Location : Ennerdale Bridge
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 130145
Photo by Ann Bowker.
The Ennerdale valley, around Ennerdale Lake, contains one of the largest forests in Cumbria, and every year produces the annual timber requirements of a town the size of Cockermouth.
Ennerdale is rarely busy, being a long way from the tourist attractions of central Lakeland. There are more than 20 miles of forest road, and many other paths open to the public in the Ennerdale valley.
A leaflet is available describing several walks, including one around the lake. Most start at Bowness Knott car park, at the end of the road from Ennerdale Village.
Smithy Beck Walk. Photo by Ann Bowker.
Smithy Beck Walk. Photo by Ann Bowker.
In Ennerdale forest. Photo by Ann Bowker.
Pillar and Pillar Rock from the track up Ennerdale.
Photo by Ann Bowker.
A video has been produced in conjunction with the Forestry Commission, which tells the story of the Forests of the Lakes. It is available from Striding Edge.
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