CountrysideLake District5.0
£5.50 all day for non-members
Eskdale runs south-west from the Scafell massif to a wide tidal estuary at Ravenglass, and the Trust calls it the only place in England where mountains plunge almost directly into the sea. The neighbouring Duddon, also known as Dunnerdale, is a narrower valley with no lake, enclosed at its head by Harter Fell, Ulpha Fell and Grey Friar, and was the subject of the sonnets Wordsworth published in 1820. Eskdale's past shows in the Roman fort part way up Hardknott Pass, which the Trust names Mediobogdum, and in the narrow-gauge railway built in 1875 to carry iron ore to the coast, known locally as La'al Ratty. The Trust's easy 3.5-mile River Esk: Steam, ride and ramble walk starts at Dalegarth Station and passes St Catherine's Church, its stepping stones, Gill Force waterfall and Doctor's Bridge, widened in 1734 for a surgeon's trap. Dogs are welcome throughout on a short lead, as livestock graze the fields and fells. There is no National Trust parking in Eskdale, only laybys and small village car parks, and much of the countryside is steep and rugged.
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Dogs, with restrictions
Starts at Dalegarth Station (nr Boot) pay and display car park (grid ref NY173007); 3.5 miles (5.6km), 2 hours 30 minutes, easy; some uneven ground restricted to a small area, paths can be muddy after rain.
