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Walks from Duddon Valley

2 routes and 16 fells within about 5 km of Duddon Valley, nearest first. Route mapping from here is still thin, so the fell list is doing most of the work. 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.

Walking routes near Duddon Valley

Few routes mapped near this start so far (2); the fells within about 5 km are below.

Effort is the size of the day, from the distance and the climb; each route’s own page grades the steepness, navigation, exposure and ground underfoot, and names the hardest.

• Birketts by Dunnerdale Fells →Start 1.1 km away19.95 km~1110 m~5¾–8 hHard effort Hard: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Walna Scar Road, above Seathwaite (layby) (free)A big day on the Coniston side — Walna Scar, White Maiden, White Pike, Pikes and Caw, eight tops in 20 km with 1,110 m of climbing. Hard for steepness and length; about 5¾–8 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained descent, about 34%. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Ulpha Birketts →Start 4.3 km away16 km~778 m~4½–6 hHard effort Hard: distance, steepness and navigationPlannedPark: The Pike (layby) (free)Five tops on the Duddon fells — The Pike, Hesk Fell, Yoadcastle, White Pike and Stainton Pike — in 16 km with 778 m of climbing. Hard for length, steepness and navigation; about 4½–6 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained climb, about 27%. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.

Fells within about 5 km

• Green Pikes →1.3 km away420 mGreen Pikes (420 m / 1,378 ft) is one of the heather knolls on the fells south-east of Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, 0.4 km north-north-west of Pikes.
• Caw →1.6 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.
• Pikes →1.7 km away469 mPikes (469 m / 1,539 ft) is a rocky top on the fells south-east of Seathwaite in the Duddon valley, 0.8 km east-north-east of Caw.
• Walna Scar →3.1 km away621 mWalna Scar at 621m (2,037ft) is an Outlying Fell above the Duddon valley near Seathwaite in the South Lakeland group, standing just south of the ancient Walna Scar Road, which passes about 140 m north of the top, with views across the head of Dunnerdale and towards Coniston Old Man.
• Raven's Crag (Stickle Pike) →3.2 km away361 mRaven's Crag at 361m (1,184ft) is a small rocky summit above the Duddon valley in Dunnerdale, its craggy face adding character to the valley below.
• Great Worm Crag →3.4 km away427 mGreat Worm Crag at 427m (1,401ft) is a Birkett top on the Birker Fell moors, 3.7 km north of Ulpha.
• Green Crag →3.5 km away489 m~2½–3 hSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsGreen Crag at 489m (1,603ft) 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.
• Stickle Pike →3.6 km away375 mStickle Pike at 375m (1,230ft) is a small, rocky summit above the Dunnerdale Fells, its distinctive pointed profile visible from the Duddon valley below.
• Harter Fell (Eskdale) →3.7 km away653 m~4½–6¼ hSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHarter Fell at 653m (2,143ft) is a shapely, rocky summit between upper Eskdale and the Duddon valley, quite distinct in character from the Mardale fell of the same name.
• Dow Crag →3.9 km away778 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsDow 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.
• The Knott →4.1 km away284 mThe Knott is a modest top of 284m (932ft) among the Dunnerdale Fells, on the rough moorland east of the Duddon valley between Broughton Mills and Ulpha.
• Tarn Hill →4.3 km away313 mTarn Hill (313 m / 1,027 ft) is one of Wainwright's Outlying Fells and a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), a low top in the Dunnerdale Fells above the Duddon valley.
• Dunnerdale Fells →4.6 km away280 mThis page is for the 280 m top that carries the name Dunnerdale Fells on the Outlying Fells list, one of a cluster of low, rough tops and hidden tarns between Broughton Mills and Ulpha, on the eastern side of the Duddon valley.
• Great Stickle →4.7 km away305 mGreat Stickle at 305m (1,001ft) is a rocky fell above the Dunnerdale Fells area, its craggy top giving views across the Duddon valley to the Coniston Fells.
• The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man) →4.8 km away802 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsThe Old Man of Coniston at 802m (2,633ft) 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.
• The Pike →4.9 km away370 mThe Pike (370 m / 1,214 ft) rises on the Whitfell moors above the Duddon valley, in the empty south-western marches between Ulpha and Corney Fell.

None of the fells here are rated good to climb on 27 October — see fells to save for a bad day →
A prediction from our daily fell score, not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go. Our daily score covers the Wainwrights only, so the 12 Outlying fells here have no rating. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab).

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.