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These are 42 routes across the National Park suitable for people with limited mobility. Wheelchair users, families with pushchairs, dogwalkers with less active dogs and the visually impaired can choose from the list on the left.
All routes are usable, apart from 11. Elterwater and 32. Stair Riverside which suffered flood damage during the unprecedented flooding in November 2009. Please let us know if you find problems on any of the other routes by emailing david.robinson@lakedistrict.gov.uk.
Grading is based on gradients and surface conditions. Distances shown are in kilometres for a return trip. Please take special care on roads. In general, you should use the right side of the road to be seen by oncoming traffic.
Means suitable for everyone, including pushchairs and people operating their own wheelchairs. Gradients will be no more than 1:10. The surface will be tarmac or smooth, compacted stone with a diameter of 10 mm or less. Path width will be a minimum of 1 metre with passing places.
Means suitable for assisted wheelchair users and those with more robust, all-terrain type buggies. Existing gradients no more than 1:10, although newly built gradients can be up to 1:8. The path surface will be rougher stone of 4 cm diameter or less.
Gradients are not limited, but slopes greater than 1:8 will have improved surfacing, or handrails. There may be some low steps or breaks in the surface up to 10 cm in height. Stone surface material may also be up to 10 cm in diameter.
Strong and confident wheelchair users and helpers may find routes 'for some' within their abilities. But please weigh up your route choice carefully.
Facilities such as toilets or bus timetables are subject to change. Path conditions can change and be damaged, or eroded, by rain and bad weather. We do our best to carry out repairs quickly, but occasionally a route is closed, or diverted, for essential repairs.
Getting around for details on public transport. Please check with Traveline if the bus is wheelchair accessible.
Weatherline local weather forecast (opens new window) - although Miles without Stiles do not take you into the fells, with the exception of Latrigg and Blea Tarn, weather is changeable, no matter where you are. Be prepared. Wear appropriate footwear and consider taking waterproofs, food and a drink if you are tackling any of the longer walks.
All the Miles without Stiles routes are available as removable A5-sized sheets in a cardboard ring binder that includes a plastic wallet for protection from the rain. It costs £6.99 and is available from our Information Centres, head office - see contact details below - and all good bookshops in Cumbria.
Major changes to routes or new routes will appear on this website. If you'd like to know about them, please give us your:
Please also let us have your comments on the routes. Feedback is invaluable.
You can either email us at hq@lakedistrict.gov.uk, call 01539 724555 or post to:
Lake District National Park Authority
Murley Moss
Oxenholme Road
Kendal LA9 7RL
This information will only be held for the purposes of circulating Miles without Stiles information. Your details will not be used for any other purpose by the LDNPA and will not be given to any other organisation.
Thanks to the many organisations who have helped us create these routes including:
Cumbria County Council, National Trust, Forestry Commission, Tourism and Conservation Partnership, Bassenthwaite Reflections, Environment Agency, Friends of the Lake District, United Utilities, Parish Councils and private landowners
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