Tarn Crag is a bit of a head scratcher as there isn't a tarn in sight! This 2,178-foot (664 m) Wainwright fell in the Far Eastern Lake District is really out on the edge and you get the sense of being a bit disconnected from the rest of the Wainwrights here. It is however a beautiful setting and you'll always find peace and quiet.

Ellie Owens

December 2, 2020

Hiking

Boggy in the dip coming down name greycrag tarn (although there's no tarn). Easy walk up following the fence/wall line most the way from Grey Crag to Tarn Crag and then once again to continue onto Branstree.

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Location: Longsleddale, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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