to Silecroft Station (Cumberland)
45m direct from Corkickle.
An entirely flat walk around a bird reserve and along a wide sandy beach.
16km. Moderate ascents.
Lunch: Café at Haverigg midway.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Foxfield Station to Green Road Station (Lancashire)
1h direct from Corkickle.
An inland detour with some climbing and frequent turns, plus two brief stretches on the main coast road.
Tough: steep ascents. 14km.
Some climbing; two brief stretches on the main coast road.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bootle Station to Ravenglass Station (Cumberland)
30m direct from Corkickle.
Beach route at low tide, otherwise all on lanes.
Tough: steep ascents. 11km.
Ford across the River Esk passable only at low tide; coast path closed from Bootle beach.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Ravenglass Station to Millom Station (Cumberland)
30m direct from Corkickle.
Much of the route is on busy roads, some narrow and twisty and without a footpath. It includes a tidal crossing of the River Esk.
Tough: 22km. Moderate ascents.
Too much of the route is on busy, narrow roads with no footpath, and the crossing of the River Esk depends on the tides and is hazardous.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Whitehaven Station to Parton Station (Cumberland)
15m direct from Corkickle.
Largely flat short walk on a tarmac path overlooking the railway and coast.
Tough: steep ascents. 3km.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Drigg Station to Seascale Station (Cumberland)
30m direct from Corkickle.
A flat walk along the beach once past Drigg.
Tough: steep ascents. 4km.
Café and pubs in Seascale at the finish.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Ravenglass Station to Drigg Station (Cumberland)
30m direct from Corkickle.
Short coastal walk; the GPX route avoids fording the River Irt.
Tough: steep ascents. 4km.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Green Road Station to Millom Station (Cumberland)
45m direct from Corkickle.
A straight, flat walk along the sea defences with estuarine views, on the England Coast Path.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents.