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The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and a gate.
This entrance is located to the right of the National Trust car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the countryside areas.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Windermere.
Windermere station is approximately 8.5 miles away from Elterwater car park.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a gravel and compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.
There is limited on-street Blue Badge parking available in the road leading to the car park.

This information is for the access point located to the right of the car park.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
There is an easy open gate at the surveyed access point which opens both ways.
The gate is not self-closing.
The gate has a latch lock.
The width of the gap is 161cm.
This gate allows for access to the start of the trail to Skelwith Bridge.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, block paving, gravel and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight slopes run along the main trail to Skelwith Bridge.
The steep slopes run through Elterwater Village.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The trail is approximately 1.6 miles long.
This route follows the River Brathay to Skelwith Bridge.
This route passes through some light woodland but is mostly in open countryside.
The trail is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: paving slabs, gravel, compacted gravel and wood.
The route is not clearly signposted.
The route has online maps.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.
Although mostly level, this route does have small level changes where there is a change of surface.
There are protruding tree roots in places that may present a trip hazard.