Holme Ground - Black Crag

A pleasant hike, to the west of Ambleside, across hills overlooking Windermere and Coniston Lakes.

Technical sheet

n°4098884

Creation:
10 May 2015

Last update:
23 Jun 2020

Last review:
9 Sep 2019

Activity: Walking
Distance: 12.73 km
Calculated time: 4h 45
Difficulty: Moderate
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 378 m
Vertical drop: - 378 m
Highest point: 313 m
Lowest point: 108 m

Country: United Kingdom
Area: Lake District
District: Coniston
Start/End: N 54.389648° / W 3.046317°
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Description

From Ambleside head towards Skelwith Bridge then, at the junction, take the A593 and park in the car park at the south end of Yew Tree Tarn Lake (S).

Go back heading north on the trail which is parallel to the road, cross at the southern edge of the lake (1). Walk along the left bank then start a good climb to the top of Holme Ground (2).

Walk downhill through the pasture then the forest heading to houses in Stang End (3). Then head east on a paved road leading to a junction on Cumbria Way (5).

Leave Cumbria Way on the right, and the road to take the track in front which rapidly heads south-est. Get to the junction which leads to Black Crag Peak (6). Pass the gate and go left to get to the top (7).

Take the trail with cairns to the left, then follow a track to the right leading to a junction. Veer left getting to the stream that flows into The Tarns Lake (8).

Follow the west bank along the lake to the left. Get to the stream outfall (9), follow the well-maintained but steep slope to the car park.

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 110 m
1 : km 0.4 - alt. 113 m - Southern edge of Yew Tree Tarn Lake
2 : km 2.22 - alt. 206 m - Holme Ground
3 : km 4.21 - alt. 133 m - Stand End
4 : km 4.92 - alt. 116 m - Slatter Bridge
5 : km 7.06 - alt. 146 m - Cumbria Way junction
6 : km 8.65 - alt. 259 m - Black Crag junction
7 : km 9.25 - alt. 313 m - Black Crag
8 : km 11.17 - alt. 198 m - The Tarns Lake
9 : km 12.07 - alt. 197 m - The Tarns stream outflow
S/E : km 12.73 - alt. 110 m

Practical information

Hiking gear and hood as it tends to rain (it was the case today). Picnic area at Slatter Bridge junction.

In the nearby area

Lake District National Park

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5

Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5

Clarity of route map
4 / 5

Route interest
4.5 / 5

Mark H

Sep 09, 2019 at 03:57 EDT • Last modified: Sep 09, 2019 at 03:58 EDT

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : 07/09/19
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant walk from a national trust car park, so as member of NT we were able to benefit from the free parking. Once we had walked around Yew Tree Tarn, we found it difficultly find the path going up the initial part of hill, but i put that down to our navigational skills! Once we got ourselves back on track we enjoyed the walk. The views from Black Crag trig point well worth it. The walk around Tarn Hows was very nice with plenty of day strollers, finishing off with a walk back to the car park with some impressive water falls.

Niktwildabeast

Jul 24, 2019 at 16:05 EDT

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : 23/07/19
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very enjoyable walk. With lots of nice climbs

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