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Potter Tarn – Gurnal Dubs Tarn loop from Nether Staveley

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Potter Tarn – Gurnal Dubs Tarn loop from Nether Staveley

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Potter Tarn – Gurnal Dubs Tarn loop from Nether Staveley

04:02

13.3km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 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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153 m

St Margaret's Tower, Staveley

Highlight • Monument

In 1338 the lord of the manor of Staveley, Sir William Thweng, agreed to build a chapel in honour of St Margaret. St Margaret’s Church, of which only the tower now remains, was founded in 1388.

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1.04 km

Craggy Wood Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.25 km

Farmyard Path in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Natural

Make sure to close the gates as there may be lifestock about

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3.29 km

Potter Tarn

Highlight • Lake

I’ve walked routes past here in all different weather over the years, it’s steep going up from the Bowston end but not too bad via the Longsleddale Road end. Going …

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4.63 km

Summit 1262' (Outlying Fell, Lake District National Park)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Alfred Wainwright had a habit of including 'nameless' summits in his walks for the book - The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. He simply lists them as their height in feet. …

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5.64 km

Brunt Knott Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 1,400 feet (427 m), Brunt Knott is the highest point of a wild tangle of grey rock, grass, hillocks and heather known as Potter Fell, which includes the subsidiary …

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5.79 km

Brunt Knott Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

9.53 km

Gurnal Dubs Tarn

Highlight • Lake

This is a beautiful tarn below the minor summit of Ulgraves, not far from the village of Staveley. On the walk in, you are rewarded with superb views across nearby …

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13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.97 km

5.53 km

1.60 km

203 m

Surfaces

5.73 km

3.68 km

1.82 km

1.44 km

345 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

24°C

16°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Potter Tarn – Gurnal Dubs Tarn loop from Nether Staveley

St Margaret's Tower, Staveley

Craggy Wood Nature Reserve

Farmyard Path in Lake District National Park

Potter Tarn

Summit 1262' (Outlying Fell, Lake District National Park)

Brunt Knott Summit

Brunt Knott Trig Point

Gurnal Dubs Tarn

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