Local favourite lake · Meru County, Kenya
Hanging Tarn
Hanging Tarn is a lake in Meru County, Kenya.
Hanging Tarn: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Hanging Tarn
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Hanging Tarn — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -0.15000, 37.33333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Hanging Tarn
- Mount Kenya National Park · sanctuary · Meru County · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Kenya · viewpoint · Embu · ~3 km · Must-see
- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · sanctuary · Meru County · ~53 km · Must-see
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy · sanctuary · Laikipia County · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mintos View · viewpoint · Meru County · ~2 km
- Point Lenana · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~2 km
- Simba Col · viewpoint · Meru County · ~2 km
- Gregory Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~3 km
- Lewis Glacier · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~3 km
- Point Thomson · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~3 km
- Krapf Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~3 km
- Nelion · viewpoint · Embu · ~3 km
- Diamond Glacier · viewpoint · Embu · ~3 km
- Point Melhuish · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~3 km
- Northey Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~4 km
- Heim Glacier · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~4 km
- Point John · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~4 km
- Point Dutton · viewpoint · Meru County · ~4 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hanging Tarn
- Lake Ellis · lake · Meru County · ~10 km
- Lake Alice · lake · Meru County · ~21 km
- Kamburu Dam · lake · Machakos County · ~104 km
- Kamburu Dam Viewpoint · lake · Embu · ~105 km
- Gitaru dam · lake · Embu · ~107 km
- Masinga Dam · lake · Embu · ~107 km
- Ndakaini Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~115 km
- Lake Ol Bolossat · lake · Nyandarua · ~124 km
- Gatombara Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~127 km
- JKUAT Dam · lake · Kiambu · ~138 km
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Frequently asked
Is Hanging Tarn full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Hanging Tarn yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Hanging Tarn?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Hanging Tarn?
Nearby: Mount Kenya National Park (sanctuary, 2 km), Mount Kenya (viewpoint, 3 km), Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (sanctuary, 53 km), Ol Pejeta Conservancy (sanctuary, 70 km), Mintos View (viewpoint, 2 km), Point Lenana (viewpoint, 2 km).