Walk Coniston Water by Train
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No station is within 5 miles of Coniston Water. The nearest is Foxfield, 5.7 miles away (about 7 to 7.5 miles on foot) from the shore.
Coniston Water has about 13 miles of shore in our map data, with a path along part of it.
Coniston Water train stations
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Onward bus services
Buses that reach further into Coniston Water than the stations above. Check the days each one runs before you travel.
Coniston Rambler (505)
From Windermere station, via Ambleside and Hawkshead
All year, with fewer buses in winter
Timetable: Stagecoach Cumbria ↗
There-and-back walks
The lakeside path doesn't go all the way round Coniston Water, so these walks head out along it and come back the same way. No station is within 5 miles of Coniston Water, so this is a longer walk from the nearest one. Split it over two days if you like.
| Station | Along the lakeside path | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfield7 to 8 mi on foot each way to the shore | 2.0 mi and back | 18 to 20 mi | about 6 to 6.5 hours |
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Lake outlines and lakeside paths © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About Coniston Water
Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It is the third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth-largest by area. The lake has a length of 8.7 kilometres, a maximum width of 730 metres (800 yd), and a maximum depth of 56.1 m. Its outflow is the River Crake, which drains into Morecambe Bay via the estuary of the River Leven. The lake is in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
More of Coniston Water
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