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Wray Castle – Rydal Cave loop from Wray Road End

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Wray Castle – Rydal Cave loop from Wray Road End

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Wray Castle – Rydal Cave loop from Wray Road End

04:38

39.4km

870m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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9.81 km

Windermere Western Shore Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The gravel lakeside trail along much of the western shore offers wonderful, flat ish running with easy underfoot terrain. The mountains and rocky trails in the Lake District are awesome …

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15.3 km

Wray Castle

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Wray Castle is a 19th century Gothic Revival building on the shore of Lake Windermere. It's owned and managed by the National Trust with paid entry to the castle for …

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20.4 km

Fishgarths Wood

Forest

21.2 km

Lily Tarn

Lake

23.2 km

Fieldfoot Wood

Forest

25.1 km

Rydal Water Beach

Highlight • Beach

Easy trail- just watch out for the walkers!

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25.8 km

View of Rydal Water

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Rydal Water at its best.

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27.0 km

Grasmere Beach

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The small pebbly beach on the southern shore of Grasmere is a great place to pause on a run. If you fancy a swim or just a paddle it's a …

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27.9 km

Grasmere

Lake

29.9 km

Sarah Nelson's Original Grasmere Gingerbread Shop

Highlight • Structure

Ginger bread Is so delicious. People is also very friendly and nice

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31.2 km

White Moss Common

Nature Reserve

33.3 km

Rydal Cave

Highlight • Cave

Take your time visiting Rydal Cave. It is a large cave on the north side of Loughrigg Fell, above Rydal Water. This cave is actually man-made, as a result of slate mining.

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35.7 km

View of Lily Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

39.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

7.46 km

5.48 km

3.83 km

2.48 km

490 m

251 m

102 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

7.51 km

6.20 km

2.31 km

2.19 km

881 m

309 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wray Castle – Rydal Cave loop from Wray Road End

Windermere Western Shore Gravel Trail

Wray Castle

Rydal Water Beach

View of Rydal Water

Grasmere Beach

Sarah Nelson's Original Grasmere Gingerbread Shop

Rydal Cave

View of Lily Tarn

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