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High Raise (High White Stones)
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Walking the Central Fells

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The Wainwright and Outlying fells we group as the Central area of the Lake District — each with its height, a typical round time, the bus where there’s one, and today’s predicted conditions. Grouped by our own area tag (a practical guide, not a fixed authored canon). Check the live conditions and the mountain forecast before the tops.

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3 of these are rated good to climb on 27 October — see live conditions →
A prediction from our daily fell score (clear summits, wind, rain, visibility), not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

  • High Raise (High White Stones)Too windy for the topsHigh Raise (High White Stones)763 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberHigh Raise at 763m (2,502ft) is the central summit of the Lake District — literally and figuratively.
  • Sergeant Man - looking down from the summit rocks over a rocky knoll to a tarn in a hazy valley, ridge after ridge fading into mistToo windy for the topsSergeant Man736 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberSergeant Man at 736m (2,415ft) is the subsidiary summit of High Raise above Langdale, a rocky outcrop on the rim of the plateau with outstanding views of the Langdale valley and the Pikes below.
  • Harrison Stickle - looking down from the summit crags to Stickle Tarn, with the ridges of the central fells rolling away under a bright skyToo windy for the topsHarrison Stickle735 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberHarrison Stickle at 735m (2,412ft) is the highest and most prominent of the Langdale Pikes, a magnificent crag-crowned summit that dominates the head of Great Langdale and is one of the most recognisable profiles in English fell walking.
  • A stone cairn on Thunacar Knott's grassy top, strewn with grey rocks, with a line of distant fells under heavy cloud.Too windy for the topsThunacar Knott723 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberThunacar Knott at 723m (2,372ft) is the broad, grassy summit between Harrison Stickle and High Raise, often crossed without recognition on the way between the Langdale Pikes and the High Raise plateau.
  • Ullscarf - a broad, flat moorland of rough brown grass with an old fence post, distant hazy fells beyond under high cloudToo windy for the topsUllscarf723 m~4–5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberUllscarf at 723m (2,372ft) is a broad, heathery plateau in the Central Fells above the headwaters of Wyth Burn, with views in all directions.
  • Pike of StickleToo windy for the topsPike of Stickle708 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberPike of Stickle at 708m (2,324ft) is the most distinctive of the Langdale Pikes — a soaring, pointed summit of volcanic rock that thrusts skyward above the head of Langdale.
  • Pavey Ark - the great crag rising steeply behind Stickle Tarn, Harrison Stickle peaking to the left under blue skyToo windy for the topsPavey Ark702 m🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberPavey Ark at 702m (2,302ft) is the great crag above Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale — its massive cliff face dropping nearly 100m from rim to tarn and offering some of the finest rock climbing in the Lake District.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: Pavey Ark (13 June 2026); they draw on Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.
  • Loft Crag - looking down from the summit over Great Langdale to Blea Tarn in its hanging valley, with Pike o' Blisco and the Coniston fells beyond in bright summer lightToo windy for the topsLoft Crag682 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberLoft Crag at 682m (2,237ft) is the lowest of the Langdale Pikes, sitting between Pike of Stickle and Harrison Stickle on the western side of the Pikes circuit.
  • A rocky knoll topped by a trig point, with a mackerel sky above the fells beyondToo windy for the topsHigh Seat609 m~4½–5¾ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberHigh Seat at 609m (1,998ft) is the highest summit of the Bleaberry Fell–Armboth plateau above Thirlmere and Derwent Water — a broad, boggy moorland that Wainwright regarded as something of an endurance test, given the extensive wet ground.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: High Seat (14 June 2026); they draw on Keswick Mountain Rescue Team.
  • Bleaberry Fell - the large circular stone shelter on the summit, with the ridges of the north-western fells hazy in the distanceToo windy for the topsBleaberry Fell590 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberBleaberry Fell at 590m (1,936ft) is a broad, heathery summit above the east side of Derwent Water, giving one of the finest aerial views of the lake in the whole district.
  • Sergeant's Crag - a rocky heathery top above a deep green valley, distant fells ranged across the horizon under blue skyToo windy for the topsSergeant's Crag571 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberSergeant's Crag at 571m (1,873ft) is a craggy, rocky summit above Langstrath in Borrowdale, its small crags giving a surprisingly dramatic profile for a modest summit.
  • Steel Fell - the summit rocks and a lone fence post, looking north down Thirlmere with the western slopes of the Helvellyn range across the water under summer cloudDrySteel Fell (Dead Pike)553 m~4½–6¼ h🚌 BusMarginal · 52 · rated on 27 OctoberSteel Fell at 553m (1,814ft) is the ridge south of Dunmail Raise above Thirlmere, its long summit crest giving outstanding views of Grasmere below and the full Southern Fells beyond.
  • Tarn Crag - looking down a bracken-covered slope to Easedale Tarn, with the fells around Blea Rigg beyond under towering summer cloudToo windy for the topsTarn Crag (Easedale)549 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberTarn Crag at 549m (1,801ft) above Easedale is a craggy little summit above the head of the Sour Milk Gill path from Grasmere.
  • Blea Rigg - a dark mountain tarn cradled in green fellsides, rolling summits receding to the horizon under summer cloudToo windy for the topsBlea Rigg542 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberBlea Rigg at 542m (1,777ft) is a craggy, complex ridge above Easedale and Langdale, giving excellent views down into Great Langdale from its rocky summit.
  • Calf Crag - two walking poles planted in snow below the rocky summit outcrop, in thick mistToo windy for the topsCalf Crag537 m~4½–6¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberCalf Crag at 537m (1,762ft) is a rocky top at the head of Greenburn and Far Easedale, giving fine views down into Wythburn and north to the Helvellyn range.
  • Eagle Crag - a rocky top above a green valley winding between fells, with hazy summits beyond under blue skyToo windy for the topsEagle Crag523 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberEagle Crag at 523m (1,715ft) is a magnificent rocky buttress above Langstrath, its eastern face dropping in great crags to the valley below.
  • A stony path leading to a small summit cairn, with sun rays breaking through cloud over the fells beyondToo windy for the topsHigh Tove515 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberHigh Tove at 515m (1,690ft) is a modest, boggy summit on the Armboth plateau between Thirlmere and Borrowdale, its open top giving views across to the Helvellyn range and north to Skiddaw.
  • A rocky outcrop with a small cairn on a heathery top, with fells along the distant skylineDryArmboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top)475 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 50 · rated on 27 OctoberArmboth Fell's Wainwright summit, the south top at 475m (1,558ft), is a broad, peaty top on the central plateau between Thirlmere and Watendlath, giving adequate views across to the Helvellyn range.
  • Raven Crag - a high view down the length of Thirlmere, the snow-dusted Helvellyn range left and golden light at the valley headDryRaven Crag461 m~1¾–2¼ h🚌 BusDecent · 57 · rated on 27 OctoberRaven Crag at 461m (1,512ft) is the dramatic cliff above Thirlmere, its great crag face one of the most impressive roadside crags in Lakeland.
  • Great Crag - a rocky, heathery knoll topped by a small cairn, under a heavy grey skyDryGreat Crag (Stonethwaite)449 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusDecent · 55 · rated on 27 OctoberGreat Crag at 449m (1,473ft) is a small, craggy summit above Watendlath, its rocky top giving fine views of the charming hamlet and tarn below and across to Glaramara and the Borrowdale fells.
  • Gibson Knott - looking down the Easedale side of the ridge to Grasmere and its lake, with the fells beyond in summer haze under a mackerel skyDryGibson Knott420 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusMarginal · 54 · rated on 27 OctoberGibson Knott at 420m (1,378ft) is a craggy, pleasant little summit on the ridge between Far Easedale and Greenburn, above Grasmere, giving good views of the valley and of Helm Crag to the south-east.
  • Grange Fell - the lichen-covered rocks of the summit with heather in flower, and Borrowdale below with a glimpse of Derwentwater in the distance under a heavy skyToo windy for the topsGrange Fell (Brund Fell)417 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberGrange Fell's highest point, Brund Fell, is 417m (1,369ft); the rock tor Wainwright took as the summit is about 70 m to the south-west and a metre or two lower.
  • Helm Crag - the tilted summit rock, the Howitzer, seen from the ridge, with the Lion and the Lamb beyond and the fells around Grasmere in summer hazeToo windy for the topsHelm Crag405 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberHelm Crag at 405m (1,329ft) is one of the most famous and distinctive summits in Lakeland — the jagged, rocky outline known as 'The Lion and the Lamb' visible from Grasmere below.
  • Silver How - looking over the grassy summit to Grasmere village and its lake, the walker's shadow on the ground, with the Fairfield fells under a band of cloud in spring lightDrySilver How394 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusMarginal · 53 · rated on 27 OctoberSilver How at 394m (1,292ft) is a delightful, rocky little summit above Grasmere and Chapel Stile, its summit giving one of the finest views of Grasmere and the surrounding fells from any low-level viewpoint in the district.
  • Walla Crag - looking over bracken and birch from the summit to Derwentwater, with the Borrowdale fells and Cat Bells beyond in morning lightToo windy for the topsWalla Crag379 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberWalla Crag at 379m (1,243ft) is the great rocky escarpment above Derwent Water, its summit giving one of the finest aerial views of the lake in the whole district.
  • DryHigh Rigg (Naddle Fell)356 m~1½–2 h🚌 BusDecent · 58 · rated on 27 OctoberHigh Rigg at 356m (1,167ft) is a delightful, craggy ridge above St John's in the Vale — a pleasant low-level walk in the Central Fells, its heathery knolls giving fine views of Blencathra, Helvellyn and the Vale of St John from multiple viewpoints.
  • Loughrigg Fell - looking down over the island in Grasmere lake to the village and the fells at the head of the valley, on a bright day with woodland in full leafSummit likely clagged inLoughrigg Fell335 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusMarginal · 40 · rated on 27 OctoberLoughrigg Fell at 335m (1,099ft) is one of the most beloved and visited fells in the Lake District, a complex heathery mass rising between Ambleside, Grasmere and Elterwater.

Walks in the Central Fells

Every walk we offer that starts in this area, by our own area tag. All walks has each one with its distance, climb and time.

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