Please browse our own collection of photographs of Wasdale, taken at various times of the year, all within the beautiful valley.

Wasdale offers a wide range of walks, suitable for all ages and abilities. The Wasdale Valley is managed largely by the National Trust, who maintain many of the local paths and signs, and preserve the valley in as natural a state as possible.

For the more adventurous and serious walkers, there is of course the challenge of Scafell, the highest peak in England, most routes starting from Wasdale Head. The valley also offers access to Great Gable, Kirkfell and the Black Sail Pass, Lingmell, Yewbarrow, Buckbarrow, and Seatallan. Burnmoor Tarn and Blea Tarn are also popualar walks.

For those who prefer to meander along the lakeside there is a good gravel path along the western edge of the lake from Wasdale Hall (now run by the YHA), round to the Pumphouse on the far side of the lake. A network of footpaths and bridlepaths criss-cross the valley floor linking Greendale with Nether Wasdale

Several circular walks in the Wasdale and surrounding western valleys, are detailed in the books ‘Walking for Softies’, after a successful series published in the Whitehaven News. The low level footpaths at Wasdale Head offer spectacular views without climbing, including a path along Mosedale towards Black Sail Pass, and another across the front of Great Gable.

Of the higher fells. Middle Fell qualifies as a mountain (over 1000 feet) yet is a stready uphill walk and the views from the summit are spectacular, giving a panarama from Great Gable and the Scafells across to the coast. The footpath starts at Greendale so you can litterally walk from the doorstep.