You won't find Podnet Tarn on the map, for the Ordnance Survey have chosen to leave it nameless, but this is one of the gems of the Winster Valley. Set only just over the Lancashire border the village of Winster and its diminutive river lie hidden and almost forgotten. With the russet tints of autumn still among the trees you can scuff through the leaves and have it all to yourself, with only the fleeting glimpse of a roe deer for company.
LOCATION: Three miles west of Kendal
START: Ghyll Head Rd, off A592. Roadside parking just above reservoir dam
Grid ref: SD398925 Postcode: LA233LN
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - English Lakes, South Eastern area Landranger 96
REFRESHMENTS: Brown Horse
EN ROUTE: Rosthwaite, Winster
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News