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Muncaster Tarn – Wast Water loop from Ravenglass

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Muncaster Tarn – Wast Water loop from Ravenglass

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Muncaster Tarn – Wast Water loop from Ravenglass

03:37

43.9km

750m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.64 km for 249 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.02 km

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

Archaeological Site

4.59 km

Muncaster Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Muncaster Tarn. Good spot for a scenic snack break.

Tip by

9.66 km

River Esk Swimming Spot

Highlight • Natural

Fantastic spot for a picnic and a swim in the river Esk.

Tip by

10.7 km

Bridleway in Lake District National Park

Highlight • Trail

Great brideway, lovely views at the top then in May amazing bluebells lower down.

Tip by

14.6 km

Doctor Bridge over the River Esk

Highlight • Bridge

Doctor Bridge over the river Esk is a grade 2 listed building. It's a probable 17th century packhorse bridge which was widened in 1734 for surgeon Edward Tyson. This is probably why it's called Doctor Bridge.
The bridge gives access from the Woolpack Inn to the south of the river, the river path and the fells.

Tip by

16.4 km

Boot Village

Highlight • Settlement

This charming white-washed village in the Eskdale Valley sits at the bottom of the famous and much feared Hardknott Pass.

In Boot you'll find a characterful country inn (the Brook House Inn), Post Office, the Eskdale Campsite and Eskdale Mill can be found over the pretty 17th-century packhorse bridge over Whillan Beck. Here you can visit one of the rare two wheel water corn mills.

Tip by

19.8 km

Burnmoor Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pass by Burnmoor Tarn on one of the many tracks across Eskdale Moor.

This unassuming tarn is one of the largest completely natural tarns in the Lakes, which flows into the River Esk. You can find the former fishing lodge of Burnmoor Lodge nearby on the southern shore.

Believe it or not, the tarn has a maximum depth of 43 feet (13 m).

Tip by

22.3 km

Fence Wood

Forest

29.0 km

Wast Water Scenic Road

Highlight • Trail

Remote and ever so picturesque. It's worth taking the northern road to the Lake from Nether Wasdale and then riding along the Lake before heading back toward Eskdale.

Tip by

29.3 km

Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is from the western and southern banks of Wast Water that a view, often cited as England's favourite, will enchant anyone who visits. Framed perfectly by the lake below, Yewbarrow on the left and Lingmell on the right, is the striking squat pyramid of Great Gable. It is this view, above all others in the national park, that the Lake District chose as their logo.

Wast Water is England's deepest lake and forms the centrepiece of, arguably, its most spectacular valley. Around this spot are numerous places for a picnic or for a dip in the lake. The view of the Wast Water Screes to the east is not bad either! The prow-like rise of nearby Yewbarrow makes for an enticing ascent.

Tip by

34.7 km

Greengate Wood

Forest

43.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

17.4 km

5.66 km

1.85 km

394 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

13.5 km

7.86 km

2.63 km

1.82 km

593 m

152 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

21°C

14°C

0 %

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Muncaster Tarn – Wast Water loop from Ravenglass

Muncaster Tarn

River Esk Swimming Spot

Bridleway in Lake District National Park

Doctor Bridge over the River Esk

Boot Village

Burnmoor Tarn

Wast Water Scenic Road

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