Styhead Tarn, Lake District National Park

Name: Styhead Tarn
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Styhead Tarn is a tarn in the English Lake District, near the top of the Sty Head pass, at the head of Borrowdale. It is on the route from Wasdale to Borrowdale, and is therefore a well visited point in the Lake District. It is also passed by walkers ascending Scafell Pike from Borrowdale via the Corridor Route. It is permissible to fish the tarn which contains wild brown trout. ()

Elevation: 1444 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°28'41"N, 3°12'9"W

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Lake District National Park United Kingdom

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Styhead Tarn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Gable, Green Gable, Lingmell, Sprinkling Tarn.

0.8 miW
Climbing
Great Gable, Lake District National Park
20 min walk • Great Gable is a mountain in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It is named after its appearance as a pyramid from Wasdale, though it is dome-shaped from most other directions.
0.7 miW
Climbing, Hiking trail, Park
Green Gable, Lake District National Park
19 min walk • Green Gable is a captivating fell nestled within the renowned Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. Known for its breathtaking landscapes and rugged charm, Green Gable offers a quintessential Lake District experience for those who seek the tranquility of...
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Lingmell, Lake District National Park
34 min walk • Lingmell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above the village of Wasdale Head. It is an outlier on the north-west flank of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain.
0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sprinkling Tarn, Lake District National Park
16 min walk • Sprinkling Tarn is a body of water at the foot of Great End, in the Southern Fells in Lake District, 3 kilometres from Seathwaite, Cumbria, England. Sprinkling Tarn is a popular location for wild campers. It is also popular among anglers, being noted for its trout and an introduced rare fish, vendace.
0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Taylor Gill Force, Borrowdale
22 min walk • Taylor Gill Force is one of the highest waterfalls in the Lake District of England. It is situated in Seathwaite, Allerdale, near Seatoller in Cumbria.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great End, Lake District National Park
24 min walk • Great End is the most northerly mountain in the Scafell chain, in the English Lake District. From the south it is simply a lump continuing this chain.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Allen Crags, Lake District National Park
32 min walk • Allen Crags is a fell in the English Lake District, it lies in a group of very popular hills and is regarded as part of the Scafell group of fells.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Seathwaite Fell, Lake District National Park
13 min walk • Seathwaite Fell is an area of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It stands above the hamlet of the same name at the head of Borrowdale.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Esk Hause, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Esk Hause is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, England. It is where the paths from Eskdale, Borrowdale, Langdale and Wasdale all meet.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Base Brown, Lake District National Park
26 min walk • Base Brown is a fell in England's Lake District, near the head of the Borrowdale Valley. It forms one side of the Seathwaite Valley, and on the western side it is flanked by the hanging valley of Gillercomb.
~1590 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Sty Head, Lake District National Park
8 min walk • Sty Head is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,600 feet and there is a small tarn near its summit.

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Which popular attractions are close to Styhead Tarn?

Nearby attractions include Sty Head, Lake District National Park (8 min walk), Seathwaite Fell, Lake District National Park (13 min walk), Sprinkling Tarn, Lake District National Park (16 min walk), Green Gable, Lake District National Park (19 min walk).