Wild Swim Atlas

    Styhead Tarn

    Seatoller, Lake DistrictLakeFree, open all year

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    Getting there

    High mountain tarn near Sty Head on the route between Borrowdale and Wasdale.

    Water
    Lake
    Lifeguard
    No lifeguard
    Managed by
    Lake District National Park

    Getting there

    Follow the footpath from Seathwaite through Styhead Gill to Styhead Tarn, or approach from Wasdale. The tarn lies on the route over Sty Head towards Scafell Pike.

    54.4781, -3.2027

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    Rules to know before you go

    • Check the weather before entering the water.
    • Swim with a buddy.
    • Enter and leave the water carefully.
    • Do not swim beyond your ability.

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