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Force Crag Mine Accessible Trail, North Lakes Outdoors

On Force Crag, Pennines

Local route3.7 km · 2.3 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Allerdale Ramble 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore Force Crag →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)

  1. J5°1°160
  2. F6°1°119
  3. M8°2°128
  4. A10°3°94
  5. M14°6°90
  6. J16°9°97
  7. J17°11°108
  8. A17°11°119
  9. S15°9°138
  10. O12°7°191
  11. N8°4°174
  12. D6°1°167

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Linear there and back walk along Coledale Beck to Force Crag Mine.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
3.7 km · 2.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Force Crag (hill, 475 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
2.3 km W of Portinscale (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Cumbria
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Aira Force Car Park, Whinlatter Pass, Above Derwent, Braithwaite, CA125RZ;NY227237 → Aira Force Car Park, Whinlatter Pass, Above Derwent, Braithwaite, CA125RZ;NY227237
Route centre
54.5934, -3.2186
Route start
54.6033, -3.1976
OpenStreetMap
relation 17507599
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/borrowd
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Allerdale Ramble

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Cumbria

Comb Beck Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Cumbria

Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes Outdoors

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Cumbria

Dodd Summit Trail

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Cumbria

Great Wood Walk, North Lakes Outdoors

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Cumbria

Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes Outdoors

3.5 mi · 5.7 km · Cumbria

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