Walks from Kentmere
The walks you can reach from Kentmere — 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 Kentmere guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
4 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.
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.
Walking routes near Kentmere
- Kentmere Horseshoe 0.1 km away20.1 km~1029 m~5.7 hThe classic round of the Kentmere valley — a 20 km, ~1,030 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.
- Longsleddale Round (Kentmere Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag & Shipman Knotts) 1.2 km away17.7 km~1043 m~5.3 hA long ~18 km round from Sadgill in quiet Longsleddale over five Wainwrights — Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell and Shipman Knotts — across some of the loneliest, broadest grass tops in the Far Eastern fells. Real navigation in cloud.
- Harrop Pike & Ancrow Brow - Birketts 3.2 km away20 km~601 m~5 hEight Birkett tops above Longsleddale in a 20 km round — only 601 m of ascent, which is modest for the distance, but one stage climbs 294 m in 1.2 km at around 24%, and the ground is rated hard for both navigation and exposure. About 5 hours steady.
- Birketts by Kentmere Horseshoe 3.2 km away17.6 km~754 m~4.8 hNine lesser tops around the Kentmere valley — Cocklaw Fell, Hollow Moor and Green Quarter Fell among them — in 17.6 km with 754 m of climbing and nothing steeper than about 10%. Hard for length and navigation; about 4.8 hours.
- Capple Howe & Sallows 4.6 km away8.7 km~480 m~2.5 hSour Howes, Capple Howe and Sallows above Troutbeck — three modest tops in 8.7 km with 480 m of climbing and one stage averaging 16%. Rated hard to navigate; about two and a half hours.
Fells within about 5 km
- Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell) 1.3 km away426 mHollow Moor at 334m (1,096ft) is a broad, heathery moorland above the Crake valley between Coniston Water and Windermere, giving wide views of the surrounding South Lakeland countryside.
- Hollow Moor East Top 1.8 km away413 m
- Sallows 1.9 km away516 m~2.5 h🚌 BusDecent · 59DrySallows 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~2.5 hDecent · 64DryShipman 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~2.5 h🚌 BusDecent · 69Dry, light windsSour Howes at 483m (1,585ft) is a broad, grassy summit above Troutbeck with good views south to Windermere.
- Yoke 3.1 km away707 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inYoke at 706m (2,316ft) 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 away730 m~3 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inKentmere Pike at 730m (2,395ft) 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~2 h🚌 BusDecent · 62DryTroutbeck 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~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inIll Bell at 757m (2,484ft) is the highest of the classic Kentmere Horseshoe ridge, 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 east of Shap, giving views across the limestone upland and the Bannisdale valley.
- Brunt Knott 4.6 km away427 mBrunt Knott at 433m (1,421ft) 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~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inFroswick at 720m (2,362ft) is the middle summit 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 318m (1,043ft) is a heathery fell above the Kentmere and Windermere area, its open top giving views of Windermere and the surrounding South Lakeland countryside.
- Tarn Crag (Sleddale) 4.9 km away664 m~3 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inTarn Crag at 664m (2,178ft) in Sleddale is a broad, grassy summit on the remote moorland east of Shap, giving wide views across the Shap Fells to the Pennines.
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.