Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill Top · Avandra

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Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill Top

Loop Walk · Lake District

150

XP

about 38 min walking

Easy

2.82 km

Loop

01:00

Graded from its length and climb.

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

177 m

127 m

77 m

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

43 m

Drop

53 m

Highest

148 m

Lowest

86 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: Easy first 1.1 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.0–1.7, from 144 m to 88 m.

How the 2.8 km splits

Flat

0.7 km

Climbing

1.1 km

Descending

1.0 km

Link it with other walks

Westmorland and Furness Way

Crosses at km 1.5

217.86 km

Challenges on this walk

Hawkshead and Hill Top: Beatrix Potter's Farm

At km 0.7 · cultural

225 XP

Campsites near the start

YHA Hawkshead

1.9 km from the start · 4.3★ (452)

Bowness-on-Windermere Camping and Caravanning Club Site

2.7 km from the start · 4.6★ (625)

The Croft Caravan Site

2.8 km from the start · 4.6★ (99)

Hawkshead Hall Campsite

3.4 km from the start · 4.8★ (324)