Description
This new and unique guide, devoted entirely to accessible walks, includes 38
routes across Cumbria, featuring the Solway coast, Carlisle, Hadrian’s Wall, and
the Lake District from Bassenthwaite Lake to Windermere and Ennerdale to
Lowther Park.
Designed to help wheelchair users get outside across the Lake District and
Cumbria, the walks are also suitable for pushchairs and all-terrain buggies, and
favour families with younger children and anyone wanting a relatively gentle walk
amid beautiful surroundings to enjoy at their own pace
38 fully accessible walks for all
Walks ranging from ¾ to 8 miles
vast majority less than 3 miles with
almost half linear
Walks graded by distance and
difficulty easy, moderate, and
challenging – based on:
• Nature of path surfaces
• Whether slopes are involved
• If assistance for wheelchair users
is advisable
Very challenging final walk 8 mile
distance and rough going terrain
OS Explorer map extract with route
overlay and turn-by-turn instructions for
every walk
Packed with essential information per walk:
• Start / finish position
• Travel information on how to get there
• Parking
• Facilities: toilets and refreshments
stops
• Distance and time
• Terrain


