For fans of keeping your feet dry you could walk from Calder Bridge to Ennerdale Bridge almost entirely on the road. You’re more than welcome to take this option. This route takes the plashier choice of following the River Calder up to it’s headwaters under Lank Rigg.

Start from Calder Bridge walk back through the Abbey grounds and carry on following the River Calder, mostly north, and vaguely east as far as Lankrigg Moss, then cut up the hillside under Blakeley Raise to pick up the road down into Ennerdale Bridge.

Transport. Ennerdale Bridge has bob-all public transport connections.

Day 8 Route Map

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Totals for the Day

  Alongth Upth
Day 8 8.6 Miles (0.8 Windermeres) 1320ft (0.4 Scafell Pikes)