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Walks from Pooley Bridge

3 routes and 5 fells within about 5 km of Pooley Bridge, nearest first. Two walks start within 1 km of the village: Heughscar Hill & Arthur's Pike (11.68 km) and Pooley Bridge to Shap (15.4 km). 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 Pooley Bridge guide for parking, buses and where to stay.

I haven't walked either route from Pooley Bridge yet, so both are planned lines. I have been up Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike and Little Mell Fell, but from other starts.

Starting in Pooley Bridge

Two routes start within 1 km of the centre of Pooley Bridge in a straight line, nearer Pooley Bridge than any other village.

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.

• Heughscar Hill & Arthur's Pike →Start 0 km away11.68 km~437 m~3–4¼ hModerate effort Moderate: distance, steepness and navigationPlannedPark: Pooley Bridge, Finkle Street car park (free) · Bus: 508 at the start
• Pooley Bridge to Shap →Start 0.1 km away15.4 km~382 m~3½–5 hModerate effort Hard: distance and navigationPlannedOne-way: finishes 12.8 km from the start in a straight line · Start: Eusemere Car Park (LDNPA, paid) · Bus: 508 at the start

More walking routes within about 5 km

Few routes mapped near this start so far (3); the fells within about 5 km are below.

• The Mell Fells & Gowbarrow Fell →Start 4.8 km away15.78 km~776 m~4¼–6 hHard effort Hard: distance and steepnessPlannedPark: Roadside parking for Watermillock Fell (free) · Bus: UB1, 1.0 km walk from Horrockwood, opposite The Quiet Site

Fells within about 5 km

• Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill) →0.3 km away240 m
• Heughscar Hill →2.1 km away375 m
• Arthur's Pike →3.9 km away533 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the tops
• Bonscale Pike →4.7 km away524 m~2½–3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20 · rated on 27 OctoberToo windy for the tops
• Little Mell Fell →4.8 km away505 m~1½–2 h🚌 BusDecent · 65 · rated on 27 OctoberDry

1 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. Our daily score covers the Wainwrights only, so the 2 Outlying fells here have no rating. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab).

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