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Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill Top

Local route4.0 km · 2.5 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing Station 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Cumbria →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–17 °C (55–63 °F)

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  2. F6°2°137
  3. M7°2°147
  4. A10°4°102
  5. M13°7°94
  6. J15°10°101
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  10. O12°8°203
  11. N8°5°196
  12. D6°2°191

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

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

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.0 km · 2.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.8 km · 1.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
5.2 km SW of Windermere (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Cumbria
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Hill Top Car Park, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LF;SD370956 → Hill Top Car Park, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LF;SD370956;SD370955
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.3553, -2.9646
Route start
54.3523, -2.9705
OpenStreetMap
relation 19905468
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/hill-to
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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