Walks you can reach from Windermere by train

Easy, mainly level circular along the River Kent on the Dales Way to the old mill at Cowan Head, through fields and rough pasture.

Time: 2h

Warnings: Some sections may lack way-marks; a map is recommended.

Walk details: Community Rail Cumbria (PDF).

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).

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).

Very nice views especially on the Dales Way; the beautiful Lakeland mountains in the background. A lovely riverside route on good paths, following the Dales Way along the River Kent, with a field path and a section parallel to the railway. Relatively flat and easy and though there are some stiles and steps. Follows the Dales Way along the River Kent; good bus links to central Kendal from the housing estate.

Waterway: two thirds along the River Kent.

Time: 2h30–4h30

Warnings: The marked route on the outskirts of Kendal is overgrown with an out-of-action stile; cross the railway bridge and go through the housing estate instead.

Walk details: Slow Ways.