How deep is Wastwater?

Wastwater is 79 metres deep, making it the deepest lake in England. Its steep southeast screes continue below the waterline.

Can you walk around Wastwater?

There is no easy or continuous shoreline circuit. The southeast screes have no maintained path and involve unstable rock, rockfall exposure and steep ground beside deep water; use mapped alternatives rather than improvising a traverse.

Which fells have views of Wastwater?

Middle Fell and Great Gable offer fine views, but both are fell walks requiring suitable navigation, clothing and assessment of weather and ground conditions. Great Gable is a major mountain outing.

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Wastwater: The One That's Almost Honest

Wastwater is England's deepest lake at 79 metres. Its name is linked through Wasdale to an Old Norse 'valley of the lake or water', while the southeast screes make a casual shoreline circuit unsafe.

8 August 20269 min read