Walks from Threlkeld
The walks you can reach from Threlkeld — 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 Threlkeld guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
Walking routes near Threlkeld
- Blencathra via Blease Fell 0.1 km away11.9 km~750 m~3.6 hEasyA shorter, easier way up the great northern fell of Blencathra than my favourite round from Mungrisdale over Souther Fell. From Threlkeld it climbs the grassy shoulder of Blease Fell (Knowe Crags) to the summit, with a fine high traverse over Gategill Fell Top, Doddick Fell and Scales Fell, and it avoids the boggy ground of Mungrisdale Common. A grand viewpoint over the northern fells and the Eden valley for relatively modest effort — and well clear of the notorious Sharp Edge.
- High Rigg 2.4 km away3.6 km~215 m~1.1 hAn hour's round over Naddle Fell, and a great deal of view for 215 m of climbing — with one steep pull near the top and a stretch of pathless ground to keep it honest.
- Threlkeld Knotts & Clough Head 2.4 km away11.2 km~793 m~3.6 hClough Head is the northern full stop of the Dodds, and this takes it with Threlkeld Knotts and Calfhow Pike. 11.2 km, 793 m, and a 16% stage that does most of the climbing early on. Severe for steepness, hard for exposure. Around 3.6 hours.
- Blencathra by Sharp Edge 2.9 km away7 km~644 m~2.5 hSevere🏞️ Easy & familyThe most exposed ridge in the Lake District that walkers routinely attempt — a narrow, airy arete of polished rock above Scales Tarn, followed by a steep pull onto Blencathra and a fine descent over Doddick and Scales Fell. It is a magnificent line. It is also the single most dangerous thing on this site, and we are not going to soften that.
- Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! 3.8 km away19.3 km~1116 m~5.7 hSkiddaw the long way, taking in Lonscale Fell and Bakestall — 19.2 km and 1,116 m, with a 22% lung-buster onto Lesser Man and loose slate underfoot high up. The plateau is fully exposed to the wind, and the round commits you to a 9.7 km walk out from Bakestall.
- Up to Skiddaw Round Trip 3.8 km away12 km~799 m~3.7 hA compact way onto Skiddaw over Lonscale Fell — 12 km and 799 m — keeping off the tourist path for most of the climb. Burnt Horse Ridge is steep and often wet underfoot, the summit plateau is fully exposed to whatever the weather is doing, and the return is a sustained 519 m descent on stone and gravel.
- Latrigg 3.8 km away2.5 km~103 m~0.7 h🏞️ Easy & familyThe little fell on Keswick's doorstep with an outsized view — a short pull from the Gale Road car park to a grassy top looking straight down on the town, Derwentwater and the Borrowdale fells.
Fells within about 5 km
- Blencathra - Hallsfell Top 2.4 km away868 m~4 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsBlencathra at 868m (2,848ft) was, by many accounts, Wainwright's personal favourite — he described it as 'a mountain that has everything a mountain should have.' Its dramatic southern face presents a series of sweeping ridges and dark corries that compose into one of the great mountain spectacles of Lakeland, visible from the A66 below.
- Clough Head 3.2 km away726 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsClough Head at 726m (2,382ft) is the northernmost of the main Helvellyn ridge summits, a grassy whale-back that Wainwright noted as the ideal starting or finishing point for the full northern Dodds traverse.
- High Rigg (Naddle Fell) 3.5 km away356 m~1.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 28Summit likely clagged inHigh Rigg at 357m (1,171ft) is a delightful, craggy ridge above St John's in the Vale — one of the most pleasant low-level walks in the Eastern Fells, its heathery knolls giving fine views of Blencathra, Helvellyn and the Vale of St John from multiple viewpoints.
- Lonscale Fell 3.8 km away715 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Too windy for the topsLonscale Fell at 715m (2,346ft) is the eastern shoulder of Skiddaw above the River Glenderaterra, giving fine views of the Blencathra massif and east across the Northern Fells.
- Mungrisdale Common 3.9 km away632 m~4.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 19Summit likely clagged inMungrisdale Common at 675m (2,215ft) is a broad, boggy summit between Blencathra and Bowscale Fell, its featureless top challenging to navigate in mist but giving good views of the Blencathra massif on a clear day.
- Bannerdale Crags 4 km away684 m~3 h🚌 BusSave it · 20Too windy for the topsBannerdale Crags at 683m (2,240ft) stands above the remote Bannerdale valley between Mungrisdale and the Helvellyn range, its summit crags giving a dramatic and largely unvisited view of the eastern Northern Fells.
- Latrigg 4 km away369 m~1.5 h🚌 BusSave it · 34Summit likely clagged inLatrigg at 368m (1,207ft) is the little fell above Keswick, its summit giving one of the finest and most accessible viewpoints of Derwent Water and the surrounding fells in the whole Lake District.
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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.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Threlkeld — ‘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.