Aira Force Glencoyne Farm Trail, Ullswater Valley
Loop Walk · Lake District
250
XP
about 50 min walking
Glencoyne is one of the largest tenanted hill farms in the Lake District. Pass through Grade II listed buildings, industrial artifacts, fells, grazing livestock, rich woodland where red squirrels are seen & views of Ullswater. Steep, gravel & boggy.
319 m
231 m
142 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
149 m
Drop
158 m
Highest
307 m
Lowest
146 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 20% for 470 m early on, comes down 18% for 450 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 450 m midway, comes down 20% for 470 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 1.1–2.9, from 306 m to 152 m.
How the 2.9 km splits
Flat
0.3 km
Climbing
0.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.5 km
Descending
1.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.5 km