Walks from Moss Force
The walks you can reach from Moss Force — 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 Moss Force guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
Walking routes near Moss Force
- High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows 1.7 km away15.7 km~1399 m~5.5 hA big north-western day — seven tops from High Snockrigg over Whiteless Pike to Crag Hill, 15.7 km and 1,399 m, with one stage averaging 22%. About 5.5 hours.
- Great Borne & Starling Dodd 1.9 km away16 km~1100 m~5 hRed Pike, Starling Dodd and Great Borne along the western end of the High Stile ridge — three tops, 16 km and 1,100 m, with one stage averaging 20%. Hard for length, severe for steepness; about 5 hours.
- High Stile, Seat via Buttermere 1.9 km away13 km~836 m~4 hFive tops along the High Stile ridge with Buttermere below you the whole way. 836 m of ascent in 13 km, and a stage averaging 20% to gain the ridge in the first place. Exposure is rated hard where the crags drop straight to the lake. Roughly 4 hours.
- The Buttermere Ridge 2 km away13.4 km~975 m~4.3 hOne of the finest ridge walks in the Lakes — Seat, High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike strung above Buttermere, with plunging drops into Ennerdale on one side and the lake on the other. Earned by the loose, relentless grind of Gamlin End and paid for again on the red scree chute off Red Pike: 13.4 km, 975 m of climbing, and severe for steepness.
- Crummock Water shore circuit 2 km away13.2 km~191 m~3 h🏞️ Easy & familyThe full circuit of Crummock Water — about 8.2 miles around one of the loveliest of the western lakes. Largely level but long, and boggy in places along the quieter western shore.
- Buttermere lake circuit 2 km away7.4 km~66 m~1.6 h🏞️ Easy & familyThe classic low-level lap of Buttermere — a flat, well-made path right around the lake beneath High Stile and Fleetwith Pike, passing the famous lone tree and a short rock-cut tunnel. One of the great easy walks in the Lakes.
- Scale Fell and Mellbreak 2 km away14.7 km~561 m~3.9 hScale Knott and both Mellbreak tops — 14.7 km and 561 m, with a stage averaging 19%. The only route in this group rated SEVERE for exposure, and hard for length and navigation too. About 3.9 hours.
- Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town 4.3 km away12.1 km~729 m~3.6 hModerateA proper Newlands mountain day that most walkers drive straight past. The shapely Scope End ridge lifts you out of Little Town onto Hindscarth, then an airy walk along Hindscarth Edge carries you over to Dale Head above the head of the valley before a long descent back to the start. It's about 12 km with 730 m of ascent, with no scrambling — but the pulls are steep and the tops are big and open. Walk it on a day the Catbells car parks are overflowing and you'll have the ridge largely to yourself.
- The Grasmoor Round 4.8 km away16.2 km~1197 m~5.2 hOne of the hardest starts in the Lakes — a gruelling 26% climb over loose scree onto Whiteside — followed by superb high ridge walking over Hopegill Head and Grasmoor. There is mild Grade 1 scrambling near the top, a broad plateau that disorients in fog, and a narrow descent along Whiteless Edge.
- Dodd & Whiteside 4.9 km away7.9 km~682 m~2.7 hTwo tops, 7.9 km and 682 m — and a stage averaging 29%, which is what a short walk with that much ascent in it means. Easy for length, severe for steepness, hard for exposure. Under three hours.
- The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike 4.9 km away16.2 km~1068 m~5 hHard🏞️ Easy & familyTen tops and the finest ridge walking in the North Western Fells — up Whiteside, along the narrow crest of Gasgale Crags to Hopegill Head, over the great whaleback of Grasmoor, then out along Wandope and down the elegant cone of Whiteless Pike to Rannerdale. Sixteen kilometres, a thousand metres of climbing, and views over Crummock Water all the way round.
- Black Star Brandreth and others 5 km away9.2 km~597 m~2.8 hStraight up from the Honister pass — Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Brandreth and Grey Knotts in 9.2 km with 597 m of climbing. Short but severe for steepness and hard for exposure, with one stage averaging 15%. Under three hours.
- Honister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells 5 km away19.6 km~1035 m~5.6 hHard🏞️ Easy & familyA 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 quieter Knott Rigg–Ard Crags ridge, then walk out down the Newlands valley into town — six summits and a proper day out, with no car to collect.
- Haystacks 5 km away11.4 km~738 m~3.5 hFleetwith Pike's front edge first, then the tarns and rocky knolls of Haystacks — the two finest small summits above Buttermere in a single round. There is a scramble to the true top, and a maze of paths up there that needs care in cloud.
Fells within about 5 km
- Robinson 1 km away738 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 18Too windy for the topsRobinson at 737m (2,418ft) is the north-western bastion of the Newlands Horseshoe — the great classic ridge walk that circuits the Newlands valley.
- Knott Rigg 1.5 km away556 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 18Too windy for the topsKnott Rigg at 556m (1,824ft) is a pleasant, grassy ridge summit above the Newlands valley between Ard Crags and the Buttermere road, giving fine views of the Grasmoor and Newlands Horseshoe ranges.
- Whiteless Pike 2 km away660 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsWhiteless Pike at 660m (2,165ft) is the southern sentinel of the Grasmoor ridge above Buttermere, a sharp, pointed summit giving excellent views of the Buttermere valley and Crummock Water.
- Wandope 2.3 km away774 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsWandope at 772m (2,533ft) is the western arm of the Grasmoor massif, a high ridge with outstanding views of Crummock Water and the coastal plain beyond.
- Hindscarth 2.4 km away727 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHindscarth at 727m (2,385ft) is an elegant summit on the Newlands Horseshoe between Dale Head and Robinson, its pointed profile visible from the Newlands valley below.
- Ard Crags 2.7 km away581 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsArd Crags at 581m (1,906ft) is a craggy ridge summit above the head of the Newlands valley, its rocky west face giving the fell its name.
- Rannerdale Knotts 2.7 km away355 m~1.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsRannerdale Knotts at 355m (1,165ft) is a small, delightful ridge of rocky knolls above Crummock Water, giving some of the finest views of the lake from any fell in the North Western Fells.
- Sail 2.9 km away773 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsSail at 773m (2,536ft) is an elegant, pointed summit on the Coledale Horseshoe between Eel Crag and Causey Pike, its attractive profile one of the defining features of the skyline above Braithwaite.
- Crag Hill (Eel Crag) 2.9 km away839 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsCrag Hill at 839m (2,753ft), also known as Eel Crag, is the highest point of the Coledale Horseshoe ridge in the North Western Fells, a broad, rocky summit connecting Grasmoor to Sail and Hopegill Head.
- Grasmoor 3.4 km away852 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsGrasmoor at 852m (2,795ft) is the highest and most massive of the North Western Fells, a great dome of a mountain above Crummock Water that Wainwright described as one of the finest viewpoints in the district — the panorama from Grasmoor's summit takes in the full sweep of the northern and western fells, with the two great lakes of Crummock Water and Buttermere gleaming in the valley far below.
- Fleetwith Pike 3.5 km away649 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsFleetwith Pike at 648m (2,126ft) stands above Honister Pass, its northern face falling in the famous Honister Crags that Wainwright described as giving one of the most dramatic fell profiles in the Western Fells.
- Scar Crags 3.6 km away672 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsScar Crags at 672m (2,205ft) is a craggy ridge summit above Coledale between Causey Pike and Sail, its rocky profile one of the features of the Coledale Horseshoe.
- Dale Head 3.6 km away754 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsDale Head at 753m (2,470ft) is the highest summit of the Newlands Horseshoe, a broad, rocky top above the head of the Newlands valley giving outstanding views of the full horseshoe circuit and south to the Borrowdale fells.
- High Crag (Buttermere) 3.7 km away745 m~5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHigh Crag at 744m (2,441ft) is the south-eastern anchor of the Buttermere ridge, its dramatic Gamlin End providing the steepest descent in the three-peak circuit.
- High Stile 3.7 km away806 m~4.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHigh Stile is the highest of the three great fells of the Buttermere ridge, and one of the finest summits in the Western Fells.
- Red Pike (Buttermere) 3.8 km away755 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsRed Pike is the shapely, warm-hued peak at the Buttermere end of the High Stile ridge — its name from the red Ennerdale granophyre that colours its screes and summit.
- Causey Pike 4.3 km away637 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsCausey Pike at 637m (2,090ft) is one of the most attractive North Western summits — a pointed, rocky knob visible from across Derwent Water that Wainwright regarded as giving one of the finest low-level views of the lake.
- High Spy 4.3 km away653 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHigh Spy at 653m (2,142ft) 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.
- Haystacks (Buttermere) 4.3 km away597 m~4 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsHaystacks at 597m (1,959ft) is the fell Wainwright loved above all others — not for its height, but for its character.
- Outerside 4.4 km away568 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsOuterside at 568m (1,864ft) is a small, grassy summit between Causey Pike and the Coledale valley, giving pleasant views of the surrounding North Western Fells.
- Maiden Moor 4.4 km away575 m~2.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsMaiden Moor at 576m (1,890ft) is the broad ridge south of Catbells on the Newlands Horseshoe, giving outstanding views of Derwent Water from its open summit plateau.
- Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top) 4.6 km away511 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsMellbreak at 512m (1,680ft) is a distinctive double-summited ridge above the western shore of Crummock Water, its steep flanks rising directly from the lake edge.
- Hopegill Head 4.8 km away770 m~3.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsHopegill Head at 770m (2,526ft) is a pointed, airy summit above the head of the Hobcarton valley, its steep sides giving it a dramatic profile from the Whinlatter direction.
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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.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Moss 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.