Tom Gill to Tarn Hows walk, Tarn Hows, South Lakes Outdoors
Loop Walk · Lake District
200
XP
about 43 min walking
Thinking of driving to Tarn Hows? Approaching by this short but exhilarating climb heightens the magic. Take a steep woodland path past surging waterfalls to reach the beautiful tarn near Coniston. The circular route returns you via soaring views of Wethe
217 m
156 m
95 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
99 m
Drop
105 m
Highest
209 m
Lowest
98 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 600 m early on, comes down 16% for 350 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 16% for 350 m early on, comes down 15% for 600 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 1.2–2.7, from 205 m to 101 m.
How the 2.7 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
0.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.6 km
Descending
0.5 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and Coniston
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.08.09 km
Tarn Hows Ranger Run, Tarn Hows and Coniston, South Lakes Outdoors
Starts here too · Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.06.35 km
Yewdale Valley walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston
Starts here too · Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 2.07.37 km
Cumbria Way
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.2, 1.4…118.71 km
Tarn Hows circular walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston, South Lakes Outdoors
Crosses at km 0.7, 1.12.96 km