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Hawes Water – Gait Barrows Summerhouse loop from RSPB Leighton Moss

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North West England

Hawes Water – Gait Barrows Summerhouse loop from RSPB Leighton Moss

Easy

5.0

(2)

8

hikers

Hawes Water – Gait Barrows Summerhouse loop from RSPB Leighton Moss

01:40

6.14km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

517 m

Trowbarrow Quarry

Highlight • Natural

Great spot for ragging around a gravel or MTB, a makeshift pump track and a couple of fast descents through the Woods too

Tip by

2

3.15 km

Boardwalk at Hawes Water Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Nice rickety bridge through the Nature Reserve

Tip by

3

3.19 km

Hawes Water

Highlight • Lake

I think Kenny's above tip refers to the Hawes Water in the Lake District.

Tip by

4

3.27 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 …

Tip by

5

3.40 km

View of Hawes Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of small lake with bench available

Tip by

6

3.60 km

Gait Barrows Summerhouse

Highlight • Structure

Beautifully rebuilt Summerhouse on the look out over Haweswater

Tip by

7

3.72 km

Hawes Water Bridleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice fast permissive bridleway

Tip by

8

3.79 km

View of Hawes Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

B

6.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

2.24 km

653 m

Surfaces

2.96 km

1.52 km

957 m

362 m

291 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 21 October

11°C

5°C

39 %

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