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Secret Tarn – Gummer's How loop from Borderside Farm

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Secret Tarn – Gummer's How loop from Borderside Farm

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Secret Tarn – Gummer's How loop from Borderside Farm

03:15

10.8km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

Tips

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Camping Site

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1.14 km

Mason's Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Great pub with excellent outside eating area. Book ahead!

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1.47 km

View of Whitbarrow and the Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

Good walking gear, or a bike, to get there, and of course good weather!

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3.25 km

Birch Fell Plantation

Forest

3.85 km

Gummer's How is situated on the eastern shore of Windermere, near its southern end. While the hill is small by Lakeland standards, it affords magnificent views over Windermere, across to the Coniston fells and Morecambe Bay.

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5.83 km

Blake Holme Plantation

Highlight • Viewpoint

The wooded fellsides to the east of Windermere are a lovely place for a stroll. Burrow Beck chortles alongside the main path here, descending from its source on the high …

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7.09 km

View from the top of Moor How

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.28 km

Watch Knott

Forest

10.8 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.08 km

2.87 km

829 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

2.46 km

1.66 km

1.22 km

707 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 10 May

12°C

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Secret Tarn – Gummer's How loop from Borderside Farm

Mason's Arms

View of Whitbarrow and the Valley

Secret Tarn

Gummer's How

Blake Holme Plantation

View from the top of Moor How

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