Walk Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside by Lily Tarn – Lake District, Cumbria

A beautiful walk to Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside village with a detour by the remote Lily Tarn. Dog friendly walk with amazing views of the summits of the Lake District National Park.

Information to do the loughrigg Fell from Ambleside by lily tarn walk:

  • Distance: 7.6km
  • Duration: 3.5h
  • Ascent: +300m
  • Level: Medium
  • Car Park: Rydal Road Car Park, 1-3 Rydal Rd, Ambleside LA22 9AN, fees apply
  • Dog Friendly: Yes
Toward Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria
Leaving the mist to find the sun

Mid october we had a great saturday weather wise so we decided to drive to Ambleside to enjoy a day out in the fells. I had this walk on my list for a moment so it was the right time to do it.

Toward Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria
Going up to Lily tarn

Parking at Ambleside, we walked towards Rothay Park to cross the river Rothay and join the path going to Loughrigg fell. However, we left the more touristy path to make a detour by Lily tarn and Todd Crag before joining the large path that goes down to Loughrigg tarn. We only saw a couple of walkers on that first section of the walk, which was nice. The path to Lily tarn is moderately steep and that little tarn is worth the detour.

Lily Tarn, Lake District, Cumbria
Lily tarn

The sun was shining and it was a beautiful autumn day, even a bit warm. On the large path we followed a couple of others walkers before realising that they were not going in the direction we wanted. So we had to retrace our steps to take the path going up Loughrigg fell. There were several walkers in the fell that day and some of them were going to the summit of Loughrigg fell.

Find a nice walk to Loughrigg tarn from Elterwater village here

Toward Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria
heading towards Loughrigg fell summit

After enjoying the view, we walk down towards the valley, the path was less busy and felt more remote. After a few kilometers, we found again the large path that we took to walk back to Ambleside. Once in Ambleside, we stopped at the play area to eat our sandwiches and to allow Marcus to play. It was fully of families and it was really nice to see everyone enjoying the sun. After a quick walk through the center to buy an apple pie we headed to the garden center to show Marcus the Christmas decorations.

Find the apple pie bakery shop website here and Hayes Garden Center website.

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46 thoughts on “Walk Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside by Lily Tarn – Lake District, Cumbria

  1. C’est superbe, encore plus avec ces belles couleurs. On pense peut-être venir dans le Lake District l’année prochaine au printemps, tout dépendra des congés auxquels je pourrais prétendre 🤞🏻

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    1. Thank you Anabel. I had told Matt that it was going to be a nice sunny day so when we started the walk in the mist he thought I had lied to him 😂😂😂. But the sun came as we walked up. It is a little tarn so easily missed.

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