# Trout Beck > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trout_Beck > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trout_Beck.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_Beck > Source revision: 1216208771 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Stream in Cumbria, England This article is about the beck which flows into Windermere. For the tributary of the Glenderamackin, see [Trout Beck (Glenderamackin)](/source/Trout_Beck_(Glenderamackin)). Trout Beck Trout Beck from Thresthwaite Mouth Trout Beck, highlighted in orange, in OpenStreetMap Location Country England County Cumbria Villages Troutbeck, Troutbeck Bridge Physical characteristics Source Stony Cove Pike • location Cumbria • elevation 1,970 ft (600 m) Mouth Windermere • location Calgarth, Cumbria • elevation 128 ft (39 m) Length 8.3 mi (13.4 km) The **Trout Beck** is a fast flowing [stream](/source/Stream) of the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) in [North West England](/source/North_West_England). It is one of the main sources of replenishment for [Windermere](/source/Windermere), and is part of the [Leven](/source/River_Leven%2C_Cumbria) catchment.[1] Its name comes from [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) and appears in documents from 1292 as *Trutebyk*. The river rises between the peaks of [Stony Cove Pike](/source/Stony_Cove_Pike) and [Thornthwaite Crag](/source/Thornthwaite_Crag) in the [High Street](/source/High_Street_(Lake_District)) range, at a height of about 1,970 feet (600 m). Several tributaries flowing from the crags to the west of the High Street Roman road combine to form the young Trout Beck. The river descends rapidly, more or less in a southerly direction, through [Troutbeck Park](/source/Troutbeck_Park) and to the west of [Troutbeck Tongue](/source/Troutbeck_Tongue). At a height of about 650 feet (200 m) the [Woundale Beck](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woundale_Beck&action=edit&redlink=1), draining the eastern flanks of [Broad End](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broad_End&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Pike How](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pike_How&action=edit&redlink=1), is subsumed. The engorged Trout Beck then skirts Hird Wood on its eastern side before subsuming [Hagg Gill](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hagg_Gill&action=edit&redlink=1) at the 460 feet (140 m) contour. This latter tributary drains the fells around the course of the old Roman road. The river passes under Ing Bridge as it continues in a southerly direction down the Troutbeck valley through the tranquil fields of the valley bottom. The hamlets of Town Head and High Green are just to the west of the river as it enters Limefitt Park. On emerging from Limefitt the river is bridged by the [A592](/source/A592_road) [Kirkstone Pass](/source/Kirkstone_Pass) road. [Troutbeck](/source/Troutbeck%2C_South_Lakeland) village lies on the west side of the valley. Continuing through a narrow area of mixed woodland the river eventually reaches the [A591 road](/source/A591_road) at [Troutbeck Bridge](/source/Troutbeck_Bridge) near the town of [Windermere](/source/Windermere%2C_Cumbria_(town)). After less than a mile (2 km) the river enters Windermere on its eastern shore at a point close to Calgarth Hall. From its source the Trout Beck descends some 1,840 feet (560 m) in a distance of about seven miles (11 km). The river is a [trout](/source/Trout) fishery where [brown trout](/source/Brown_trout) can be caught. Anglers should enquire locally about licences (an [Environment Agency](/source/Environment_Agency) Rod Licence is required). The Trout Beck is wholly within the [historic county](/source/Historic_counties_of_England) of [Westmorland](/source/Westmorland), and since 1974, has also been in the [administrative county](/source/Administrative_county) of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria). ## See also - [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria) - [Cunsey Beck](/source/Cunsey_Beck) - [River Leven](/source/River_Leven%2C_Cumbria) - [River Brathay](/source/River_Brathay) - [River Rothay](/source/River_Rothay) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-catch_1-0)** ["Trout Beck"](http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB112073071130). *Catchment Data Explorer*. Environment Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2016. [54°24′46″N 2°54′41″W / 54.4128°N 2.9115°W / 54.4128; -2.9115](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Trout_Beck¶ms=54.4128_N_2.9115_W_region:GB_type:river) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Trout Beck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_Beck) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_Beck?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.