Starting point: The NT car park at Tarn Hows  (SD 326995)  Distance: 4.17 miles  Ascent: 989'

An ascent of Black Fell from Tarn Hows over the intervening height of Tom Heights.

Route: Park at Tarn Hows and walk down to the lake and ascend the fell to Tom Heights.  From here drop down to the Mountain Road and turn east along the road for nearly half a mile before turning north into the Iron Keld plantation.  When the track leaves the plantation and turns downhill, continue  north along a path leading gradually up to the summit of Black Fell.  Return via the same route, although a footpath may be taken direct to Tarn Hows instead of climbing over Tom Heights.

Black Fell from Tarn Hows

Black Fell from Tom Heights

In the foreground - Holme Fell

Coniston Water from the summit of Tom Heights

An ash tree growing out of the stump of a dead tree

The mountain road

The Iron Keld plantation
This area of plantation has been deliberately cleared to open up the views and encourage a greater diversity of plants

The summit of Black Fell, called, confusingly, Black Crag
From here there are good views in all directions ...

... north west to the Langdales,

south west to the Coniston fells,

north east to Ambleside,

and north to the Helvellyn range.

The lower south east cairn and, beyond, Blelham Tarn

Windermere from the south east cairn

The south east cairn on Black Fell

Beattie at Black Crag

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Photographs taken with a Fuji MX-2900 Zoom or a Canon EOS 20D
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