Little Langdale Tarn Road – Grasmere Lake loop from Coniston Water

Little Langdale Tarn Road – Grasmere Lake loop from Coniston Water

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Little Langdale Tarn Road – Grasmere Lake loop from Coniston Water

02:32

52.2km

700m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.95 km

Bleathwaite Coppice

Forest

4.89 km

Low House

Alpine Hut

14.3 km

Little Langdale Tarn Road

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Lovely road from Little Langdale in the east up towards either Wrynose and Hardknott pass or the right turn past Blea Tarn and then down into Greater Langdale. Beautiful scenery and a great road but the hills are big!

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16.7 km

Blea Tarn

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Blea Tarn, a small mountain lake in a valley between Little Langdale and Great Langdale, offers a wide variety of photographic opportunities.

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17.8 km

Blea Tarn to Great Langdale Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the best views in the Lakes. A terrible surface down though. Take care.

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21.0 km

Greenhowe Caravan Park

Forest

25.7 km

Chapel Stile Climb

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Tough little climb out of the Langdale Valley

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26.8 km

Red Bank Climb

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Vicious little 25%er. Fun

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30.1 km

Grasmere Lake

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Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes and gives it's name to the village just north of the lake. It's associated with both William Wordsworth and the National Trust who …

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32.0 km

Rydal Water

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Rydal Water is one of the smaller lakes in the Lake district at about 1km long and less than 1/2km wide. It's very picturesque and was a favourite place of …

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47.0 km

Coniston Village

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Coniston is located at the northern end of the third largest lake in the Lake District: Coniston Water. Steam yacht cruises are offered on this lake.
Coniston is said to …

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52.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.4 km

20.0 km

2.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces