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Westmorland and Furness Way

Regional route197 km · 122 miBest May–Oct

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J4°0°156
  2. F5°0°117
  3. M7°1°112
  4. A9°2°87
  5. M12°5°87
  6. J15°8°94
  7. J17°10°102
  8. A16°10°107
  9. S14°8°117
  10. O10°5°146
  11. N7°2°157
  12. D4°0°154

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

Westmorland and Furness Way is a regional hiking route of about 197 km (122 mi) in Cumbria, United Kingdom. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
197 km · 122 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Cumbria
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
WFW
Operator (OSM)
Westmorland and Furness Council
From / to
Alston → Furness Abbey
Route centre
54.4478, -2.7537
Route start
54.8125, -2.4390
OpenStreetMap
relation 21407163
Official info
furnessway.co.uk/
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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