Find a walk that suits the weather.
Honest write-ups for every Wainwright and Outlying Fell — how hard it really is, where to park, and which bonus Birketts you can tick off along the way. Free, always.
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Matching fells
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Weather on the tops, not whether a route suits you. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)
Perfect first fells
Gentle underfoot and big rewards; in clear weather the path is easy to follow.
Challenging fells
Long days, real height, and weather that means it. Earn these ones.
Four walks for October
Chosen for the light this month.
Driest of these over the next 3 days: Aira Force & Gowbarrow Fell, about 7.5 mm of rain against 13.2 mm. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)
Find your way in
Not sure where to start? Five ways in, depending on why you’re going →
Bad weather on the fells: go, go lower, or don’t go
Most bad-weather trouble on the fells isn’t bad luck — it’s a decision made too late. This guide puts the decision first: a simple, conservative scale that turns a forecast into a go, a go-lower or a no-go.
Read the guide →Latest news
Live conditions →Lakeland updates worth knowing before you head up — each one sourced and linked.
Updated 9 Oct 2026. Always check live conditions before you set off.
Latest changes
Full changelog →What’s new on the site: notable additions, corrections and fixes, dated and linked to the page they change.
Bagging the Wainwrights?
Tick off all 214 as you go and watch your round fill in by region.
168 of 214 Wainwrights by my own count, 168 matched to Strava tracks · last summit Carrock Fell, · how these are counted