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Moss Eccles Tarn – High Wray Bay Boathouses loop from Wray Castle

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Claife

Moss Eccles Tarn – High Wray Bay Boathouses loop from Wray Castle

Moderate

4.8

(32)

134

hikers

Moss Eccles Tarn – High Wray Bay Boathouses loop from Wray Castle

04:00

14.3km

270m

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 3, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

848 m

View of Lake Windermere from High Wray

Highlight • Lake

Great views over Lake Windermere from this vantage point.

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2

1.59 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

I would skip the upper part of the trail as most of it is through diseased forest land and mainly on gravel forest roads.

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3.68 km

Hollin Band Plantation

Forest

4

4.49 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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5

5.22 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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6

8.10 km

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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7

8.27 km

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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8

8.29 km

Claife Viewing Station and Courtyard

Highlight • Historical Site

Unfortunately our bikes had been on the back of the car when rear ended at speed by another car.

However we needed fresh air something to take our minds of …

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11.4 km

Fleming Wood

Forest

10

13.7 km

High Wray Bay Boathouses

Highlight • Structure

Lovely bay on Lake Windermere with a couple of stone boat houses on the shore.

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.79 km

4.38 km

1.97 km

219 m

Surfaces

9.11 km

2.68 km

971 m

829 m

768 m

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Thursday 7 May

15°C

6°C

49 %

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