Best walks to or from Silecroft

Silecroft Station to Bootle Station

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

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

Silecroft Station Circular via Black Combe

A shapely coastal peak between sea and mountains, climbing steeply beside Moorgill Beck to Black Combe's summit, with some of the best long-distance views in the country.

15km. 5h.

A 15.2km hill walk with around 665m of ascent, fords and open-fell route-finding; the return includes a stretch of the A595.

Highlights: Black Combe (A shapely 600m coastal fell between sea and mountains whose summit gives some of the finest long-distance panoramas in the country).

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