Standing Crag & Dock Tarn from Watendlath
Introduction to Walk 2525
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Central Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Mike Bexley
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent - 1600 feet / 485 metres
Time - 5 hours 10 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Lake District walk starts from Watendlath, the last hamlet to get electricity in Lakeland and takes in a number of tarns passing through typical lakeland scenery. The walk generally follows clear paths, provides excellent walking and is full of scenic interest. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
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Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | 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. |
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Grange & Watendlath from Rosthwaite
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.6 miles / 12.4 km
1.5 miles / 2.5 km away
Great Gable from Borrowdale Youth Hostel
Grade - hard
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Cat Bells & High Spy from Grange
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
1.8 miles / 3.0 km away
Eagle Crag & Seargeant's Crag from Stonethwaite
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
1.8 miles / 3.0 km away
Ullscarf and Watendlath from Stonethwaite
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
1.9 miles / 3.0 km away
High Tove & Blea Tarn from Armboth
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.6 miles / 12.4 km
2.1 miles / 3.3 km away
Ashness Bridge & Grange Fell from Borrowdale
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
2.3 miles / 3.7 km away
A Combe Gill circuit from Seatoller
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
Helvellyn & Raise from Swirls
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
2.5 miles / 4.0 km away
Helvellyn & Wythburn from Swirls
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
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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