Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Talkin Tarn Lake – Talkin Village loop from Farlam

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Talkin Tarn Lake – Talkin Village loop from Farlam

Moderate

hikers

Talkin Tarn Lake – Talkin Village loop from Farlam

02:01

7.36km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Get Directions

1.02 km

Forest Head Descent With View of Talkin Tarn

Highlight • Forest

4.88 km

Talkin Tarn Lake

Highlight • Natural Monument

Talkin Tarn is a glacial lake set within Talkin Tarn Country Park. The lake is in a kettle hole, formed 10,000 years ago by mass glacial action.

Tip by

5.08 km

Boathouse Tea Room & Gift Shop

Highlight • Cafe

The tearooms offer beautiful views over the tarn and towards the Pennine hills. There is an upstairs area with sofas for enjoying the view, especially on rainy days.

Tip by

5.31 km

Talkin Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Talking Tarn is a popular attraction. There is a large car park but you do have to pay to enter. Walkways and double track exist around the waters edge. Many …

Tip by

7.20 km

Talkin Village

Highlight • Settlement

Worth passing through village for the sign, quiet roads

Tip by

7.36 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.08 km

1.84 km

348 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

1.73 km

1.15 km

746 m

209 m

139 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

10°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

650

Hadrian's Wall Path

02:46h

9.85km

200m

Moderate

4.7

331

Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall Trail

03:55h

13.8km

300m

Easy

4.7

427

Steel Rigg & Hadrians Wall Walk

01:32h

5.66km

70m

Moderate

4.8

324

Northumberland: Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads Crags and Housesteads Fort – Walks in England’s National Parks

03:33h

13.0km

190m

Moderate

4.8

284

Housesteads to Steel Rigg Circular Walk

03:08h

11.6km

150m

Hard

4.7

324

Hadrian's Wall Path Loop from Greenhead

06:45h

24.5km

420m

Easy

4.9

365

Steel Rigg & Sycamore Gap loop from The Sill — Northumberland National Park

01:38h

5.98km

90m

Moderate

4.7

257

Carrock Fell & High Pike loop from Calebreck

03:21h

10.1km

470m

Moderate

4.7

249

Crag Lough loop from Steel Rigg — Northumberland National Park

02:08h

7.77km

120m

Easy

4.3

Ashgill Force loop from Garrigill

01:14h

4.40km

80m

Easy

4.5

Hadrian's Wall & Lanercost Priory loop from Lanercost

01:57h

7.21km

100m

Easy

4.9

Talkin Fell loop

01:50h

6.00km

220m

Talkin Tarn Lake – Talkin Village loop from Farlam

Forest Head Descent With View of Talkin Tarn

Talkin Tarn Lake

Boathouse Tea Room & Gift Shop

Talkin Tarn

Talkin Village

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️