Walking Britain Staveley Tarns circular
Introduction to Walk 1049
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Ascent - 950 feet / 288 metres
Time - 4 hours 0 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Lake District walk explores part of a lesser known area away from the tourist traps of nearby Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside. The walk includes three tarns but no tops and the whole walk can be completed in around three to four hours. The route follows public footpaths with the occasional country road together with a short section of the Dales Way. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL7 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL7 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
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Other walks nearby
0.1 miles / 0.2 km away
Brunt Knott from Staveley
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.7 miles / 2.8 km away
School Knott & Grandsire from Ings
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
3.6 miles / 5.8 km away
Orrest Head & Allen Knott from Windermere
Grade - easy
Length - 4.4 miles / 7.2 km
3.8 miles / 6.0 km away
A shorter Kentmere Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
3.8 miles / 6.0 km away
Photographer's Kentmere Horseshoe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 13.5 miles / 21.9 km
4.7 miles / 7.6 km away
Longsleddale and Kentmere Pike from Sadgill
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
4.8 miles / 7.7 km away
Tarn Crag & Harrop Pike from Sadgill, Longsleddale
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
5.9 miles / 9.4 km away
Scout Scar Limestone Ridge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
6.5 miles / 10.4 km away
Claife Heights from Near Sawrey
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
7.0 miles / 11.3 km away
Red Screes & Other Fells from Ambleside
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Short Walks in Lakeland Book 2: North Lakeland
This guidebook contains 57 short half to full-day walks in the northern Lake District. Walking areas include Borrowdale, Newlands, Bassenthwaite, Thirlmere, Ullswater, Haweswater and the area north of Keswick up to Caldbeck. Part of a three-volume series, and predominantly focusing on low-level walks between 2 to 9 miles, and graded for difficulty.
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