Parking
Lake Road car park at Coniston Boating Centre, LA21 8AN. Accessible toilets and cafe at the start; route ends at Torver jetty.
Overview
About Coniston to Torver Jetty
Why go
- Lakeshore views to Brantwood and Grizedale
- Smooth, stile-free route with accessible facilities at the start
Heads up
- One-way logistics require a return plan
- Gates, bridges and two 1:8 slopes limit full accessibility
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation47–60 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
8 active Lake District alerts
- ClosureChapel Stile footpath closed for retaining-wall riskPart of Footpath 543030 between Chapel Stile and Baysbrown campsite is closed because a retaining wall beside the path could collapse and material it supports could fall across the footpath.Official details
- ClosureStanley Ghyll Lower Falls footpath closed for rockfallThe section of Footpath 408037 leading towards Stanley Ghyll Lower Falls is closed because severe rockfall damage has made the path unstable and further rockfall remains a danger.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake District Tour Guide
Your drive to Coniston to Torver Jetty, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Coniston Water: Gondola and the Shore0:00 / 1:15
“You're nearing the access to Coniston Water's lakeshore at the Boating Centre, where you can head out on the water or follow the shore on foot.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Lake District Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Coniston: Old Man and Coppermines
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- 298 audio storiesacross Lake District’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
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- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Coniston to Torver Jetty
Route type and distancePoint-to-point and one way, 2.18 miles (3.
Point-to-point and one way, 2.18 miles (3.5 km) from the Lake Road car park at Coniston Boating Centre to Torver jetty. The return leg is not part of the route, so plan to walk or roll back the same way or arrange a lake crossing.
The way southLeave the Boating Centre car park on the smooth stone footpath beside Lake Road, cross the…
Leave the Boating Centre car park on the smooth stone footpath beside Lake Road, cross the bridge and pass business units and kissing gates, then follow the track to Coniston Hall Farm. Tarmac skirts the campsite before a gravel path leads through a wicket gate to the shore. Continue south along Coniston Water past a double kissing gate and the footbridge at Hoathwaite, then head inland on a track into Torver Common Wood and over a final footbridge to the jetty. The payoff is an easy-going lakeshore journey rather than a summit climb or a full circuit of the lake.
Difficulty and surfacesGraded For many.
Graded For many. Underfoot it is mostly smooth path, tarmac, compacted track and cycleway, and gravel, with no stiles. Two short slopes of about 1:8 need care: one on the access down to the lakeside and one just after the bridge. If you are using a mobility scooter, a Class 2 or 3 machine is required.
Gates and bridgesExpect several kissing gates, a wicket gate, a double kissing gate and three bridges, including…
Expect several kissing gates, a wicket gate, a double kissing gate and three bridges, including footbridges at Hoathwaite and at the approach to Torver jetty. Allow time for gates if you are pushing a wheelchair or buggy.
Access, parking and facilitiesThere is a car park at Coniston Boating Centre, along with accessible toilets and a cafe.
There is a car park at Coniston Boating Centre, along with accessible toilets and a cafe. Fill water bottles and use facilities before you set off, since there is nothing guaranteed along the way and shade is patchy on the open shore. This is a public-access route on rights of way and farm tracks, so you share it with farm traffic, campsite users and cyclists in places.
Dogs and the boat optionDogs are welcome under normal countryside rules: keep them under close control and on a short…
Dogs are welcome under normal countryside rules: keep them under close control and on a short lead near livestock, and be ready for gates and grazing land around Coniston Hall Farm and Hoathwaite. From Torver jetty the Coniston Launch offers an alternative way back to Coniston, subject to its own arrangements, so check before relying on it and be prepared to walk the return.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake District
81 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
13 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
76 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
51 sightingsEuropean BadgerMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
233 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
176 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
