Walks from Duddon Valley
The walks you can reach from Duddon Valley — 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 Duddon Valley guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
2 of the fells here are rated good to climb on 11 September — see live conditions →
A prediction from our daily fell score, not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go.
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● 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.
Walking routes near Duddon Valley
- Birketts by Dunnerdale Fells 1.2 km away19.8 km~1036 m~5.7 hA big day on the Coniston side — Walna Scar, White Maiden, White Pike, Pikes and Caw, eight tops in 19.8 km with 1,036 m of climbing. Severe for steepness, hard for length and exposure; about 5.7 hours steady.
- Alternative Hardknott Round (Green Crag, Harter Fell & Hard Knott) 3.7 km away14.7 km~957 m~4.5 hHard🏞️ EasyA rugged Eskdale round over three characterful, quiet tops — Green Crag, Harter Fell and Hard Knott — through some of the wildest, least-walked country in the Lakes, with the Scafells filling the skyline. Rocky, boggy and lightly pathed: a proper fell day for those who like their hills empty.
- Slight Side & Sca Fell 4.2 km away14.9 km~933 m~4.5 hThe long southern approach to Scafell over Slight Side — two tops, 14.9 km and 933 m, hard for terrain, navigation and exposure and severe for steepness. About 4.5 hours, and the quieter way onto the mountain.
Fells within about 5 km
- Harter Fell (Eskdale) 2.1 km away653 m~3 hDecent · 63Dry, firm underfootHarter Fell at 654m (2,146ft) in Eskdale is a shapely, rocky summit above Boot, quite distinct in character from the Mardale fell of the same name.
- Green Crag 2.8 km away489 m~2.5 hDecent · 66Dry, firm underfootGreen Crag at 489m (1,604ft) is a delightful rocky summit above the Ulpha Fells in Dunnerdale, its small crags and bilberry-covered knolls quite different in character from the high fells to the north.
- Green Pikes 2.9 km away420 mGreen Pikes (420 m / 1,378 ft) is one of the heather knolls of Torver Back Common, the rough low-fell country between Torver, Coniston Water and the Crake valley to the south of Coniston.
- Pikes 3.2 km away469 mPikes (469 m / 1,539 ft) is the highest of the heather tops on Torver Back Common, the broad shoulder of low fell south of Coniston between the lake and the Duddon.
- Walna Scar 3.3 km away621 mWalna Scar at 621m (2,037ft) is an Outlying Fell above the Duddon valley near Seathwaite in the South Lakeland group, its position on the ancient Walna Scar Road giving views across the head of Dunnerdale and towards Coniston Old Man.
- Caw 3.4 km away529 mCaw at 529m (1,736ft) is an isolated, rocky summit in the Dunnerdale Fells above the Duddon valley, its craggy top giving fine views of the Coniston Fells and the Duddon estuary.
- Dow Crag 3.5 km away778 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inDow Crag at 778m (2,552ft) is one of the great rock climbing crags of the Lake District, its eastern face dropping in a series of buttresses and gullies to the dark waters of Goat's Water below.
- Great Worm Crag 3.5 km away427 mGreat Worm Crag at 427m (1,401ft) is a Birkett top in the West Cumbria fells above the Kinniside area, its rocky summit giving views across the coastal plain and inland to the Western Fells.
- Grey Friar 4.1 km away773 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inGrey Friar at 773m (2,536ft) is the most westerly of the main Coniston Fells, a broad, grassy dome that Wainwright described as giving the best views of any of the group — particularly westward to the Scafell massif across the Duddon valley, and south-west to the coast and the sea.
- Brim Fell 4.3 km away796 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inBrim Fell at 796m (2,611ft) is the intermediate summit between the Old Man of Coniston and Swirl How on the main Coniston ridge, a broad, grassy top that most walkers cross without pausing.
- The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man) 4.4 km away802 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inThe Old Man of Coniston at 803m (2,635ft) stands guardian over the Coniston valley, its summit the finest viewpoint on the Coniston fells and one of the most popular destinations in southern Lakeland.
- Hard Knott 4.6 km away550 m~2.5 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inHard Knott at 549m (1,801ft) stands above the infamous Hardknott Pass, its rocky summit giving superb views down to the Roman fort of Mediobogdum directly below — one of the most evocative historical viewpoints in the Lake District.
- Raven's Crag (Stickle Pike) 4.9 km away361 mRaven's Crag at 347m (1,138ft) is a small rocky summit above the Duddon valley in Dunnerdale, its craggy face adding character to the valley below.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Duddon Valley — ‘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.