This short walk introduces you to the 3 parts of a hill farm – the in-bye land, in-take land & open fell. You'll see hay meadows & gradually restored wood pasture. Climb to discover a hidden valley & a beautiful waterfall – all overlooked by Coombe Crag.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

11 m

Drop

118 m

Highest

228 m

Lowest

109 m

Which way round

Downhill

Uphill

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 16% for 650 m early on.

Uphill: Easy first 1.0 km, climbs 16% for 650 m midway, no steep descents.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 0.0–0.9, from 228 m to 110 m.

How the 1.9 km splits

Flat

0.6 km

Climbing

0.4 km

Descending

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.7 km

Very steep descent · 16% for 650 m

km 0.1–0.8 · drops 105 m

Link it with other walks

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Downstream to Derwent Walk, Borrowdale and Derwent Water

Crosses at km 1.8

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Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors

Crosses at km 1.8

7.67 km

Campsites near the start

Seatoller Farm

0.9 km from the start · 4.6★ (96)

Chapel House Farm

1.3 km from the start · 4.7★ (433)

Stonethwaite Farm & Campsite

1.4 km from the start · 4.3★ (206)

YHA Borrowdale

1.4 km from the start · 4.5★ (583)