Walking Britain Beacon Tarn & The Beacon, near Torver
Introduction to Walk 1124
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Ascent - 800 feet / 242 metres
Time - 2 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Lake District walk to the summit of a relatively lowly fell offers some wonderful views. The Beacon is so called because you can see from the Cumbrian Coast in the south and to the Coniston Fells in the north. As a bonus the walk includes a circuit of Beacon Tarn which nestles in the typically rugged Lakeland landscape. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL6 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL6 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
0.1 miles / 0.1 km away
Beacon Fell & Beacon Tarn circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
2.4 miles / 3.9 km away
The Old Man of Coniston & Dow Crag from Torver
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
3.8 miles / 6.0 km away
Coniston's Magnificent Seven
Grade - hard
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
4.2 miles / 6.6 km away
Dow Crag & the Old Man of Coniston
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
4.2 miles / 6.6 km away
Tom Heights and Tarn Hows from Coniston
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
4.2 miles / 6.6 km away
Tarn Hows & Tom Gill from Coniston
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
4.2 miles / 6.6 km away
Wetherlam from Coniston by Red Dell
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
5.7 miles / 9.2 km away
Great Stickle & Stickle Pike
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
5.8 miles / 9.3 km away
Claife Heights from Near Sawrey
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 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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