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Sunbiggin Tarn, Great Asby Scar & Beacon Hill Monument loop from Orton — Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Sunbiggin Tarn, Great Asby Scar & Beacon Hill Monument loop from Orton — Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Sunbiggin Tarn, Great Asby Scar & Beacon Hill Monument loop from Orton — Yorkshire Dales National Park

04:25

16.1km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Start point

Parking

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5.98 km

Sunbiggin Tarn

Highlight • Natural Monument

This tarn and, in fact, the surrounding area, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): this is largely because of the limestone areas that surround it. The tarn is …

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8.50 km

Great Asby Scar Limestone Pavement

Highlight • Natural Monument

The vast limestone pavement of Great Asby Scar is like the surface of another planet. However, one look west – towards the mountainous ridgeline of Lakeland's Far Eastern Fells and …

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13.2 km

From the 1,283 foot (391 metre) high summit of Beacon Hill, you are afforded a magnificent view of the rugged Cumbrian countryside. The monument was erected by John Bland in 1887 to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria.

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16.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.88 km

2.92 km

2.00 km

1.90 km

1.19 km

170 m

Surfaces

8.98 km

4.19 km

1.22 km

851 m

831 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

17°C

11°C

74 %

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Sunbiggin Tarn, Great Asby Scar & Beacon Hill Monument loop from Orton — Yorkshire Dales National Park

Sunbiggin Tarn

Great Asby Scar Limestone Pavement

Beacon Hill Jubilee Monument

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