Loughrigg Fell summit – Lily Tarn loop from Ambleside

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Loughrigg Fell summit – Lily Tarn loop from Ambleside

Moderate

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Loughrigg Fell summit – Lily Tarn loop from Ambleside

02:37

7.68km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.71 km

View Through Dunmail Raise to Skiddaw

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.12 km

Patrick's Bath Tarn

Highlight • Natural

A local Cumbrian legend states that in order to repel the encroaching Romans, local Picts invoked a giant named Patrick who swam across the Irish sea and hiked up the …

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3.48 km

Loughrigg Fell summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Loughrigg Fell might not be the tallest peak in the Lake District. Standing on the summit you would hardy guess, though. Due to its prominent and exposed position, Loughrigg Fell …

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3.48 km

Loughrigg Fell

Highlight • Viewpoint

Surrounded by a lot of boggy land - if you're going on a wet day, ensure you're prepared.

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4.18 km

Loughrigg Tarn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Another Loughrigg Pot. The poet and author Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that this was the site where the Greek god Ganymede wept at his reflection when he fled from Zeus.

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5.67 km

View of Windermere from Todd Crag

Highlight • Summit

A quick walk from Clappersgate and awesome views down Windermere

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6.45 km

Lily Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

In summer lilies bloom in this small tarn beside Todd Crag.

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7.68 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.19 km

2.03 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.90 km

1.74 km

1.38 km

286 m

222 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

9°C

3°C

28 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2022,10. Loughrigg Fell | Central | Moderate Lake District Family Hike

This was a fantastic (albeit windy) walk up Loughrigg Fell from Clappersgate near Ambleside with my Mum, Dad, Brother and Boyfriend. Whilst four of us go walking in the hills regularly, my brother doesn't, so it was important for us to undertake a route without too much ascent or complexity. This route was great because whilst there are a lot …