Walking Britain A Grizedale Tarn circular
Introduction to Walk 3320
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Lesser Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
Ascent - 400 feet / 121 metres
Time - 1 hours 40 minutes
Grade - easy
This Lake District walk explores the Grizedale Forest which is situated three miles to the south of Hawkshead and is the largest forest in the National Park. The Visitor Centre is the usual starting point for the various waymarked trails in the forest and it is the white waymarked trail that leads to Grizedale Tarn, the only natural tarn in the forest. These forest trails should not simply be seen as a 'wet weather option' when the big hills are clouded out. 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. | |||
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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.
Recommended Reading
Great Mountain Days in the Lake District
An inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging walks on the high fells of the Lake District. The graded circular routes, between 4 and 14 miles in length, cover classic Lakeland summits like Fairfield, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Blencathra, to the lesser-known High Spy, King's How and Brund Fell.
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