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Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater Valley
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Next nearby hike: Patterdale and Glenamara Park Trail, Ullswater Valley 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Pennines →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)
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- F4°-1°156
- M6°0°155
- A8°1°110
- M12°4°104
- J14°7°107
- J16°9°125
- A15°9°132
- S13°8°160
- O10°5°217
- N6°2°214
- D4°0°209
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
From Hartsop village, follow Hayeswater Gill up to the reservoir (which once fed into north-west England's water supply) on a circular walk surrounded by towering Lake District fells. Discover local mining and milling history as you go. Some steep climbs.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.3 km · 2.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 9.4 km NE of Ambleside (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Hartsop village car park, Hartsop, near Ullswater, Cumbria, CA11 0NZ;NY410130 → Hartsop village car park, Hartsop, near Ullswater, Cumbria, CA11 0NZ;NY410130
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.5079, -2.9017
- Route start
- 54.5093, -2.8989
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19431280
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/aira-fo
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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