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Milnthorpe

Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Milnthorpe

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Milnthorpe

Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Milnthorpe

Hard

80

runners

Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Milnthorpe

03:48

32.3km

570m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.48 km

The Beetham Post Office Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Great café upstairs and shop downstairs both run by Huw and Lorraine. Fantastic food, cakes, coffees, teas. You will need to book if you are more than a pair at …

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5.76 km

Thrang End Wood

Forest

10.9 km

RSPB Leighton Moss

Nature Reserve

4

11.4 km

Leighton Moss Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The stunning Leighton Moss Reservoir was created in 1964 to provide saltmarsh habitats for rare and beautiful wildlife. You will find bitterns, red deer and Greylag geese hiding amongst the …

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12.1 km

Trowbarrow Quarry

Nature Reserve

6

13.9 km

Hawes Water (Gait Barrows Nature Reserve)

Highlight • Trail

Hawes water, positioned as the easternmost lake within the Lake District, serves a crucial role as a reservoir.

In 1940, the eastern side of the lake was dammed, resulting in …

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17.9 km

Beach

Beach

8

20.2 km

Coastal Path in Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great section of technical trail running

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9

21.5 km

Twin Caves

Highlight • Forest

Careful you don't slip in, quite steep slippery clay entrances.

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23.9 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

11

24.3 km

Arnside Knott

Highlight • Summit

Arnisde Knott is one of the crowning jewels of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Natural Beauty. Interestingly, at 522 feet (159 m) it is the lowest of all the …

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12

27.4 km

Hazelslack Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Hazelslack Tower was a Peel (Pele) Tower ( small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England). Thought to built late 14th Century.

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13

28.6 km

Fairy Steps

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Fairy Steps are shrouded in numerous legends, with one prevalent tale suggesting that if you manage to ascend or descend the steps without making contact with the sides, the …

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32.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

7.74 km

5.10 km

2.36 km

326 m

Surfaces

8.59 km

7.52 km

6.97 km

5.31 km

2.07 km

1.73 km

167 m

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Monday 19 October

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8°C

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