Aira Force Glenamara Park trail
Affording stunning views of mountains and water, this easy walk on paths is suitable for all - but bring waterproof boots depending on the season as it can get pretty wet underfoot!
Map
Start:
Patterdale Hotel CA11 0NL, grid ref: NY396159
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From the Patterdale Hotel car park turn left along the road, with the hotel on your right heading towards the White Lion pub.
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Having gone past the pub and the shop turn to your right heading up past the car park on your left passing the public toilets as you go. Follow the track and you will pass a small building on your right.
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Once past this small building bear left through the trees and left again towards a gate in the fence. Go through the gate and follow the path up out onto the open fell.
Bluebells
If you visit during the months of May and June you will see a wonderful display of bluebells. This is an ancient woodland flower indicating that there has been woodland on this site for hundreds of years.
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Keep following the path and you'll come to a field gate and a kissing gate together. Go through the kissing gate and you're now entering Glenamara Park. Notice the very high wall to your left; this is the deer wall which encloses the park.
Deer park
Glenamara Park is an old deer park and is encircled by a very high dry stone wall, much higher than ordinary dry stone walls as they were designed to keep the deer in.
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The path takes you along the bottom of Glenamara Park crossing Hag beck which runs down the middle. Take a minute to look at the wonderful views down the lake towards Glencoyne Park and Gowbarrow in the distance.
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Carrying on along the path you'll pass under two old oak trees on your right, you'll see a small wooden gate below leading out into a field. Go through this gate and follow the track down to the road below.
Veteran trees
Associated with the old deer park are the veteran trees which are dotted along the walk. The one to look out for is the hollow alder tree just through the gate into the park.
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Go through the gate and out onto the road and turn right. Follow the road down the hill until you come to main A592 road.
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Turn right and follow the road back to the Patterdale Hotel which is about 400yds away.
End:
Patterdale Hotel CA11 0NL, grid ref: NY396159
