Best walks to or from Drigg

Drigg Station to Seascale Station

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

Short coastal walk; the GPX route avoids fording the River Irt.

Tough: steep ascents. 4km.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Drigg Station to Sellafield Station

Mainly level shore and Drigg Dunes Nature Reserve, with views over the Irish Sea to Black Combe.

Drigg is a request stop. Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. Beach section can be cut off by exceptional spring tides; check tide times.

Highlights: Drigg Dunes Nature Reserve (A coastal dune nature reserve between Drigg and Seascale with views over the Irish Sea).

Documented by Community Rail Cumbria (PDF).

Drigg Station Circular via Drigg Beach

Wild, lightly-trodden beach of sand and dunes from the mouth of the River Irt, with rock pools, barn owls, deer and red squirrels.

6km. 2h.

Beach access depends on the tide; at high tide expect a scramble over pebbles and eroded dunes.

Highlights: Drigg Beach (A wild, lightly-trodden range of dunes and sand stretching from the mouth of the River Irt north towards Seascale).

Documented by Visit Lake District / Lakes Line Rail User Group (PDF).