Skelwith Force & Loughrigg Tarn

Distance: 2.25km (1.4 Miles)
Time: 1 Hour

Having just arrived in the Lakes, what better walk to do than down to Skelwith Force and Loughrigg Tarn for a bit of relaxation.

Tarn Foot Campsite, with Ivy Crag towering above. I always remember looking up to this ridge with binoculars and seeing walkers along the top thinking it was really high. I suppose it is when you're a child!

Loughrigg Tarn.

A small stream just by the entrance to Tarn Foot Farm.

Heading down the steep road section with a view over the rooftops to the River Brathay.

The River Brathay above Skelwith Force.

Skelwith Force. Not much water today, it can be really crazy after heavy rain!

Walking along the track above the tarn looking up to Loughrigg Fell (the very first mountain I climbed when I was about 8).

The beautiful Loughrigg Tarn with hazy mountains in the background. That’s Wetherlam to the left, Lingmoor Fell to the right, and on the far right in the distance is Bowfell at 902m

A view looking down the tarn to the unmistakable Langdale Pikes.

Calm waters and reflections.

There are so many memories for me here, this is where I used to come on holiday when I was a child.

A small stream leading into the tarn.

The cross on the shores of the tarn for a young boy who drowned here many years ago.