Walking Route: Lake District — Loweswater Loop

A 4-mile stroll around one of the Lake District’s quieter lakes

Simon Whaley
The Slow Journeyman
4 min readMar 21

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Loweswater © Simon Whaley

This route passes within 160 metres of the national park boundary, yet offers some of its most outstanding views. Quieter than its bigger sisters, Crummock Water and Buttermere, Loweswater has a charm of its own, particularly the mixed woodland of Holme Wood and its native red…

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Simon Whaley
The Slow Journeyman

Bestselling author, writer and photographer. UK travel writer. Lives in the glorious Welsh Borders.