Elterwater-Colwith Force-Skelwith Bridge-Elterwater 10 km

Beautiful hike with two waterfalls, a slate quarry, a lake, river meadows, and picturesque countryside. You can find something to eat and drink in Elterwater, in Little Langdale (about 100 m west along the road from Wilson Place), and Skelwith Bridge.
Hike starts from the National Trust paid parking in Elterwater. You cross the bridge and walk along the Great Langdale Beck slightly uphill. Before the quarry entrance you turn right on a path down to the river. You walk past slate heaps, and then start to climb between the slate heaps towards the quarry. There is still work going on in the quarry, but you can walk through it. Past the quarry you continue up a path through Sawrey’s Wood. When you exit the wood at the highest point you walk through pasture and then go down towards Wilson Place in Little Langdale. You cross the asphalt road to Wrynose Pass and go down to a bridge across river Brathay. You walk up to Stang End and walk along a paved road for a while and then go down through woods towards Colwith Force, the first waterfall. After having looked at it from two sides you continue back to the road and continue on a path through open countryside and farms towards Skelwith Bridge. You descend through woods to Brathay river close to Skelwith Bridge and then walk along the river to the bridge. On the other side you turn back and walk along the river to Skelwith Force, the second waterfall. You pass a bridge (which leads to the path you just came down the hill from at the other side), and then enter a park-like landscape around Brathay river. You walk along the meandering river until you get to Elter Water, a tranquil lake. A bit further you walk along Great Langdale Beck back to the parking lot in Elterwater.
A slightly different version of the hike is described in more detail on https://www.walkingenglishman.com/lakes13.html. Attention: the length of the hike on the website is off by more than 2 km.