Walks from Skelwith Force
The walks you can reach from Skelwith 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 Skelwith Force guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
0 of the fells here are rated good to climb on 27 July — 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 Skelwith Force
- Elterwater riverside loop 1.4 km away4.3 km~91 m~1 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Loughrigg Tarn & Loughrigg Fell 1.4 km away9.8 km~382 m~2.6 hModerate🏞️ Easy
- Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater 1.4 km away11.5 km~487 m~3.1 hModerate
- Elterwater & Skelwith Force 1.5 km away7.6 km~164 m~1.8 h🏞️ Easy
- Slater Bridge & Cathedral Cave 2.6 km away2.2 km~92 m~0.6 h🏞️ Easy
- Rydal Water & Rydal Caves 2.9 km away6.5 km~216 m~1.7 h🏞️ Easy
- Fairfield Horseshoe 2.9 km away16.9 km~925 m~4.9 hModerate
- Grasmere to Easdale Tarn 3 km away9.5 km~237 m~2.3 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Grasmere lake circuit 3 km away5.7 km~95 m~1.3 h🏞️ Easy
- Helm Crag & Far Easedale 3 km away15.9 km~850 m~4.6 h
- Castle How & Lang How - Birketts 3.1 km away10.9 km~445 m~2.9 h
- Stone Arthur from Grasmere 3.1 km away6.8 km~516 m~2.2 h
- Helm Crag, Gibson Knott, Calf Crag, Steel Fell and Tarn Crag 3.1 km away20.8 km~910 m~5.7 h
- West of Grasmere 3.2 km away15.4 km~806 m~4.4 h
- The Royal Oak Pub Walk (Ambleside) 3.4 km away5.9 km~68 m~1.3 hEasy🏞️ Easy
- Loughrigg Terrace & Rydal Water 3.5 km away10.7 km~288 m~2.6 h🏞️ Easy
- Ambleside, Todd Crag, Rydal Cave 3.5 km away10.4 km~392 m~2.7 h
- Stock Ghyll Force 3.5 km away2 km~90 m~0.5 h🏞️ Easy
- Ambleside to the Old Post Office Tea Room, Troutbeck (over Wansfell) 3.6 km away9.9 km~546 m~2.9 hModerate🏞️ Easy
- Sour Howes, Sallows, Yorke, Illl Bell, Frostwick and Troutbeck Tongue in the sun! 3.6 km away27.6 km~1395 m~7.8 h
- Long Hike to Fairfield from Ambleside 3.6 km away22.4 km~1350 m~6.7 h
- Wansfell Pike and Baystones 3.7 km away11.9 km~534 m~3.3 h
- Blea Tarn (Little Langdale) 4.6 km away2.7 km~34 m~0.6 h🏞️ Easy
- Wray Castle & the Windermere west shore 4.6 km away9.6 km~114 m~2.1 h🏞️ Easy
- Tarn Hows circuit 4.9 km away2.9 km~61 m~0.7 h🏞️ Easy
- Holme Fell and Black Fell 4.9 km away13.7 km~604 m~3.8 h
Fells within about 5 km
- Loughrigg Fell 1.1 km away335 m~2 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Black Fell 2.6 km away323 m~2 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Silver How 2.9 km away394 m~2 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Nab Scar 3.3 km away450 m~2 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) 3.9 km away470 m~2.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Heron Pike (Rydal) 4.4 km away612 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Holme Fell 4.4 km away316 m~2 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
- Low Pike 4.9 km away508 m~2.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged in
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Skelwith 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.