Walks by Brothers Water
The walks you can reach around Brothers Water — the routes that start within about 5 km, and the Wainwright and Outlying fells within the same radius, ranked nearest first. Each fell carries today’s conditions and the bus where there is one. Planning the trip? See the full Brothers Water guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
Walking routes near Brothers Water
- Finishing of the Far Eastern Fells 0.6 km away22.5 km~1279 m~6.6 hRest Dodd, The Nab, Brock Crags and the Angletarn Pikes — six tops in 22.5 km with 1,279 m of climbing. Severe for both length and steepness and hard for navigation and exposure: about 6.6 hours and a full day out.
- Hartsop Fells and Hart Crag 0.7 km away11.9 km~765 m~3.6 hSix tops from Gale Crag over Hartsop Above How to Hart Crag — 11.9 km and 765 m, with one stage averaging 20%. Severe for steepness, moderate everywhere else; about 3.6 hours.
- Middle Dodd Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd 0.7 km away10.4 km~795 m~3.4 hA short round with a very long climb inside it — 521 m up to Middle Dodd in the first 4.3 km, including a sustained 56% pull, after which the ridge over Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd is easy going all the way down.
- Caudale Moor & St Raven's Edge 0.8 km away13 km~724 m~3.8 hHartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike and the Caudale Moor tops — four summits in 13 km with 724 m of climbing, and one stage averaging 35%, which ties the steepest on the site. Hard for navigation and exposure; about 3.8 hours.
- Angletarn Pikes and the Martindale round 0.8 km away22.2 km~1349 m~6.7 hHard🏞️ Easy & familyA long, quiet circuit of the Far Eastern fells above Patterdale — over Rest Dodd and out to the remote peak of The Nab, then back across Brock Crags to the twin tops of Angletarn Pikes, and home over Beda Fell and Place Fell. Twenty-two kilometres and six summits in some of the emptiest country in the National Park.
- Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Beda Fell & Place Fell 0.8 km away19.7 km~1070 m~5.7 hHard🏞️ Easy & familyA big, varied Far Eastern round above Patterdale and the quiet Boredale and Bannerdale valleys — over Brock Crags to lovely Angle Tarn (one of the prettiest sheets of water in the Lakes), along the grassy whaleback of Beda Fell, and up characterful Place Fell for its superb view down Ullswater. Nearly 20 km and a proper day out, but rarely hard underfoot.
- Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag 0.8 km away10 km~832 m~3.4 hFour tops above Hartsop in 10 km with 832 m of climbing, including a stage averaging 35% — as steep as anything on the site. Severe for steepness but only moderate for navigation and exposure. About 3.4 hours.
- Place Fell and The Knight 3.3 km away7.1 km~514 m~2.3 hStraight up from Ullswater to Place Fell and The Knight — 7.1 km and 514 m, with a stage averaging 16%. Easy for length but severe for steepness and hard for exposure. About 2.3 hours.
- St Sunday Crag 3.4 km away10 km~782 m~3.3 hThree tops and an outlier on the long Patterdale ridge — Arnison Crag, Birks and St Sunday Crag, with Gavel Pike a short detour off the summit. Steep in places, but the walking line stays well clear of the crags throughout.
- Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Catstye Cam, Birkhouse Moor 4.6 km away15.6 km~1209 m~5.1 hA hard round above Glenridding by every measure the site records — 1,209 m of ascent in 15.6 km. A steep pull straight out of the valley leads over Glenridding Dodd and Sheffield Pike, then the notoriously wet ground at Nick Head, the fine cone of Catstye Cam, and a long 554 m descent that tells on tired knees.
- Helvellyn via Striding Edge & Swirral Edge 4.6 km away12.7 km~924 m~4.1 hDifficultThe most famous — and most serious — way up England's third-highest mountain, over the knife-edge arêtes of Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, taking in shapely Catstye Cam. I haven't personally walked this exact line, and it's a genuinely dangerous route that demands a head for heights, sure footing and settled conditions; it sees accidents every year. If the edges aren't for you, the far safer walkers' option is to climb via White Side from Thirlmere. In winter the edges become full mountaineering terrain needing an ice axe, crampons and the experience to use them.
Fells within about 5 km
- Hartsop Dodd 1.2 km away619 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHartsop Dodd at 618m (2,028ft) is a grassy ridge summit above Hartsop village, its long slope rising to a broad top with fine views of Brothers Water and the Patterdale valley below.
- Brock Crags (Wainwright) 1.7 km away561 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsBrock Crags at 561m (1,841ft) is a craggy little summit above Hayeswater, sitting between Angletarn Pikes and Rest Dodd on the ridge above Patterdale.
- Hartsop Above How (Gill Crag) 2.1 km away586 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsHartsop above How at 586m (1,923ft) is a long, grassy ridge above the Hartsop valley, its summit giving good views down Brothers Water and across to Place Fell.
- High Hartsop Dodd 2.1 km away519 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHigh Hartsop Dodd at 519m (1,703ft) is a small, grassy summit above Hartsop village, its top giving good views of Brothers Water and the lower Patterdale valley.
- Angletarn Pikes (Angletarn Pikes North Top) 2.4 km away566 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsAngletarn Pikes at 567m (1,860ft) are twin rocky summits above Angle Tarn — the perfect mountain tarn, cupped in a dramatic hollow above Patterdale.
- Arnison Crag 2.5 km away433 m~2 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsArnison Crag at 433m (1,421ft) is the small, craggy summit directly above Patterdale village, its rocky top giving an excellent bird's-eye view of the village and Goldrill Beck below.
- Gray Crag 2.7 km away698 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsGray Crag at 638m (2,093ft) stands above Hayeswater and Hartsop, its steep eastern face dropping to the Hayeswater valley in a series of crags.
- Birks 2.8 km away624 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsBirks at 622m (2,040ft) is the lower, southern ridge of St Sunday Crag above Grisedale, its summit giving good views up the valley to Fairfield and across to the Helvellyn range.
- Little Hart Crag (West Top) 3.1 km away637 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsLittle Hart Crag at 637m (2,090ft) is the rocky subsidiary summit above the Dovedale valley, giving excellent views down to Brothers Water and across to Red Screes.
- Stony Cove Pike (Caudale Moor) 3.1 km away764 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsStony Cove Pike at 764m (2,507ft), also known as Caudale Moor, is a Wainwright summit in the Far Eastern Fells above the Kirkstone Pass, its broad summit plateau giving extensive views across the eastern fells and towards the Pennines.
- Rest Dodd 3.1 km away696 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 18Too windy for the topsRest Dodd at 696m (2,283ft) is an isolated summit above Patterdale, separated from the main High Street range by the hollow of Boardale Hause.
- Middle Dodd 3.2 km away654 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsMiddle Dodd at 654m (2,146ft) is the grassy ridge between Red Screes and Little Hart Crag above the Kirkstone Pass, its open summit giving fine views of the pass road and the Hartsop valley below.
- St Sunday Crag 3.4 km away841 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsSt Sunday Crag at 841m (2,759ft) is the great isolated pyramid above Patterdale, separated from the Helvellyn ridge by the deep trench of Grisedale.
- The Knott (High Street) 3.4 km away739 m~3 hSave it · 20Too windy for the topsThe Knott at 739m (2,425ft) stands above Hayeswater tarn, the highest and most secluded of the Eastern Fell tarns.
- Dove Crag 3.6 km away792 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsDove Crag at 792m (2,598ft) takes its name from the impressive cliff on its eastern face above Dovedale — a favourite with rock climbers and a dramatic feature visible from the valley below.
- Hart Crag 3.7 km away823 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHart Crag at 822m (2,697ft) is the rocky summit at the northern end of the Fairfield ridge above Dovedale, giving excellent views down the crag-girt hollow of Dovedale to Hartsop and Brothers Water below.
- Thornthwaite Crag 3.9 km away784 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsThornthwaite Crag at 784m (2,572ft) is one of the most distinctive summits in the Far Eastern Fells, capped by a massive stone beacon — a tall, cylindrical pillar visible from miles around.
- Red Screes 4 km away779 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsRed Screes at 779m (2,556ft) stands dramatically above the Kirkstone Pass, its steep red scree slopes giving the fell its name and making it one of the most recognisable profiles above the A592.
- The Nab 4 km away576 m~5 h🚌 BusSave it · 17Too windy for the topsThe Nab at 576m (1,890ft) stands above the head of Martindale, its slopes forming part of the Martindale deer forest — one of the few remaining red deer forests in England.
- Rampsgill Head 4.1 km away792 m~5 hSave it · 20Too windy for the topsRampsgill Head at 792m (2,598ft) stands above the head of the wild Rampsgill valley above Martindale, a broad summit giving excellent views down the glaciated trough and across to the Ullswater fells.
- High Street 4.2 km away828 m~5 hSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHigh Street at 828m (2,717ft) takes its name from the Roman road that ran along its broad summit ridge — an ancient highway traversed by legions and drovers alike for 2,000 years.
- Place Fell 4.3 km away657 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsPlace Fell at 657m (2,156ft) is the great ridge fell on the eastern shore of Ullswater, its long summit ridge giving one of the finest views of the lake in all Lakeland.
- Kidsty Pike 4.5 km away781 m~5 hSave it · 20Too windy for the topsKidsty Pike at 780m (2,559ft) is the sharply pointed summit above Haweswater, its rocky east face dropping steeply to the reservoir below in a dramatic sweep of scree and crag.
- Fairfield 4.5 km away873 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsFairfield at 873m (2,864ft) gives its name to one of the great classic ridge walks of Lakeland — the Fairfield Horseshoe from Ambleside, a magnificent circuit taking in Hart Crag, Dove Crag, High Pike and Nab Scar.
- High Raise (High Street) 4.6 km away804 m~3.5 hSave it · 19Too windy for the topsHigh Raise at 802m (2,631ft) above Haweswater is the northern hub of the High Street range, from whose broad summit the ridges fan out to Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head and the Loadpot Hill plateau.
- High Pike (Scandale) 4.8 km away657 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsHigh Pike at 656m (2,152ft), above Scandale, is a broad grassy summit at the southern end of the ridge above Ambleside giving wide views south across Windermere and north to the Fairfield group.
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Map
● routes · ● fells within ~5 km
An interactive map of the route start points and the fells within about 5 km. Each marker links to its page; the same routes and fells are listed below.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brothers Water — ‘within ~5 km’ means as the crow flies, not that the walk necessarily starts there. Always plan your own route and check the bus before you travel.