Best walks from Wigton
MapJump on a train, get off at Wigton Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Aspatria Station to Wigton Station
16km. Moderate ascents.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Wigton Station to Carlisle Station
A long, mixed route of quiet roads with distant mountain views, field paths beside the River Wampool and Caldew, a final shared tarmac path on the Cumbria Way into Carlisle. Field sections can be wet and muddy; the Wigton-to-Thursby half has serious access problems with blocked and unclear and overgrown paths. The Dalston-to-Carlisle section follows the Cumbria Way and is shared with cyclists.
Tough: 23km. Moderate ascents.
The section from Wigton to Thursby has blocked field paths, no clear access through farms, barbed-wire stiles and a stretch with no footpath along the busy A595 verge. Fields by the river can be wet, muddy and churned by cattle.
Lunch stop: the Ship Inn.