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Hawkshead Village – Latterbarrow summit and tower loop from Hawkshead

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Hawkshead Village – Latterbarrow summit and tower loop from Hawkshead

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Hawkshead Village – Latterbarrow summit and tower loop from Hawkshead

01:57

6.50km

200m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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446 m

St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead

Highlight • Historical Site

"Doors Open" during our visit and well worth it.

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576 m

Hawkshead Village

Highlight • Settlement

Hawkshead is an ancient township that has flourished since Norse times, belonging to Furness Abbey until the 12th Century. The monks owned Hawkshead Hall, just outside the village, of which …

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591 m

The Little Ice Cream Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Very generous scoops of ice cream

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1.34 km

Scar House Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

watch out for loose dogs and walkers / motorbikes theres often lots of dog walkers on Scar Lane

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3.44 km

View of Windermere from Latterbarrow

Highlight • Summit

Brilliant views from Latterbarrow, one of Wainwright's Outlying Fells.

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3.52 km

Latterbarrow summit and tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Latterbarrow is a 244m fell in the Lake District. Close to the summit is a huge tower. On a clear day you get a beautiful view to the jagged Langdale …

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4.16 km

Hawkshead to Wray Lanes

Highlight • Trail

Lovely quiet lanes with sudden surprise views in all directions

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5.94 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Beatrix Potter Gallery in Hawkshead is one of the National Trust‘s more unusual properties in that it has an interesting link with Beatrix Potter herself.

The 17th Century building, …

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6.50 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.13 km

1.44 km

1.22 km

434 m

261 m

Surfaces

1.79 km

1.45 km

978 m

887 m

842 m

504 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Comments

July 8, 2024,Evening walk to Latterbarrow from Hawkshead village

From Kendal on 5.10pm bus . Change Ambleside and got to Hawkshead at 6.20pm. Walk took 40 mins to Latterbarrow. Quite easy really. Had my trainers on even though ground was craggy below summit. Beautiful.calm sunny clear views evening compared to my last time here with no visibility. Got last bus, 8.43pm direct to Kendal
Forgot to take a picture …

March 1, 2025,Latterbarrow. The Lake District.

A baby-carrying hike along quiet roads and lanes that then heads up on to the fell to the summit of Latterbarrow. Pay and display parking, toilets, pubs and cafes in Hawkshead.

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Hawkshead Village – Latterbarrow summit and tower loop from Hawkshead

St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead

Hawkshead Village

The Little Ice Cream Shop

Scar House Lane

View of Windermere from Latterbarrow

Latterbarrow summit and tower

Hawkshead to Wray Lanes

Beatrix Potter Gallery

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