Routes England PenrithBarton
Aira Force

Barton, Penrith, England

Aira Force

Length7.7 mi
Elev. Gain1561.3 ft
Est. Steps18000

Lake

Created by Steve
Introduction
Aira Force is a 7.7 mile (18,000-step) route located near Barton, Penrith, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 1561.3 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Fantastic views across Ullswater ending with an amazing series of waterfalls.

Ullswater Way

Tourist Attraction
The Ullswater Way is a 20-mile (32 km) waymarked walking route around Ullswater in the English Lake District. It was created by a partnership which included The Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust, Eden District Council, and Ullswater 'Steamers' and was opened on 25 April 2016 by broadcaster and film-maker Eric Robson.

Aira Force

Building
Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the civil parish of Matterdale and the county of Cumbria. The site of the waterfall is owned by the National Trust.

Pooley Bridge

Place
Pooley Bridge is a village in the Eden District of the northwestern English county of Cumbria, within the traditional borders of Westmorland.The village takes its name from a bridge over the River Eamont at the northern end of Ullswater. The bridge, erected in 1764 and replacing an earlier bridge from the 16th century, collapsed on 6 December 2015 when Cumbria was hit by heavy flooding as a result of Storm Desmond.

Gowbarrow Fell

Mountain
Gowbarrow Fell (Windy hill) is a low fell in the English Lake District. It is an outlier of the Eastern Fells, standing to the north of Ullswater, bounded on one side by Aira Beck with its waterfall Aira Force, a popular attraction for visitors to the area.In previous centuries the fell was part of a medieval hunting-park, Gowbarrow Park, which belonged to the lords of Greystoke.

Matterdale

Place
Matterdale is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 526, reducing to 483 at the 2011 Census.It is the setting for James Rebank's 2015 autobiographical book The Shepherd's Life.

Pooley Bridge (structure)

Place
Pooley Bridge was an historic stone road bridge that crossed the River Eamont in the village of Pooley Bridge near the northern end of Ullswater. It connected two civil parishes, Barton and Pooley Bridge and Dacre, and was grade II listed in January 1991.The bridge, erected in 1764 and replacing an earlier bridge from the 16th century, collapsed on 6 December 2015 when Cumbria was hit by heavy flooding as a result of Storm Desmond.

All Saints Church, Watermillock

Place
All Saints Church is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in the village of Watermillock, Cumbria. It serves the scattered settlement of Watermillock, as well as outlying farms and hamlets on the northern shore of Ullswater.

Dunmallet

Mountain
Dunmallet or Dunmallard Hill is a small hill in the English Lake District, near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 775 feet (236 m) and Wainwright describes the ascent, from Pooley Bridge, as a "simple after-dinner stroll".

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Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

7.7 mi

Elev. Gain

1561.3 ft

Est. Steps

18000
Created by
Steve
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