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Sprinkling Tarn – View of Styhead Tarn loop from Borrowdale

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Sprinkling Tarn – View of Styhead Tarn loop from Borrowdale

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Sprinkling Tarn – View of Styhead Tarn loop from Borrowdale

02:40

22.7km

970m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15.3 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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757 m

Stonethwaite Village

Highlight • Trail

Quaint little village with renowned pub and several hiking trails leading from it. Well worth the visit. Few parking options, so better walk from Rosthwaite.

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4.33 km

Black Moss Pot

Highlight • Gorge

Black Moss Pot is a pool on Langstrath Beck where the water cascades into a small ravine. With high rock walls and a deep pool to jump into, it's is …

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7.50 km

Stake Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

More informations on : love-velo.fr/cyclotourisme-et-cols-en-grande-bretagne

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14.3 km

Sprinkling Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Sprinkling Tarn is an idyllic stretch of still water surrounded by the dramatic and imposing rock faces of Great Gable and Great End. A serene, peaceful spot on the long hike up Scafell Pike.

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15.2 km

View of Styhead Tarn

Highlight • Lake

A nice place to stop and have a bite to eat, or allow others to catch up. Has been known that a few wild campers pitch up here.

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15.4 km

Sty Head Stretcher Box

Highlight • Trail

Sty Head is the apex of an ancient and wild trade route between Borrowdale and Wasdale, the Styhead Pass. Right in the mountainous heart of the Lake District, it separates …

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15.8 km

Styhead Tarn

Lake

17.9 km

Stockley Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way up, this is where the adventure really starts, totally surrounded by mountains. On the way back down, you know you are nearly back, only around 20 minutes …

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18.5 km

View of the Valley in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Trail

Starts to get steeper with bigger rocks

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22.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

4.01 km

3.79 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

3.76 km

3.47 km

3.27 km

821 m

Elevation

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Highest point (710 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Sunday 31 May

16°C

11°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Sprinkling Tarn – View of Styhead Tarn loop from Borrowdale

Stonethwaite Village

Black Moss Pot

Stake Pass

Sprinkling Tarn

View of Styhead Tarn

Sty Head Stretcher Box

Stockley Bridge

View of the Valley in Lake District National Park

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