Parking
Use the small, rough village car park at the end of the lane through Hartsop, by the sheep pens. It operates with an honesty box. Cow Bridge car park on the A592 is the alternative starting access, but adds the road and village approach.
Overview
About Angletarn Pikes from Hartsop
Why go
- Angle Tarn and two rocky summits in one loop
- Big views with a proper fell-walking feel
Heads up
- Boggy, rough ground can slow the walk
- Navigation gets awkward in mist
Angle Tarn is the visual centrepiece: a shallow, craggy tarn set among rounded fells, with the pikes rising above it. The summits open views toward Ullswater, Brothers Water, the High Street ridge, Helvellyn and Martindale. Clear weather makes the route rewarding; in mist, the open ground and broad junctions are much harder to read. Brock Crags is a worthwhile extra summit, but adding it makes an already rough circuit longer.
Parkwolf’s verdictThe payoffMap & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation160–665 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
8 active Lake District alerts
- ClosureChapel Stile footpath closed for retaining-wall riskPart of Footpath 543030 between Chapel Stile and Baysbrown campsite is closed because a retaining wall beside the path could collapse and material it supports could fall across the footpath.Official details
- ClosureStanley Ghyll Lower Falls footpath closed for rockfallThe section of Footpath 408037 leading towards Stanley Ghyll Lower Falls is closed because severe rockfall damage has made the path unstable and further rockfall remains a danger.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake District Tour Guide
Your drive to Angletarn Pikes from Hartsop, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Hartsop: Hayeswater Gill and Tarn0:00 / 1:12
“You're approaching Hartsop, where the Hayeswater Gill walk packs cascades, mountain views and old workings into a two-mile loop.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Lake District Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Brothers Water: Woodland and Shore
- Patterdale: Place Fell and Arnison Crag
- Glenridding: Ullswater Shore and Steamers
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- 298 audio storiesacross Lake District’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Eurasian Otter, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 265 trails, 89 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Angletarn Pikes from Hartsop
The shapeThis is a 7.2-mile loop from the Hartsop village car park.
This is a 7.2-mile loop from the Hartsop village car park. It climbs over open fell to Boredale Hause, crosses both rocky tops of Angletarn Pikes, then drops past Angle Tarn, Satura Crag, The Knott and Hayeswater before returning to Hartsop.
What it feels likeThis is a moderate-to-hard mountain walk, not a polished lakeside path.
This is a moderate-to-hard mountain walk, not a polished lakeside path. Expect a mixture of rough tracks, steep grass, boggy ground and loose rock. The twin pikes involve a short, hands-on scramble where the path fades and you choose your way between the rocky tops. Allow about 4 to 5 hours for the full loop with ordinary stops.
Practical notesDogs are allowed but should stay on a lead because the route crosses grazing land and…
Dogs are allowed but should stay on a lead because the route crosses grazing land and ground-nesting bird habitat. There are no facilities on the fell, so start prepared and do not treat the tarns or becks as a dependable drinking supply.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake District
81 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
13 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
76 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
51 sightingsEuropean BadgerMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
233 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
176 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
