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Below is a list of Hiking routes around Grasmere with Photo Tours and Maps. The hike / walk routes are from 700ft up to 3,100ft.

Many walkers / hikers at Grasmere use the buses for some routes as they can allow more variation. Google Grasmere Buses .

A handy number to have is for Grasmere Taxis on 01539 435 506, should you find yourself in need of a lift from some remote area.

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The Grasmere Hiking routes are listed by closest to Grasmere.

Silver How at Grasmere

Silver How 1,293ft
This hike starts from the centre of Grasmere. There are three large pay and display car parks, as the village is so popular. Regular buses run between Keswick, Grasmere, Ambleside and Windermere. The hike to the top gives great views over the village and Grasmere Lake. You can also hike over the southwest side to the village of Langdale. There are about ten hotels in Grasmere with beer gardens, so many places for a drink and meal after the hike.
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Fairfield Hike

Fairfield 2,864ft
This hike normally starts from Grasmere, or from a large free car park a few hundred yards north of Grasmere. There are also three pay and display car parks in Grasmere There are about ten hotels around Grasmere with beer gardens, and many cafes and restaurants.
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Loughrigg Fell

Loughrigg Fell 1,099ft
This hike starts from the White Moss car park or the centre of Grasmere, goes down the west side of Grasmere Lake, then follows one of a few paths from the south side of the lake to the top. There are three pay and display car parks in Grasmere, with one close to the top of the lake. You can extend the hike over to 735ft Todd Crag that is connected, for views down over Ambleside and Lake Windermere. You can also hike down into Ambleside and catch a bus back to Grasmere.
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Todd Crag by Ambleside

Todd Crag 734ft
This hike starts from the north Car Park in Ambleside, about 4 miles south of Grasmere, and goes over scenic stepping stones, then up to the top for great views over Ambleside and Lake Windermere.
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Wansfell Pike by Ambleside

Wansfell Pike 1,581ft
This hike starts from the north Car Park in Ambleside, about 4 miles south of Grasmere, and goes up from the west alongside the mountain, then up the steep north side. You can also hike down its east side to the small village of Troutbeck for the Beatrix Potter museum.
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Helvellyn Car Park

Helvellyn 3,117ft
The car park at Thirlmere is 6 miles north of Grasmere with a bus stop and regular buses that run between Keswick, Grasmere, and Ambleside. This is a fairly steep route for Helvellyn, over Lower Man, then a hike on to Helvellyn itself. On the east side of Helvellyn is Swirled Edge and Striding Edge, for the more adventurous.
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Harrison Stickle

Harrison Stickle 2,414ft
The car parks for this hike are at the New Dungeon Ghyl Hotel in the extremely scenic Langdale Valley, about 6 miles west of Grasmere by the hill road, or 11 miles via Ambleside. The hike goes up past the hotel, waterfalls and a large tarn. The hike can be extended to other mountains that are referred to as the Langdale Pikes.
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Red Screes mountain by Ambleside image

Red Screes 2,546ft
This hike normally starts from the Kirkstone Pass Inn car park 7 miles south east of Grasmere, and goes straight up the steep east side. This car park is about 1,500ft, so the hike is only about 1,100ft to the top for great views. There is a real steep Hill Road from Ambleside up to the Kirkstone Inn.
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Old Man of Coniston

Old Man of Coniston 2,634ft
The car parks for this hike are in Coniston itself, and up on the mountainside by Coniston, about 11 miles south of Grasmere. The main route is up through an old quarry and past a scenic tarn. There is also a loup round other mountains that is popular.
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These are the main hiking mountains around Grasmere. There are a few more, but once you have done these, you will have seen the other less known mountains, and see the ones you want to hike next.

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