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Elterwater

Loop from Elterwater · England, United Kingdom

Community route · Hiking · Saved 30 Sept 2026

Locator map: Elterwater · England, United Kingdom

Elterwater is a 10.5 km hike loop from Walthwaite Bottom near Elterwater, with 229m of climbing and an effort score of 13.

ModerateLoopWalthwaite Bottom99% at ≤15% gradeSnow not assessed

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Distance
10.5 km
Elevation
↗ 229 m
Est. moving time
2h 43m
Planner estimate when saved
Effort
13

Terrain & grades

99% at ≤15% grade

This loop packs 22m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a relatively flowing profile. 99% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 5, gaining about 60m. Total route distance is 10.5 km.

Easy 72% Steady 25% Power-hike 3% Steep 0%
High point
188m
Gain / km
22m
Max grade
17%

Snow & conditions

Snow not assessed

Current snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.

Route sections

Opening third
3.5 km
+61m / -39m
Middle third
3.5 km
+109m / -67m
Final third
3.5 km
+59m / -119m

Moderate effort, about 2h 43m moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 229m of climbing. Expect 0% steep-grade exposure.

Fuel & gear

Energy
1500 kcal
Water
1.4 L

Plan roughly 13 small fuel units, then adjust for weather, aid, and personal effort.

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Surface

≈34% paved · ≈66% unpaved
Mostly unpaved

Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.

Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • T1 hiking: 307 m

No difficulty tag on 8.0 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.

The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.

On roads with traffic: 195 m in 1 stretch. Roads of class tertiary or bigger in OpenStreetMap; crossings and stretches under 100 m are not counted.

Elevation Profile

50m75m100m125m150m175m02 km4 km6 km8 km10 km185m50m
Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%)

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