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Moss Eccles Tarn – Hollin Band Plantation loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

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Moss Eccles Tarn – Hollin Band Plantation loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

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Moss Eccles Tarn – Hollin Band Plantation loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

03:20

11.5km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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310 m

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

Highlight • Cafe

Joey's Cafe in the courtyard of the Claife Viewing Station serves baked goods, light meals, drinks and snacks. It's not owned or managed by the National Trust but is part …

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481 m

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and …

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2.00 km

St. Peter's Church and Cemetery, Sawrey

Highlight • Religious Site

This church was completed in 1869, and is still in use today rather than abandoned like most you see out in the sticks. Sawrey village and the area was once …

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3.56 km

Bank Wood

Forest

4.39 km

Moss Eccles Tarn

Highlight • Natural

One of my favourite places to ride to from Grizedale with some awesome bridleways near by. On a nice clear summers day this is an incredible place to stop for …

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5.12 km

Wise Een Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Fantastic views over Weise Een Tarn to the Langdales and the Coniston range. We spotted red deer, hopefully you will be as lucky!

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6.10 km

This area of high scrub and plantation near the Belle Grange Beck is known as Claife Heights. When you're in clear areas, there are wonderful views east over Windermere or west towards the Old Man of Coniston.

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