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Ennerdale Water Circuit
moderateOff-lead sections

Ennerdale Water Circuit

Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria ·

Quick answer

The Ennerdale Water circuit in Cumbria is a moderate dog-friendly lake walk around the Lake District's most remote major lake.

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Distance

7.5 miles

Moderate

Difficulty

🐾

Off-lead

Yes

🚧

Stiles

None

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Parking

Available

About this walk

A properly wild lakeshore circuit around the westernmost of the great lakes, with no road along its shore. Forest tracks and rocky lakeside paths (including a short scramble at Anglers' Crag) circle a wonderfully quiet valley managed as Wild Ennerdale.

Terrain

Lakeshore pathForest trackRocky path

🅿️ Parking

Bowness Knott Forestry England car park at the western end; small car park at Bleach Green.

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