Walks in Silverdale and Arnside - Walking Routes
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Walks in Silverdale and Arnside
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by Brian Evans
Walking guidebook to Silverdale and Arnside Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), at the top of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria and Lancashire, overlooking the Lake District. 21 day walks climbing wooded hills and limestone escarpments, visiting nature reserves, crossing the Bay and tracking the canal. More...
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Seasons
can be enjoyed throughout the year; spring with its abundant flowers and the colourful displays of Read More... autumn are especially rewarding; summer is the busiest time; in winter vast flocks of birds can be seen in Morecambe Bay; the woods provide sheltered walking in strong windCentres
the villages of Silverdale, Arnside and Warton have small shops; more facilities are available at Read More... Milnthorpe and Carnforth; accommodation in the area is plentiful, including hotels, guest houses, B&B and campsitesDifficulty
most walks on well signed, well-trodden paths, sometimes crossing bare limestone or rough and Read More... rooty underfoot; scrambling along the rocky shore requires care to heed the incoming tide, although there are safe high tide options; walks are between 2 and 8 miles but can be easily linked into longer walksMust See
the best coastal scenery and the highest concentration of woodland paths in NW England; views over Read More... Morecambe Bay and the Lakeland fells; densely wooded limestone hills rich in flora and fauna; Warton Crag, Arnside Knott, Farleton Knott, Holme Park Fell and Hutton Roof Crags; Leighton Moss RSPB reserve and several Nature Reserves
Introduction
Geology
Industry through the ages
Wildlife
Walking seasons
Walking on the shore
Walking in the woods and hills
Rock climbing
Getting there
Using this guide
THE WALKS
Silverdale/Arnside area
Walk 1 South from Silverdale: Jack Scout, Jenny Brown’s Point and Heald Brow
Walk 2 North from Silverdale: White Creek, Heathwaite and Arnside Tower
Walk 3 Crag Foot, Leighton Hall, Leighton Moss, Woodwell and Heald Brow
Walk 4 Warton Crag and the Three Brothers
Walk 5 The Pepperpot and Eaves Wood
Walk 6 Eaves Wood, Middlebarrow Quarry, Arnside Tower and the Pepperpot
Walk 7 Hawes Water and Gait Barrows NNR
Walk 8 Gait Barrows NNR, Hawes Water, Hazelslack and Leighton Beck
Walk 9 Cringlebarrow, Deepdale, Leighton Moss and Yealand Hall Allotment
Arnside
Walk 10 Around the shore: Arnside, Far Arnside and Arnside Knott
Walk 11 Arnside Knott from the Silverdale road
Walk 12 Arnside Moss, Hazelslack Tower, Fairy Steps and Sandside Cutting
Walk 13 Dallam Park, Beetham, Fairy Steps and Haverbrack Fell
Walk 14 Beetham, Hale Fell, Slack Head, Fairy Steps and Dallam Park
Farleton Knott, Holme Park Fell and Hutton Roof Crags
Walk 15 Farleton Knott and Holme Park Fell
Walk 16 Hutton Roof Crags
Walk 17 Clawthorpe Fell, Lancelot Clark Storth and Uberash Breast Cairns
Walk 18 Dalton Crags and Hutton Roof Crags
The Lancaster to Kendal Canal
Walk 19 Farleton Fell, Clawthorpe and the Lancaster Canal
Walk 20 Levens Park and the River Kent
Walk 21 Tewitfield Locks, Warton Crag, River Keer and the Lancaster Canal
APPENDIX A Route summary table
APPENDIX B Linear Walks
APPENDIX C Suggested Strolls
APPENDIX D The Cross Sands Walk
APPENDIX E Historic Buildings in the Area
APPENDIX F Recommended further reading
APPENDIX G Useful contacts
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