Section 2 of 2, The Ullswater Way
Roehead to Glenridding
10.7 miles (17.2 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: NY 478 235. Finish: NY 386 171. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 511 m of climbing and 576 m of descent; highest point 334 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Roehead.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 80 m from the start. Directions NY 478 236Car park (free), 950 m from the start. Directions NY 473 243
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Park Foot, 1 km away (Directions); Penrith (North Lakes) station, 7.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Glenridding. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Glenridding, at Bus Shelter, 160 m from the finish. Directions NY 386 169Stybarrow Crag (N bound), 790 m from the finish. Directions NY 387 179Stybarrow Crag (S bound), 800 m from the finish. Directions NY 387 179
Planning The Ullswater Way
- Planning the whole trail: friendsoftheullswaterway.org.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 32%, earth, rock and mud 13%, paved or flagged 9%; the rest (46%) isn't recorded.
About 10% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 100%.
On the way: 2 kissing gates, 14 gates, 9 stream crossings, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 90 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- White Lion Inn, Patterdale: 9.5 miles in, about 300 m off the way. Food.Patterdale Hotel: 9.7 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Travellers Rest, Glenridding: 10.6 miles in, about 400 m off the way. Food, real ale, seats outside.
- Cafés
- Lowther Barn Tea Room, Sandwick: 6.2 miles in. Seats outside.Side Farm Tea Room, Rooking: 9.4 miles in.Helvellyn Country Kitchen, Glenridding: at the finish. Seats outside.Fellbites, Glenridding: at the finish. Seats outside.Fairlight Cafe & Restaurant, Glenridding: at the finish.Howtown Tearoom: 4 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Dogs welcome.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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