Walks you can reach from Staveley by train
Westmorland · North of England
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Burneside Circular via Potter Tarn (Westmorland)
5 minutes direct from Staveley.
Mainly hilly circular up to the dammed Potter Tarn and back along the River Kent on the Dales Way, through walled pastures.
Potter Tarn: A reservoir tarn in the hills above Burneside reached on a Dales Way circular.
Time: 3h
Walk details: Community Rail Cumbria (PDF).
Windermere Circular via Cockshott Point (Westmorland)
6 minutes direct from Staveley.
Easy walk to Lake Windermere's shore at Cockshott Point and, via the car ferry, the 18th-century Claife Viewing Station built for the first tourists.
Claife Viewing Station: An 18th-century purpose-built viewing station on the quieter western shore of Windermere, created for the lake's first tourists to admire the landscape through coloured-glass windows.
Time: 2h30
Warnings: The full loop needs the Windermere car ferry (foot passengers, roughly every 20 minutes); the Cockshott Point section can be done without it.
Walk details: Visit Lake District / Lakes Line Rail User Group (PDF).
Kendal Circular via Kendal Castle (Westmorland)
9 minutes direct from Staveley.
Longer circular through Kendal and along the River Kent, past the 12th-century castle ruins, the line of the old Lancaster Canal and a riverside walk.
Kendal Castle: The ruins of a twelfth-century castle overlooking the town of Kendal.
Time: 4h
Walk details: Community Rail Cumbria (PDF).
Windermere to Kendal (Westmorland)
6 minutes direct from Staveley.
An absolute joy. A great rural route of two halves: a fantastic upland off-road stretch using footpaths, grassy tracks, rough rocky bridleways and field paths (the joyful Dales Way section) as far as Crook, then more roads and tracks to Kendal. Grassy tracks can be muddy, there are stiles, gates and fords and rough terrain throughout. The terrain undulates over fells with great views. Follows the Dales Way for a long stretch. Notices explain about tree-planting and grazing by belted Galloway cattle. Crosses Cunswick Fell and Kendal Fell with great views of the Lake District fells.
Time: 5h–10h
1 lunch spot: the Sun Inn
Warnings: Foot-only due to many stiles, gates and rough terrain; a railway level crossing uses a light system; crossing the often-busy A591 dual carriageway means judging gaps in traffic (a nearby road bridge can be used instead). Navigation over the little hill of Grandsire and the fields from Low Crag needs care. The route through Kendal's shopping centre is only passable during trading hours.
Walk details: Slow Ways.