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Lower Allithwaite

Bigland Tarn – View of Bigland Tarn loop from Cartmel

Running trails & routes

North West England

Lower Allithwaite

Bigland Tarn – View of Bigland Tarn loop from Cartmel

Hard

3.5

(2)

140

runners

Bigland Tarn – View of Bigland Tarn loop from Cartmel

02:01

17.5km

300m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

59 m

Cartmel Racecourse

Highlight • Settlement

1.04 km

Lane Park

Forest

3

4.05 km

View of How Barrow

Highlight • Other

4

8.25 km

Bigland Tarn

Highlight • Natural

Just to the east of the Leven Estuary, Bigland Tarn is a lovely place to take a picnic. There are views to the Coniston Fells, whilst the surrounding land makes …

Tip by

5

8.68 km

Bigland Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Measuring 1,066 feet by 738 feet (325 m by 225 m), Bigland Tarn is a pretty lake in Cumbria. Surrounded by layered hills, the lake is situated at 518 feet …

Tip by

6

9.70 km

View of Bigland Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good viewpoint looking down onto Bigland Tarn.

Tip by

11.4 km

Wood Heads

Forest

B

17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

2.61 km

1.83 km

1.70 km

569 m

242 m

110 m

Surfaces

6.38 km

4.49 km

3.06 km

1.91 km

940 m

720 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Tuesday 6 October

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7°C

39 %

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