Wray to Blelham Tarn Circular Walk, Wray Castle
Loop Walk · Lake District
200
XP
about 1 h 19 min walking
Start from Wray Castle, taking in Blelham Tarn & return via Windermere shoreline. From the Ice Age to Iron Age, medieval monks to Victorians, this walk combines tranquil beauty, views & stories from the past. Low-lying areas are boggy in wet weather.
164 m
93 m
21 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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Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.
Climb
104 m
Drop
98 m
Highest
93 m
Lowest
45 m
Which way round
Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.
Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.
No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.
Main descent: km 2.3–2.8, from 93 m to 50 m.
How the 5.7 km splits
Flat
1.9 km
Climbing
2.1 km
Descending
1.7 km
Link it with other walks
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Epley Head Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle
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Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle
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