Walking Britain Claife Heights from Near Sawrey
Introduction to Walk 2053
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
Ascent - 300 feet / 91 metres
Time - 1 hours 30 minutes
Grade - easy
A short Lake District walk that starts close to the former home of Beatrix Potter in the pretty village of Near Sawrey. The walk is an easy to follow using an out and back linear format to visit two tarns on the western flanks of Claife Heights. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
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. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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