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Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

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Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

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Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

03:02

25.7km

550m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.87 km

Coastal Path in Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great section of technical trail running

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4.08 km

Twin Caves

Highlight • Forest

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

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4.83 km

View of the Beach in Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Highlight • Beach

6.57 km

Viewpoint

7.04 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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10.1 km

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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11.3 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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20.4 km

RSPB Leighton Moss

Nature Reserve

20.8 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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21.6 km

Trowbarrow Quarry

Nature Reserve

23.4 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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25.1 km

Eaves Wood

Forest

25.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

3.50 km

3.15 km

2.85 km

601 m

Surfaces

8.21 km

6.71 km

3.86 km

3.45 km

1.67 km

1.48 km

173 m

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Friday 29 May

20°C

11°C

22 %

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Arnside Knott – Fairy Steps loop from Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Coastal Path in Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Twin Caves

View of the Beach in Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape

Arnside Knott

Hazelslack Tower

Fairy Steps

Leighton Moss Nature Reserve

Hawes Water (Gait Barrows Nature Reserve)

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