Lake · from Buttermere

Buttermere

Easy Grade
2–3 hrs Typical time
Buttermere Usual base
Lake Type
Locator, not a GPX track. The sketch marks this water. How-to-get-there names the usual village, car park or bus — then use the terrain map for real public paths. Gorges and hill tarns need proper footwear and an OS map.

Terrain map

Zoom in for footpaths and contours. The marker is the water, not a line of approach.

Locator sketch

Drawn from OpenStreetMap coordinates, with nearby waters and villages in their real positions.

Locator sketch of Buttermere

Guide

A small western lake between High Stile and Robinson, with a famous circuit.

How to get there

Honister or Newlands roads to Buttermere village. NT and village car parks (charge). The lake circuit is a well-used public path, about 4–5 miles, 2–2.5 hours. Honister Rambler bus in season.

Nearest directory town: Buttermere. Parking, buses and path closures change — check locally before you travel.

Nearby water

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Innominate Tarn

Tarn
Scale Force Locator sketch of Scale Force

Scale Force

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Blackbeck Tarn Locator sketch of Blackbeck Tarn

Blackbeck Tarn

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Crummock Water Locator sketch of Crummock Water

Crummock Water

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