Walks from Ambleside
The walks you can reach from Ambleside — the routes that start within about 5 km, and the Wainwright and Outlying fells within the same radius, ranked nearest first. Each fell carries today’s conditions and the bus where there is one. Planning the trip? See the full Ambleside guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
0 of the fells here are rated good to climb on 27 July — see live conditions →
A prediction from our daily fell score, not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go.
Map
● routes · ● fells within ~5 km
An interactive map of the route start points and the fells within about 5 km. Each marker links to its page; the same routes and fells are listed below.
Walking routes near Ambleside
- Long Hike to Fairfield from Ambleside 0.1 km away22.4 km~1350 m~6.7 h
- Sour Howes, Sallows, Yorke, Illl Bell, Frostwick and Troutbeck Tongue in the sun! 0.2 km away27.6 km~1395 m~7.8 h
- Ambleside to the Old Post Office Tea Room, Troutbeck (over Wansfell) 0.3 km away9.9 km~546 m~2.9 hModerate🏞️ Easy
- Stock Ghyll Force 0.3 km away2 km~90 m~0.5 h🏞️ Easy
- Wansfell Pike and Baystones 0.3 km away11.9 km~534 m~3.3 h
- Ambleside, Todd Crag, Rydal Cave 0.4 km away10.4 km~392 m~2.7 h
- The Royal Oak Pub Walk (Ambleside) 0.6 km away5.9 km~68 m~1.3 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Loughrigg Terrace & Rydal Water 0.6 km away10.7 km~288 m~2.6 h🏞️ Easy
- Fairfield Horseshoe 2.2 km away16.9 km~925 m~4.9 hModerate
- Rydal Water & Rydal Caves 2.2 km away6.5 km~216 m~1.7 h🏞️ Easy
- Wray Castle & the Windermere west shore 3.1 km away9.6 km~114 m~2.1 h🏞️ Easy
- Capple Howe & Sallows 3.9 km away8.7 km~480 m~2.5 h
- Grasmere to Easdale Tarn 4.8 km away9.5 km~237 m~2.3 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Grasmere lake circuit 4.8 km away5.7 km~95 m~1.3 h🏞️ Easy
- Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag 4.8 km away20.8 km~910 m~5.7 h
- Castle How & Lang How - Birketts 4.8 km away10.9 km~445 m~2.9 h
- Helm Crag & Far Easedale 4.8 km away15.9 km~850 m~4.6 h
- Stone Arthur from Grasmere 4.8 km away6.8 km~516 m~2.2 h
- Elterwater riverside loop 4.8 km away4.3 km~91 m~1 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater 4.9 km away11.5 km~487 m~3.1 hModerate
- Elterwater & Skelwith Force 4.9 km away7.6 km~164 m~1.8 h🏞️ Easy
- Loughrigg Tarn & Loughrigg Fell 4.9 km away9.8 km~382 m~2.6 hModerate🏞️ Easy
Fells within about 5 km
- Baystones (Wansfell) 2.9 km away487 m~2.5 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Loughrigg Fell 3.1 km away335 m~2 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Low Pike 3.7 km away508 m~2.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Nab Scar 3.7 km away450 m~2 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Black Fell 4.4 km away323 m~2 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Heron Pike (Rydal) 4.7 km away612 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- High Pike (Scandale) 4.7 km away657 m~3 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ambleside — ‘within ~5 km’ means as the crow flies, not that the walk necessarily starts there. Always plan your own route and check the bus before you travel.