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Alcock Tarn Walk, Grasmere Great Langdale
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Next nearby hike: High Close Tree Trail 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Pennines →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Starting in the lakeside village of Grasmere, this circular climbs to a small tarn, a beautiful place to have lunch. Winding through trees to views of the valley, lakes & surrounding fells, take in history from miners & coffin-bearers. Steep in places.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.9 km · 3.7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.4 km · 3.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.2 km NW of Ambleside (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- St Oswald's Church, Church Stile, Grasmere, nr Ambleside, LA22 9SW;NY337074 → St Oswald's Church, Church Stile, Grasmere, nr Ambleside, LA22 9SW;NY337074
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.4599, -3.0154
- Route start
- 54.4635, -3.0225
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19937192
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/allan-b
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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