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Walks near Galleny Force

18 routes and 15 fells within about 5 km of Galleny Force, nearest first. Each fell carries today’s conditions and the bus where there is one. Planning the trip? See the full Galleny Force guide for parking, buses and where to stay.

Walking routes near Galleny Force

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.

• The Difficult Route up Eagle Crag →Start 1.2 km away10.71 km~611 m~3–4¼ hModerate effort Severe: steepnessPlannedPark: Stonethwaite village (roadside, free) · Bus: 78, 710 m walk from Rosthwaite, opposite Longthwaite road end
• Ullscarf, Eagle Crag & Sergeant's Crag →Start 1.5 km away14.83 km~756 m~4–5¾ hHard effort Severe: steepnessWalked April 2026Park: Stonethwaite lane (layby) (free) · Bus: 78, 430 m walk from Rosthwaite, opposite Longthwaite road endA rugged ~15 km round from Stonethwaite over three Wainwrights: straight up the bold rocky nose of Eagle Crag, over Sergeant's Crag to the broad whaleback of Ullscarf, and back down Greenup Gill into the head of Borrowdale.
• The Borrowdale Fells (Rosthwaite Fell round) →Start 2.3 km away13.23 km~850 m~4–5½ hHard effort Severe: steepnessPlannedPark: Rosthwaite (NT, paid) · Bus: 78 at the startA wild, little-trodden round of the rough Borrowdale fells above Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite — Bessyboot, Dovenest Top and Thornythwaite Fell — a maze of rocky knolls, hidden tarns and peat hags with huge views to the Scafells. Full of character, but pathless and boggy: a fair-weather fell day, not a wet-day plod.Terrain and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet.
• Seathwaite, Green Gable, Base Brown →Start 2.3 km away15.85 km~960 m~4¾–6½ hHard effort Severe: steepnessPlannedPark: Seatoller, south-east field car park (paid) · Bus: 78, 820 m walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car parkBoth Seathwaite Fell tops with Green Gable and Base Brown — four summits in 15.9 km and 960 m, rated hard for terrain, navigation and exposure and severe for steepness. About 4¾–6½ hours on properly rough ground.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained climb, about 42%. Exposure, terrain and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Castle Crag from Rosthwaite →Start 2.3 km away6.02 km~254 m~1½–2¼ hEasy effort Moderate: steepness and navigationWalked in partPark: Rosthwaite (NT, paid) · Bus: 78 at the startA loop of about 6 km from Rosthwaite over Castle Crag, with about 250 m of climbing: across the River Derwent on stepping stones, north along the river, up the bridleway beside Broadslack Gill and steeply on to the top, then down to the river and back to Rosthwaite over the same stones.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained descent, about 21%.
• Castle Crag, Brund Fell & Great Crag →Start 2.3 km away14.11 km~838 m~4–5¾ hHard effort Hard: distance and steepnessWalked August 2025Park: Rosthwaite (NT, paid) · Bus: 78 at the startBorrowdale's small rough summits in one round: Castle Crag, King's How, Brund Fell and Great Crag, 14.1 km and 838 m. None is higher than 449 m, and that is not the same as easy. One pull reaches about 36% over 250 m early on, the ground between the tops is rough, and with 58 path junctions near the line it is easy to wander off in cloud.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained climb, about 31%. Terrain and navigation: graded by Lee on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 24 September 2026.
• Allen Crags & Glaramara →Start 3.8 km away10.94 km~853 m~3½–5 hModerate effort Severe: steepnessPlannedPark: Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge) · Bus: 78, 2.2 km walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car parkGlaramara's knobbly crest and Allen Crags, five summits linked along the ridge above Borrowdale. 853 m of climbing in 10.9 km, rated severe for steepness though navigation and exposure both stay moderate. About 3½–5 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained descent, about 49%. Exposure and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Glaramara, Allen Crags via Stockley Bridge →Start 3.8 km away9.74 km~826 m~3¼–4½ hModerate effort Severe: steepnessPlannedOne-way: finishes 0.8 km from the start in a straight line · Start: Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge) · Bus: 78, 2.1 km walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car park
• Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route →Start 3.9 km away15.84 km~949 m~4¾–6½ hHard effort Severe: exposurePlannedPark: Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (farm field, paid) · Bus: 78, 2.2 km walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car parkA grander, more interesting way up England's highest mountain than the Wasdale tourist path — the Corridor Route threads beneath the crags from Seathwaite in Borrowdale, with Lingmell a worthwhile detour for the finest view of the Scafell face. I haven't walked this exact line myself, and there are plenty of accounts of people struggling on certain sections, so read up or watch a route video first. Whatever you do, never be tempted onto Broad Stand. It's a long, rough and serious day on the highest ground in England.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: Lingmell (14 June 2026) and Scafell Pike (13 October 2026); they draw on Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.
• The Bowder Stone →Start 4.2 km away1.16 km there and back~16 m~¼–½ hModerate: navigation🏞️ Easy & familyPlannedOut and back · Park: Quay Foot Quarry, Borrowdale (NT, paid) · Bus: 78 at the startA very short stroll to Borrowdale's famous balanced boulder — the house-sized Bowder Stone, with steel steps to climb to the top. About 0.6 km each way, so roughly 1.2 km there and back, plus your time at the stone.Terrain: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground.
• Standing Crag, High Tove, Armboth →Start 4.4 km away14.26 km~601 m~3¾–5¼ hModerate effort Hard: distance and navigationPlannedPark: Dob Gill, Thirlmere (closed); nearest: Steel End, Thirlmere (paid), about 1.3 km on foot · Bus: 555, 1.7 km walk from Thirlmere, at Armboth turnSix tops on the wet watershed between Thirlmere and Borrowdale — Standing Crag, Shivery Knott, Middle Crag, High Tove and Armboth Fell. 14.3 km and 601 m, rated hard for length and navigation, moderate for steepness. About 3¾–5¼ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained descent, about 24%. Terrain and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Brown Rigg & Blea Tarn →Start 4.4 km away13.49 km~509 m~3½–4¾ hModerate effort Hard: terrain and navigationPlannedPark: Dob Gill, Thirlmere (closed); nearest: Steel End, Thirlmere (paid), about 1.3 km on foot · Bus: 555, 1.8 km walk from Thirlmere, at Armboth turnFour tops on the boggy watershed above Thirlmere — Brown Rigg, Shivery Knott, Middle Crag and High Tove — in 13.5 km with 509 m of climbing. Rated hard to navigate, which is the whole character of this ground. About 3½–4¾ hours.Terrain: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Birketts West of Thirlmere →Start 4.5 km away23.11 km~1241 m~6½–9 hSevere effort Severe: distancePlannedPark: Dob Gill, Thirlmere (closed); nearest: Steel End, Thirlmere (paid), about 1.3 km on foot · Bus: 555, 1.8 km walk from Thirlmere, at Armboth turnTen tops on the rough ground west of Thirlmere — Wythburn Fell, Standing Crag and the Coldbarrow Fell saddles among them — in 23.1 km with 1,241 m of climbing averaging about 10% but with a 36% pull over 250 m in the first kilometre. Severe for length, hard for steepness and underfoot; roughly 6½–9 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained climb, about 29%. Terrain: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson →Start 4.7 km away17.46 km~808 m~4¾–6½ hHard effort Hard: distance and steepnessWalked July 2026One-way: finishes at Keswick · Start: Honister (NT, paid) · Bus: 77 at the startThree big Newlands tops — Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson — linked by a fast, airy ridge, reached by a lung-bursting pull straight off Honister Pass with no warm-up at all. A linear day rather than a round: 17.5 km and 808 m of climbing, of which the last 11.7 km is the valley walk-out to Keswick after the final summit.Hazard notes checked by Lee McCoy: Dale Head (14 June 2026), Hindscarth (14 June 2026) and Robinson (14 June 2026); they draw on Keswick Mountain Rescue Team.
• Great Gable from Honister Slate Mine →Start 4.8 km away9.61 km~721 m~3–4¼ hModerate effort Severe: steepness and navigationPlannedPark: Honister (NT, paid) · Bus: 77 at the startThe kindest way to England’s most-loved mountain. Honister starts you at 350 m. The route goes out along Moses Trod, under Gable Crag to Beck Head, climbs the steep, stony north-west ridge onto Great Gable, and comes back over Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Four Wainwrights, a summit war memorial and the finest view in Lakeland down into Wasdale — but the top is a broad boulder plateau, and in cloud it is one of the great navigation traps.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained climb, about 45%. Terrain and navigation: our judgement from the map and the route’s record; not walked yet.
• Honister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells →Start 4.8 km away19.62 km~1057 m~5½–7¾ hHard effort Severe: steepnessPlannedOne-way: finishes at Keswick · Start: Honister Pass (paid, slate mine) · Bus: 77 at the startA big Newlands horseshoe walked one–way from the top of Honister Pass to Keswick. You climb straight onto Dale Head, trace the broad grassy tops over Hindscarth and Robinson, drop to Newlands Hause and pick up the Knott Rigg–Ard Crags ridge, then walk out down the Newlands valley into town — five summits and a proper day out, with no car to collect.
• Black Star Brandreth and others →Start 4.9 km away9.29 km~629 m~2¾–4 hModerate effort Hard: steepness and navigationWalked in partPark: Honister Pass (paid, slate mine) · Bus: 77 at the startStraight up from the Honister pass — Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Brandreth and Grey Knotts in 9.3 km with 629 m of climbing. Short but hard for steepness, with one stage averaging 15%. About 2¾–4 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained descent, about 33%. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Haystacks →Start 4.9 km away11.21 km~792 m~3½–4¾ hModerate effort Hard: steepness and navigationWalked April 2026Park: Honister Pass (paid, slate mine) · Bus: 77 at the startFrom Honister up the old quarry tracks to Fleetwith Pike, down past Dubs Hut to the tarns and rocky knolls of Haystacks, then a late climb back over Brandreth and Grey Knotts — four Wainwrights in one round. There is a scramble to the true top of Haystacks, and a maze of paths up there that needs care in cloud.Exposure: graded by Lee on the ground. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.

Fells within about 5 km

• Eagle Crag →1 km away523 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsEagle Crag at 523m (1,715ft) is a magnificent rocky buttress above Langstrath, its eastern face dropping in great crags to the valley below.
• Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot →1.6 km away551 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsBessyboot at 551m (1,808ft) is the distinctive rocky summit of Rosthwaite Fell in the Southern Fells above Stonethwaite and Borrowdale.
• Great Crag (Stonethwaite) →1.6 km away449 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusDecent · 55 · rated on 27 OctoberDryGreat 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.
• Sergeant's Crag →1.7 km away571 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsSergeant'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.
• Ullscarf →2.1 km away723 m~4–5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsUllscarf at 723m (2,372ft) is a broad, heathery plateau in the Central Fells above the headwaters of Wyth Burn, with views in all directions.
• Grange Fell (Brund Fell) →3.3 km away417 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsGrange 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.
• Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top) →3.5 km away475 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 50 · rated on 27 OctoberDryArmboth 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.
• High Raise (High White Stones) →3.7 km away763 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHigh Raise at 763m (2,502ft) is the central summit of the Lake District — literally and figuratively.
• Castle Crag →3.7 km away290 m~2–2½ h🚌 BusDecent · 64 · rated on 27 OctoberDry, firm underfootCastle Crag at 290m (951ft) is the lowest of all the Wainwright fells, yet one of the most dramatic — a rocky prow standing sentinel in the narrowest part of the Borrowdale gorge between Grange and Rosthwaite.
• Glaramara →3.8 km away783 m~5–6 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsGlaramara at 783m (2,568ft) is the great ridge fell of upper Borrowdale, a long, complex summit with multiple rocky tops and a character quite unlike its smoother neighbours.
• High Tove →3.8 km away515 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHigh 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.
• Calf Crag →3.9 km away537 m~4½–6¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsCalf 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.
• Sergeant Man →4.4 km away736 m~3¾–5¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsSergeant 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.
• Tarn Crag (Easedale) →4.9 km away549 m~4¼–5½ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsTarn Crag at 549m (1,801ft) above Easedale is a craggy little summit above the head of the Sour Milk Gill path from Grasmere.
• High Spy →5 km away653 m~4–5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsHigh Spy at 653m (2,143ft) is the high point of the Newlands Horseshoe ridge above Maiden Moor, its summit giving excellent views of Derwent Water to the north and the Dale Head group to the south.

2 of the fells here are rated good to climb on 27 October — see live conditions →
A prediction from our daily fell score, not a guarantee — always check the mountain forecast before you go. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab).

Distances are straight-line from the centre of Galleny Force — ‘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.