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For every Wainwright (and Outlying Fell), see which Birketts you can bag on the same walk — with maps, parking, buses and weather.

Your friendly Lakeland fell guide

Whatever the weather, there’s a good walk for you.

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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“How hard is it, really?”
Straight answers on every fell — not “is it dangerous?” but “can I manage it?”
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Maps, parking, buses and a 7-day summit forecast on every page.
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Perfect first fells

Gentle underfoot, big rewards, and hard to get lost on.

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Catbells
EASY451 m · 2 hr
Rannerdale Knotts
EASY355 m · 1.5 hr
Loughrigg Fell
EASY335 m · 2 hr
Latrigg
EASY369 m · 1.5 hr

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⛰️All 214 WainwrightsThe full round, sorted by bonus Birketts. 🚶RoutesHand-mapped walks with GPX to download. ◆CollectionsBest first fells, family ridges, car-free days. ☁️ConditionsLive summit weather and today’s verdicts. 📍PlacesKeswick, Ambleside, Wasdale and more. 🏔Outlying FellsWainwright’s quieter companion round.
New · Data report

Summer on the fells: what actually hurts people

The summit is 10°C while the valley is 16°C. Dogs collapse on ordinary warm days, not hot ones. Fully sourced — including the things we couldn’t prove.

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Latest news

Live conditions →

Lakeland updates worth knowing before you head up — each one sourced and linked.

SAFETYWednesday heads-up: winds ease, best breaks northeastMWIS: winds easing to 25-30mph; cloud lingering on western fells, brighter northeast Lakes. Small chance of a thundery burst…MWIS (Mountain Weather Information Service)SAFETYTuesday: gales on the tops - plan low-level alternativesMWIS: southwesterlies 35-50mph gusting 60mph, drizzly rain and extensive low cloud; gusts could knock walkers over on exposed…MWIS (Mountain Weather Information Service)NEWSFive-hour night rescue after swimmer hurt in Upper EskdaleWasdale MRT stretchered a man with a hip injury from Tongue Pots on the River Esk after a swimming fall; low cloud limited…Cumbria CrackACCESSPath repair teams out on Helvellyn's Swirls route this summerFix the Fells is rebuilding 250m of the Swirls path - it stays open throughout - with 2026 works also on Brown Tongue, Catbells…Fix the Fells

Updated 27 Jul 2026. Always check live conditions before you set off.

Latest changes

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What’s new on the site — every addition, fix and correction, logged in the open.

MAJORThe perfect Wainwright round, according to the mapWe built a map of every path, track, bridleway and road in the Lake District and asked it for the quickest continuous…MINORThe Old Man of Coniston, answered honestly: how hard is it really?More people ask whether a beginner can climb the Old Man of Coniston than ask that of any other fell we have looked at…MINORBetter connected data features, dated event pages, sharper accessibilityThe Mountain Rescue report, the descent guide and the lists-overlap page now link the fells they talk about (they…MEDIUMSturdier, faster list pages — and a build that guards its own honestyThe two biggest fell lists (the 537 Birketts and 501 Synges) could stall a slow device building their map of five…MAJOREvery Wainwright now has a route — all 214, doneA milestone: with the latest batch of route guides, every one of the 214 Wainwrights is now covered by at least one…

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