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Seathwaite Tarn

Uploaded by queganf on Apr 05, 2019
Region: United Kingdom

Route type: Hike
Total climb: 1,164.11 ft Difficulty: Medium
Distance: 9.87km, 6.13 miles.   (1)

About trip

Start/finish: Forestry Commission Birks Bridge car park beside the River Duddon, 2.8km S of Cockley Beck Bridge (SD 235 995) 

Distance: 9.8km (6 miles) 

Total ascent: 405m (1336ft) 

Grade: 3/4 

Walking time: 3½hrs 

Terrain: Forest trails; low fell, often boggy, sometimes pathless; several fords, including two that may be difficult after heavy rain; section of road 

Maps: OS Explorer OL6; or OS Landranger 96 

Refreshments: Newfield Inn, Seathwaite, 4km S of Birks Bridge 

Transport: None

Crow, Vivienne. Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks (British Walking) . Cicerone Press. Kindle Edition. 

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