Yewdale Valley walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston
Loop Walk · Lake District
300
XP
about 1 h 46 min walking
Enjoy picturesque views of the Yewdale Valley on this pleasant medium-length walk from Coniston village which offers enough height to provide good views of the landscape but low enough to be not too demanding.
220 m
128 m
37 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
173 m
Drop
162 m
Highest
159 m
Lowest
57 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 350 m early on, comes down 14% for 350 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.4 km, climbs 14% for 350 m midway, comes down 16% for 350 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 0.5–1.7, from 159 m to 79 m.
How the 7.3 km splits
Flat
1.8 km
Climbing
2.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
2.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
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