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Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk, North Lakes Outdoors

In the Pennines

Local route6.4 km · 4.0 miBest Apr–Sep

Next nearby hike: Corpse Road and Tumuli Walk, North Lakes Outdoors 1.4 mi · 2.3 km Explore Pennines →

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Best time to hike

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

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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

This walk passes through the hills & woodlands on the eastern side of Crummock Water. The route is dominated by two sweeping views: the famous vista of the Buttermere fells, and the dramatic rocky buttress of Grasmoor End looming over its northern tip.

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Trail facts

Length (signed): 6.4 km · 4.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 5.7 km · 3.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range: Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town: 9.4 km S of Cockermouth (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
Best months: Apr–Sep
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Cumbria
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): National Trust
From / to: Lanthwaite Wood National Trust car park, Lanthwaite Wood, Loweswater, Cumbria, CA13 0RT;NY149215 → Lanthwaite Wood National Trust car park, Lanthwaite Wood, Loweswater, Cumbria, CA13 0RT;NY149215
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 54.5724, -3.3080
Route start: 54.5811, -3.3182
OpenStreetMap: relation 19583869
Official info: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/butterm

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.

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