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Walks from Kentmere

7 routes and 15 fells within about 5 km of Kentmere, 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 Kentmere guide for parking, buses and where to stay.

Walking routes near Kentmere

Few routes mapped near this start so far (7); 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.

• Kentmere Horseshoe →Start 0.1 km away20.14 km~1064 m~5¾–7¾ hHard effort Severe: distanceWalked in partPark: Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited)The classic round of the Kentmere valley — a 20 km, ~1,060 m horseshoe over eight Wainwrights: up over Yoke and the shapely Ill Bell ridge to Thornthwaite Crag, then back over Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts. A long, high, broad-ridged day in the Far Eastern fells.
• Kentmere to Hartrigg →Start 0.1 km away4.47 km~62 m~1–1½ hModerate: navigation🏞️ Easy & familyPlannedOut and back · Park: Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited)A short out-and-back of about 4.5 km from Kentmere village up the valley to Hartrigg: a lane and a footpath out of the village, then the valley track, with about 60 m of climbing.
• Longsleddale Round (Kentmere Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag & Shipman Knotts) →Start 1.2 km away17.86 km~1114 m~5¼–7¼ hHard effort Severe: steepnessWalked in partPark: Hollow Moor (layby) (free)A long ~18 km round from Hollow Moor, crossing into Longsleddale at Sadgill, over six Wainwrights — Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Branstree, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell and Shipman Knotts — across some of the broadest grass tops in the Far Eastern fells. Real navigation in cloud.Navigation: graded by Lee on the ground, on the stretches he walked.
• Harrop Pike & Ancrow Brow - Birketts →Start 3.2 km away20.03 km~660 m~5–7 hHard effort Severe: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited)Eight Birkett tops above Longsleddale in a 20 km round — only 660 m of ascent, which is modest for the distance, but one stage climbs 299 m in 1.2 km, averaging around 25% with a 41% pull over 250 m at the start, and the ground is rated hard to navigate. About 5–7 hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained climb, about 38%. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Birketts by Kentmere Horseshoe →Start 3.2 km away17.58 km~798 m~4¾–6½ hHard effort Hard: distance and navigationPlannedPark: Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited)Nine lesser tops on a loop from Sadgill in Longsleddale, over the east side of the Kentmere Horseshoe — Cocklaw Fell, Hollow Moor and Green Quarter Fell among them — in 17.6 km with 798 m of climbing, the steepest sustained pull about 23%. Hard for length and navigation; about 4¾–6½ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the distance; the steepest sustained climb, about 23%. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.
• Troutbeck Tongue from Troutbeck →Start 4.1 km away10.52 km~519 m~2¾–4 hModerate effort Hard: steepnessPlannedPark: unnamed layby north-west of Sour Howes · Bus: 508 at the start
• Capple Howe & Sallows →Start 4.6 km away8.68 km~490 m~2½–3½ hModerate effort Hard: steepness and navigationWalked in partPark: Church Bridge, Troutbeck (limited) (free) · Bus: 508 at the startSour Howes, Capple Howe and Sallows above Troutbeck — three modest tops in 8.7 km with 490 m of climbing and one stage averaging 16%. Rated hard to navigate; about 2½–3½ hours.Measured from the GPX track: the steepest sustained climb, about 26%. Navigation: estimated from the map, not checked on the ground. Summary checked by Lee McCoy, 26 August 2026.

Fells within about 5 km

• Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell) →1.3 km away426 mHollow Moor at 426m (1,398ft) is the top of Green Quarter Fell, the moorland on the east side of the Kentmere valley, about 1 km east of Kentmere village.
• Hollow Moor East Top →1.8 km away413 mThis unnamed summit at 413m (1,355ft) on the Green Quarter Fell above Kentmere is an Outlying Fell giving views across the Kentmere valley and towards the Kent estuary.
• Sallows →1.9 km away516 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40 · rated on 27 OctoberSummit likely clagged inSallows at 516m (1,693ft) is a smooth, grassy summit on the Kentmere ridge above the Troutbeck valley, its open top giving views south to Windermere and east to the Kentmere fells.
• Shipman Knotts →2.6 km away587 m~4¾–6½ hSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsShipman Knotts at 587m (1,926ft) is a neat, rocky summit above the Kentmere valley, the southernmost point of the Kentmere Horseshoe.
• Sour Howes →3 km away483 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40 · rated on 27 OctoberSummit likely clagged inSour Howes at 483m (1,585ft) is a broad, grassy summit above Troutbeck with good views south to Windermere.
• Yoke →3.1 km away707 m~5½–7 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsYoke at 707m (2,320ft) is the southernmost summit of the Ill Bell ridge, a grassy shoulder above Troutbeck with fine views south to Windermere.
• Kentmere Pike →3.7 km away731 m~4¾–6½ hSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsKentmere Pike at 731m (2,397ft) is the eastern anchor of the Kentmere Horseshoe, a broad, grassy summit giving outstanding views east across the Shap Fells and south down the Kentmere valley.
• Troutbeck Tongue →4 km away364 m~2¾–4 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40 · rated on 27 OctoberSummit likely clagged inTroutbeck Tongue at 364m (1,194ft) is a long, narrow ridge jutting into the Troutbeck valley, its summit giving fine views of the valley and the Ill Bell ridge above.
• Ill Bell →4 km away757 m~3½–4¼ h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsIll Bell at 757m (2,484ft) is the highest of the three tops of the Ill Bell ridge, between Yoke and Froswick, a shapely, rocky summit with a wonderful collection of cairns and fine views south to Windermere and the Kent estuary.
• High Knott →4.1 km away275 mHigh Knott at 275m (902ft) rises above Staveley in the South Lakeland fells, and appears on some Ordnance Survey maps under the name of the structure on its summit.
• Swinklebank Crag (Ancrow Brow) →4.5 km away554 mSwinklebank Crag at 554m (1,818ft) is an Outlying Fell forming part of the Bannisdale Horseshoe above the remote Bannisdale valley, between Longsleddale and Bannisdale, giving views across the Bannisdale valley.
• Brunt Knott →4.6 km away427 mBrunt Knott at 427m (1,401ft) is a heathery fell summit above Kentmere and the Longsleddale valley, giving pleasant views of the Kent valley and the Far Eastern Fells above.
• Froswick →4.8 km away720 m~5½–7 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsFroswick at 720m (2,362ft) is the northernmost of the three summits of the Ill Bell ridge above Troutbeck, a pointed peak with a surprisingly shapely profile when viewed from the Troutbeck valley below.
• Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit) →4.8 km away265 mHugill Fell at 265m (869ft) is a heathery fell above Staveley, on the west side of the Kent valley, its open top giving views of Windermere and the surrounding South Lakeland countryside.
• Tarn Crag (Sleddale) →4.9 km away664 m~5¼–6½ hSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the topsTarn Crag at 664m (2,178ft) is a broad, grassy summit above the head of Longsleddale, south-west of Shap, giving wide views across the Shap Fells to the Pennines.

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 6 Outlying fells here have no rating. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab).

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