Walks you can reach from Nethertown by train
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Braystones Station to St Bees Station (Cumberland)
3m direct from Nethertown.
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
St Bees Station to Whitehaven Station (Cumberland)
5m direct from Nethertown.
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
Silecroft Station to Bootle Station (Cumberland)
30m direct from Nethertown.
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)
30m direct from Nethertown.
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)
45m direct from Nethertown.
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
Barrow-in-Furness Station to Askam Station (Lancashire)
1h direct from Nethertown.
A mainly flat walk along an estuary and a dune nature reserve, with the last two miles along the beach.
Tough: steep ascents. 12km.
Last two miles along the beach can sometimes be wet.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bootle Station to Ravenglass Station (Cumberland)
15m direct from Nethertown.
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)
15m direct from Nethertown.
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
Drigg Station to Seascale Station (Cumberland)
15m direct from Nethertown.
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)
15m direct from Nethertown.
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 Nethertown.
A straight, flat walk along the sea defences with estuarine views, on the England Coast Path.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Askam Station to Kirkby-in-Furness Station (Lancashire)
1h direct from Nethertown.
A mainly flat walk, partly along the beach, on a recently improved path.
Tough: steep ascents. 6km.
Some parts can be wet at wetter times of year.