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Troutbeck Tongue as seen from the approach along Ing Lane
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Lake District , England
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is a small fell located in the English
Lake District , five kilometres east of
Ambleside . It is one of 214 hills listed in
Alfred Wainwright 's ''Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells'', this makes it a popular attraction for walkers who are aiming to complete all the "
Wainwrights ". Because of it is moderate height and close proximity to a main road it is just a pleasant half day excursion that can be done when the higher fells are in cloud.
The fell is usually climbed from the village of Troutbeck on the
A592 Road five kilometres north of the town of
Windermere , from the village it is a pleasant walk to the base of the fell following the course of the Trout Beck along Ing Lane which leads to Troutbeck Park Farm. This 1900 acre (7.7 km²) sheep farm was bought by the children's book author and illustrator
Beatrix Potter in
1923 , it was in danger of development and so she decided to purchase it. When she died in
1943 she left the farm and its land to the
National Trust along with 13 other farms she owned in the Lake District.
At the farm the ascent of the fell begins, it is quite a steep climb with several rocky outcrops and walls and fences to negotiate but the modest height of the fell makes it a short ascent of less than 30 minutes. There is some evidence of quarrying near the top of the fell and this is marked on the
Ordnance Survey map.
The summit is grassy with views restricted by the surrounding higher fells, however there is a good view due south down the Troutbeck valley with England's largest lake of
Windermere well seen.
