7th April 2014 - Eel Tarn from Boot
Walk Details
Distance walked: 2.3 miles
Total ascent: 655 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, Southwestern area
Time taken: 1 hr
Route description: Boot-Eel Tarn-Boot
I've got a week off work so I decided to have a short holiday in the Lakes and visit Eskdale, which I've not been to for a few years now. I've checked into the Boot Inn for a three night stay and the rain of earlier in the day has cleared. I take advantage of this and quickly put my boots on and make the short walk up to Eel Tarn. It was a great way to start my holiday and I certainly had a good appetite for the excellent fish and chips served up for my evening meal.
From Boot I took the lane uphill behind the hamlet. A fingerpost then pointed the way to Eel Tarn. My route back was along a path above the intake wall that took me back to the fingerpost.
Total ascent: 655 ft
OS map used: OL6 - The English Lakes, Southwestern area
Time taken: 1 hr
Route description: Boot-Eel Tarn-Boot
I've got a week off work so I decided to have a short holiday in the Lakes and visit Eskdale, which I've not been to for a few years now. I've checked into the Boot Inn for a three night stay and the rain of earlier in the day has cleared. I take advantage of this and quickly put my boots on and make the short walk up to Eel Tarn. It was a great way to start my holiday and I certainly had a good appetite for the excellent fish and chips served up for my evening meal.
From Boot I took the lane uphill behind the hamlet. A fingerpost then pointed the way to Eel Tarn. My route back was along a path above the intake wall that took me back to the fingerpost.
Route map
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The sun is out in the hamlet of Boot. The Boot Inn is on the right.
As I walk up the road behind Boot there's an unexpected bonus of seeing these cascades on Whillan Beck
Looking back down into Eskdale
Eel Tarn appears with Harter Fell in shadow behind
On the rocky outcrop behind the tarn. The hill in the background is Illgill Head.
Eskdale below
Ruin of peat hut. There are a few of these at the top of the hillsides on both sides of the valley. I'll see another tomorrow morning.
Boot beckons. That little ramble has given me a bit of an appetite.