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North West England

View of Haweswater Reservoir – Selside Pike Summit Shelter loop from Swindale Beck

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North West England

View of Haweswater Reservoir – Selside Pike Summit Shelter loop from Swindale Beck

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View of Haweswater Reservoir – Selside Pike Summit Shelter loop from Swindale Beck

03:39

11.3km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

1.71 km

Swindale Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

2.16 km

Swindale Valley Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

The lane down through the Swindale Valley is dead end but a pleasant ride none the less - the surface gets very gravelly at the far end and there's one very steep but very short climb too.

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3

4.14 km

View of Haweswater Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the quieter lakes and only really hiked by those bagging Wainwrights

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4

5.36 km

Selside Pike Summit Shelter

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Selside Pike is a 2,149-foot (655 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District National Park. I've hiked it together with Branstree on two occasions. There is a shelter on the …

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5

6.66 km

Nabs Moor

Highlight • Viewpoint

This spot is the point written about by Alfred Wainwright in his guidebook 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' - Nabs Moor has wonderful views down into the Swindale valley.

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6

7.79 km

Swindale Falls

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Nice falls at the top of Swindale which shows a lot of the great conservation work done by the RSPB and United Utilities.

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7

10.0 km

Swindale Valley

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Beautiful unspoilt valley. used by walkers, climbers, cyclist, nature lovers.

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.99 km

2.62 km

1.30 km

429 m

Surfaces

4.10 km

3.30 km

2.62 km

1.32 km

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Thursday 9 July

29°C

10°C

14 %

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