Smithy Beck Trail, Ennerdale
2 miles (3.2 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Bowness Knott car park, Ennerdale. Under an hour, easy.
Start: NY 110 152, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.4 miles of the 2 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 32 m of climbing and 53 m of descent; highest point 142 m.
Facts
- Code
- NW 1194
- Distance
- 2 miles (3.2 km). We measure 1.4 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North West
- County
- Cumbria
- Total ascent
- About 32 m. Highest point 142 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Bowness Knott Car Park (pay), 130 m from the start. Directions NY 109 153
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 28 m in a kilometre (1 in 36), starting 0.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Walks nearby
- NW 1061Corpse Road and Tumuli Walk3.6 miles, circular. Starts 3.7 miles away
- NW 1072Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 3.8 miles away
- NW 1133The Valley of Cinders Walk1.5 miles, circular. Starts 4.3 miles away
- NW 1064Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk4 miles, circular. Starts 4.5 miles away
- NW 1075Greendale and Middle Fell Walk3.5 miles, circular. Starts 6 miles away
- NW 1053Pillar Trail from Wasdale Head7.5 miles, circular. Starts 6.3 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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