hikes.guideLake District

Home › Features › Path closures right now

Path closures right now

Updated

Before you go

12 closures and restrictions on paths and bridleways in the Lake District that a walker can meet on the ground, each with its dates, its reason and the order that made it. Roads and roadworks are on their own page.

Read against the Authority’s notices on 22 October 2026, 11 days before this page was built (2 November 2026). A list a person keeps, not a live feed: check the Authority’s own list before you travel.

Where the notices are, and your walk’s start

The map needs scripts. Every notice is listed below, newest first, with an index by area.

  • Closed (approximate)
  • Walkers only
  • Mapped path (7 of 12)
  • Your walk’s start
  • 2.5 km reach we match

Type a walk we publish, or a fell on it. We match each notice to where the walk starts, not to its whole line, as read on 22 October 2026: a notice near the start is not a claim the walk is blocked, and none near the start is not a clear walk. The map draws that reach.

With scripts off, use the index by area and the walks list below the notices.

The notices, newest first

  • Meathop: the Crag Cottage footbridge on footpath 582005 is closed

    Closed from 14 September 2026, until 14 March 2027. Meathop and Ulpha parish, south of Grange-over-Sands

    The footbridge over the main drain is closed. No alternative route is given.

    Why: Cracked or failed steelwork and bulging concrete in the bridge.

    Route impact unassessed. We cannot place this notice’s path on the map we use, so we cannot say which of our walks use it: read the notice before any walk in the area.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Grange-over-Sands to Hampsfell (1.2 km).

    Source: LDNPA made order.

  • Chapel Stile: footpath 543030 to Baysbrown campsite is closed below an unstable wall

    Closed from 4 September 2026, the Council's Order from 16 October 2026 may stay in force for up to six months or until the footpath is made safe, whichever is sooner; no end date is printed. Chapel Stile, Great Langdale

    About 65 metres of the footpath between Chapel Stile and Baysbrown campsite is closed. The Authority's listing gives an alternative by bridleway 543029 from Chapel Stile (near Wainwright's Inn) through the quarry; the Council's notice itself says there is no suitable alternative.

    Why: A retaining wall between the B5343 and the footpath could collapse.

    Route impact unassessed. We cannot place this notice’s path on the map we use, so we cannot say which of our walks use it: read the notice before any walk in the area.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Langdale Horseshoe (1.5 km), Langdale Pikes Round (1.5 km), Stickle Tarn from New Dungeon Ghyll (1.5 km), Blea Tarn (Little Langdale) (1.7 km), Side Pike and Brown How from Blea Tarn (1.7 km), Rossett Pike, Allen Crags, Great End and more (2.1 km).

    Source: Westmorland and Furness Council, notice of intention to make a temporary closure order (listed by the National Park Authority, date of change 12 October 2026).

  • Huck's Bridge: bridleway 355041 from the A6 to Breast High Road is closed

    Closed from 5 August 2026, until 3 September 2027. Orton parish, east of Shap

    The bridleway between the A6 at Huck's Bridge and Breast High Road is closed.

    Why: Landslips; the riverbank is still deteriorating.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Bridleway 355 041). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag (2.3 km).

    Source: LDNPA made order.

  • Oak Howe, Great Langdale: bridleway 543049 is open to walkers only

    Walkers only from 18 June 2026, until 18 December 2026. Oak Howe, between Chapel Stile and Side House, Great Langdale

    The bridleway is closed to horse riders, cyclists and mobility-equipment users while a bridge beam is sagging. Walkers may still use it.

    Route impact unassessed. We cannot place this notice’s path on the map we use, so we cannot say which of our walks use it: read the notice before any walk in the area.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Elterwater & Skelwith Force (1.2 km), Elterwater riverside loop (1.2 km), Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater (1.2 km), Loughrigg Tarn & Loughrigg Fell (1.2 km), Slater Bridge & Cathedral Cave (1.7 km), Blea Tarn (Little Langdale) (2.2 km).

    Source: LDNPA made order.

  • Whinlatter: sections of bridleway 201006 and footpath 201044 are closed for forestry thinning

    Closed from 11 May 2026, until 11 May 2027; Read 11 October 2026: the Authority's notices page (date of change 6 October 2026) gives the end as 11 May 2027, or earlier when the forestry thinning works are complete.. Thornthwaite Forest and Beckstones Gill, above Thornthwaite

    Sections are closed while thinning goes on. Signed part-routes open at times; the way round by Lord's Seat is long.

    Why: Forestry thinning works.

    Reviewed: these walks use the closed path: Birketts around Grisedale Pike.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Bridleway 201 006, Footpath 201 044). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Coledale Round (1.1 km), Birketts around Grisedale Pike (1.3 km), Whinlatter Forest: Tarbarrel Moss, Ullister Hill & Seat How (1.3 km), Ard Crags & Knott Rigg (1.5 km), Scar Crags, Causey Pike (1.5 km), Stile End, Outerside, Causey Pike, Rowling End (1.5 km).

    Source: LDNPA made order.

  • Staveley: a section of footpath 561001 by the waste water treatment works is closed

    Closed from 11 May 2026, until 1 October 2027; Read 22 October 2026: the Authority's extension notice dated 12 October 2026 says the extension took effect on 8 October 2026 and runs until 1 October 2027 or until the works are complete. Before: until 11 November 2026.. Over Staveley parish

    The section between the order's points A and B is closed. A diversion through the adjacent field is provided.

    Why: Installation of a sewage pipeline and treatment works upgrades.

    Route impact unassessed. We cannot place this notice’s path on the map we use, so we cannot say which of our walks use it: read the notice before any walk in the area.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Brunt Knott from Staveley (0.2 km).

    Source: LDNPA extension notice, 12 October 2026.

  • West coast: bridleway 405018 and footpath 405014 are closed for the Cumbria Ring cable works

    Closed from 1 April 2026, until 14 April 2027; the Authority expects the works inside the National Park to finish by mid-February 2027. Bootle, Drigg and Carleton, Muncaster, Waberthwaite and Whicham parishes

    The Authority names each closure. As read on 22 October 2026, footpath 405014 and bridleway 405018 are closed (its plan 6, Bell Hill Farm and Mitebank Marsh); footpath 405004 at Holme Bridge is no longer listed. Paths on its plan 1 (Whicham and Silecroft) and plan 3 (Hycemoor and Eskmeals) will close in turn as the works move.

    Why: Electricity North West's Cumbria Ring project: new cables on the pylons.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Bridleway 405 018, Footpath 405 014). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Source: LDNPA made order, extended by the Secretary of State.

  • Rusland: footpath 511063 past St Paul's church tower is closed

    Closed from 9 March 2026, until 23 April 2027. Colton parish, Rusland valley

    The section past the church tower is closed.

    Why: Masonry has fallen from the tower and the risk is ongoing.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Footpath 511 063). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Source: LDNPA made order.

  • Bannerdale: part of footpath 348013 along Bannerdale Beck is closed

    Closed from 12 July 2025, until 17 January 2027. Mungrisdale parish, between Bannerdale Beck and the junction with footpath 348012

    The section between Bannerdale Beck and the footpath 348012 junction is closed. The Authority's notice shows a waymarked alternative on its plan.

    Why: Riverbank erosion and landslips have left the path extremely narrow.

    Reviewed: these walks use the closed path: The Tongue Birkett.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Footpath 348 013). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Blencathra by Sharp Edge (1.7 km).

    Source: LDNPA traffic regulation order.

  • Newlands Beck: footpath 201023 south of Little Braithwaite is closed

    Closed from 18 February 2020, until 30 June 2027. Above Derwent parish, along Newlands Beck south of Little Braithwaite

    The section along the beck is closed; the river took the bank and the path in Storm Ciara.

    Why: The river washed away the bank and the footpath during Storm Ciara.

    Route impact unassessed. We cannot place this notice’s path on the map we use, so we cannot say which of our walks use it: read the notice before any walk in the area.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Catbells, Maiden Moor & High Spy (1.5 km), Catbells: the short way up (1.5 km), Ard Crags & Knott Rigg (1.8 km), Scar Crags, Causey Pike (1.8 km), Stile End, Outerside, Causey Pike, Rowling End (1.8 km), Coledale Round (2.0 km).

    Source: LDNPA temporary traffic regulation order.

  • Keswick to Threlkeld trail: the River Greta bridge is closed for replacement

    Ends soon from 17 September 2026, ends 12 November 2026; the Authority's news notice, updated 14 September 2026, says the closure begins on 17 September for eight weeks; its Keswick Railway Path route page, read 3 October 2026, says the bridge is closed from 22 September 2026 and the work is expected to take up to eight weeks. Keswick to Threlkeld railway path at its Keswick end: the bridge over the River Greta east of the old station, between grid references NY 27212 23760 and NY 27364 23741

    The bridge closes for replacement work. The trail east of it stays open to Threlkeld via the Penrith Road ramp; the section through the bridge does not.

    Why: Bridge replacement works.

    Reviewed: these walks use the closed path: Castlerigg Stone Circle (from Keswick), Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail, with a Pub.

    Mapped from the grid references in the notice, onto the path between them.

    Walks starting within 2.5 km (computed): Latrigg, Little Man, Sale & Cumbria Way Section (0.2 km), Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail, with a Pub (0.3 km), Castlerigg Stone Circle (from Keswick) (0.7 km), Keswick Square to Latrigg (0.7 km), Walla Crag and Bleaberry Fell from Keswick (0.7 km), Friar's Crag & the Derwentwater shore (1.0 km).

    Source: Lake District National Park Authority news, 'Bridge closure on Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail for essential works'. Read on 11 October 2026.

  • Kirkby Ireleth: footpath 539017 at Far Houses is closed

    Ends soon from 18 June 2026, ends 8 November 2026. Near the deserted farmstead at Far Houses

    The section near the farmstead is closed while its built remains are repaired.

    Why: Structural repair works to the built remains.

    Mapped from the order’s path reference (Footpath 539 017). The whole path is mapped; the order may close only part of it.

    Source: LDNPA made order.

By area 6 areas
Walks we publish that start within 2.5 km of a notice 29 walks, computed

How this list is kept

Each row is typed from the order or notice it links to, with the dates as the Authority printed them. "Until further notice" is kept as those words and never times out on its own. A row whose end date has passed is marked lapsed rather than removed, until the source is read again. "Walks starting within 2.5 km" is computed from each walk's start point and says nothing about whether the walk uses the closed path; the map draws that reach so you can see what it does and does not cover. A walk is named as using a closed path only where a mapped order has been read against the walk's own line.

Sources: Lake District National Park Authority: current traffic regulation orders and notices; Lake District National Park Authority news. Access rights and open access land are another subject: the access-mapping page.