Library of digital Walks with a Mobile App to guide you

We offer a growing library of our guests’ favourite local walks to suit all ages (walks tend to be easy to moderate, 2-8 miles). All walks include a digitised route that can be loaded into a hand-held GPS or mobile phone App which should ensure that you don’t get lost!

The map to the left (OS 1:25k HD Northern England 2016. Copyright © 2016 Crown Copyright; OS, Licence Number PU100034184) is an actual screenshot from a mobile phone taken during the Walla Crag walk (see below). The blue line superimposed on the map is the route loaded from our library whilst the circle containing the cross-hairs at the bottom near the shoreline is the current position with the red arrow indicating the direction of travel. We don't supply the App or the maps but you'll find "How To" Articles at the bottom of this page (a recent Android mobile or iPhone is required).

The Apps and the detailed OS Maps take the guesswork out of walking - you don't have to work out from what you see around you or from a textual description in a Guide book where you think you are ... you'll know and you can simply enjoy the walk rather than worry about getting lost - so leave the books behind ... but do take a spare battery!

As a guest of The Hyning Estate then you can download the route and any attachments from our server and after your walk we encourage you to upload any photos or route details / interesting facts / places to eat / things to do or see that you think would be of interest to other guests.

If the walk you’re looking for isn’t currently in the library then we’ll be pleased create the electronic route for you providing that you can give us at a good description of the route. (At least 24 hours’ notice is required, and subject to our availability).

You can load our routes into hand-held GPS navigators or download the OS Maps or Memory-Map Apps from your online phone store. The Apps are free but you’ll need to buy or rent the digital North of England OS Explorer map or simply opt for a subscription for the whole country (very good value at £2.99 for a month). This will give you access to 1:25k (Explorer) and 1:50k (Landranger) OS maps that you can load into your phone or view on your PC and print.

We use Memory Map Navigator which offers 30 day free trials of maps but you may prefer the OS Maps App because there is a much bigger selection of map rental & purchase options and you can redeem codes off recent printed maps that you may already own. You can also use the OS Maps App in conjunction with OS Maps Online so that (as well as redeeming printed maps) you can then download sections of subscribed maps onto your mobile device. A subscription also enables you to download other routes from the OS that have been contributed by the wider OS Maps User Community. We recommend trying both apps before purchase to choose the one that best suits you and your mobile.

Our routes overlay the OS maps which are far more detailed than the normal mobile Google maps showing all the footpaths, contours and map symbols. Don’t be tempted to make do with the free base maps that come with the Apps as they are not detailed enough and will spoil the walks for you. 

Prefer "real" Maps & Guide Books?

Navigation Apps aren't for everyone but you can browse and download the walks and the material provided by other guests on our Intranet following your arrival at The Hyning Estate.

The Hyning Estate Walks 1-29 (Click Map to Enlarge)

 

Walk	Description	Miles	Feet	Grade
1	Circular Walk from The Hyning Estate	4.75	560	Easy
2	Whinfell from The Hyning Estate	8	1600	Moderate
3	Low Borrowdale and the Lune	7.25	1285	Moderate
4	Firbank Fell and the Crook of Lune Bridge	6	965	Easy
5	The Rivers Rawthey and Lune from Sedbergh	6.25	680	Easy
6	Sedbergh and the River Rawthey	5	470	Easy
7	Cautley Crag and The Calf	7.25	2125	Strenuous
8	Dent and the Dales Way from Barth Bridge	3	385	Easy
9	Kirkby Stephen and the Northern Viaducts	3.5	470	Easy
10	The Helm	7	900	Easy
11	Sizergh and The Strickland Arms	6.25	500	Easy
12	Kendal's 2 Castles	2.25	310	Easy
13	Kendal to Windermere (return by 555 Bus or Train)	10.75	1670	Moderate
14	Scout Scar & HoneyBee Wood	5.5	500	Easy
15	Kentmere Reservoir	6.5	900	Moderate
16	Orrest Head	1.25	380	Easy
17	Gummer's How	1.25	400	Easy
18	Arnside	6.75	880	Easy
19	Jenny Brown's Point	8.85	850	Easy
20	Rydal Round	3	640	Easy
21	Elterwater, The Britannia Inn, Loughrigg & Chesters	4	460	Easy
22	Tarn Hows, Black Crag and Holme Fell	5.5	1350	Moderate
23	Tilberthwaite and The Cathedral	4.75	1300	Moderate
24	Coniston to Tarn Howes	7	1300	Moderate
25	Aria Force	2.75	500	Easy
26	St. John's in the Vale	4.5	1200	Moderate
27	Latrigg and The Railway Path	5.75	1150	Moderate
28	Derwentwater & Walla Crag	5	1220	Moderate
29	Cat Bells	4.25	1300	Moderate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Example Walk, "Step-by-Step" and GPX Routes

If you're interested in walking or cycling then we recommend that you install one of the Apps and become familiar with its operation before you arrive for your holiday. Try loading the example walk below.

[If using Memory Map then please note that your phone will only download tiles from the internet as you need them so please ensure that you take a look at the whole walk on your phone before you leave (via WiFi) in case the mobile phone signal is poor at your destination]. If you're using the OS Maps App with a subscription then you'll need to download the section of the map that you need for your walk before leaving].

Please refer to the articles below.

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