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The Cistercian Way

Route facts

Waterways:
Windermere »

Distance: 32.99 miles / 53.1 km

Duration: 2 -3 days

Difficulty: Easy

Starts at: Grange-over-Sands

Ends at: Roa Island (opposite Piel Island)

A middle distance walk through the Furness District of Cumbria between the high fells of the Lake District and the sands of Morecambe Bay.

The Cistercian Way enables you to explore this unique and fascinating landscape at a leisurely walking pace. The walk starts at Grange-over-Sands from where footpaths are followed over Hampsfell and down into Cark. From here you may follow a route north to Greenodd from where a bus can be taken into Ulverston or take a train across the sands from Cark. From Ulverston the route continues to Barrow via Urswick, Dalton and Furness Abbey before reaching the end of the walk at Piel Island. The route can be walked in two or more days. Because the route links with railway stations it may also be completed in several easy stages.The Cistercian Way follows waymarked public roads and footpaths. The route is covered by OS Sheet 96.

Getting there

Parking: On street parking at Roa.

 

Waypoints

1. Start

Start point, walking route: The Cistercian Way

Easting: 340500, Northing: 477500

2. End

End point, walking route: The Cistercian Way

Easting: 323280, Northing: 464600