The Lake District OS Explorer Map: OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area: Showing part of the Lake District National Park

The OS Explorer map range are Ordnance Survey's most detailed maps, shown in 1:25 000 scale - 4cm on the map equals 1km on the ground. They and are ideal for outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. They show roads and rights of way, permissive paths and bridleways, plus essential information such as youth hostels, pubs and visitor information points.

This area covered by OS Exploer OL4 map is home to many natural and man made attractions from oval hills shaped by glaciers to stunning views over majestic lakes. This includes Crummock Water, Ennerdale Water, Derwent Water, Bassenthwaite Lake, Skiddaw, Pillar, Haystacks, Green Gable, Great Gable, Catbells, the Cumbrian Way, Braithwaite, Stonethwaite and Seathwaite, Maryport, Cockermouth, Keswick, and Buttermere.

Follow the Allerdale Ramble, the Cumbrian Coastal Way or the Cumbrian Way, all waymarked and easy to find on the map. Alternatively, take a trip to the open air theatre in the grounds of Mirehouse, on the edge of beautiful Bassenthwaite Lake – a spot that inspired both Tennyson and Wordsworth.

Admire the views of Derwent Water from atop Catbells near Keswick fells if you’re more energetically inclined. For a bigger challenge, standing at 3,054 ft above sea level, Skiddaw provides an easy in-road to mountain climbing, for occasional walkers looking to push their boundaries.

The OS Explorer range of maps includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS Maps phone app for Android and iOS.