Grizedale Forest is a good choice for a wet day. Sheltered by trees, with sculptures to hunt for and Go Ape whizzing overhead, there's lots to see and, if you're lucky, it may even stop raining.
LOCATION: South Lakes
START: Grizedale signed from Hawkshead. Moor Top pay & display car park at highest point on road
Grid ref: SD343965 Postcode: LA220QQ
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy with a steady climb
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: 3 hours MAP: Explorer OL - English Lakes South-East
NOTE: Trail map from Information Centre
REFRESHMENTS: Grizedale Centre
EN ROUTE: Juniper Tarn, Red Sandstone Fox, Millwood Trail
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News