10.8km
Total Distance
365m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

Wainwright's circuit of Claife Heights leaves Far Sawrey and passes Moss Eccles Tarn and Wise Een Tarn before climbing through forest to the high point above the west shore of Windermere. It returns down through the woods to the lake shore before heading back to Far Sawrey. Claife Heights reaches 270 m and, with 177 m of prominence, qualifies as a Marilyn.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 1.5km
Bus stop
Village by telephone box · 50m from the start
Parking
14m from the start
Surface
gravel 67%, rock 16%, paved 13%
Marked route
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing Station

Difficulty

2/5 · Easy