Walks from Wrynose Pass
The walks you can reach from Wrynose Pass — 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 Wrynose Pass guide for parking, buses and where to stay.
3 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 Wrynose Pass
- Black Sails & Great How 0.1 km away10.8 km~773 m~3.4 hSix tops on the Coniston skyline — Hell Gill Pike, Little Carrs, Great Carrs, Swirl How and Great How — in 10.8 km with 773 m of climbing and one stage averaging 19%. Hard for navigation and exposure; about 3.4 hours.
- Stonesty Pike, Great Knott & Wrynose Fell 0.2 km away13.6 km~1033 m~4.4 hFive tops on the rough ground between Wrynose and Cold Pike — 13.6 km and 1,033 m, severe for steepness and hard for both navigation and exposure. About 4.4 hours.
- Blea Tarn (Little Langdale) 2.4 km away2.7 km~34 m~0.6 h🏞️ EasyA short, lovely loop around little Blea Tarn, with the classic view of the Langdale Pikes mirrored in the water — one of the most photographed scenes in the Lakes for very little effort.
- The Old Dungeon Ghyll Pub Walk (Great Langdale) 3.5 km away6.6 km~106 m~1.5 hEasy🏞️ EasyAn easy, near-level loop of the Great Langdale valley floor from the Old Dungeon Ghyll, walked entirely beneath the Langdale Pikes — Pike o' Stickle and Harrison Stickle rearing up on one side, Bowfell and the Band on the other. Barely a hundred metres of up-and-down across 6.6 km, so it's a proper leg-stretch with all of the drama and almost none of the grind — and it begins and ends at the pub.
- Rossett Pike, Allen Crags, Great End and more 3.5 km away17.7 km~1176 m~5.5 hA five-summit traverse of the high central ground, taking in Rossett Pike, Allen Crags, Great End, Esk Pike and Bowfell. The 1,176 m of ascent is spread over 17.7 km so no stage averages more than about 10%, but exposure is rated hard and the rock underfoot barely lets up. Around 5.5 hours.
- Esk Pike and Great End 3.5 km away17.7 km~1099 m~5.4 hEsk Pike and Great End, the two big tops at the head of Eskdale, reached by a 17.7 km round with 1,099 m of climbing. Nothing on it averages steeper than about 11%: the difficulty is the scale rather than any one pull, and both navigation and exposure are rated only moderate. Allow around 5.4 hours.
- Slater Bridge & Cathedral Cave 4 km away2.2 km~92 m~0.6 h🏞️ EasyA short, characterful loop from Little Langdale over the slate Slater Bridge and up to the cavernous Cathedral Cave, a relic of the old quarries. Uneven, rocky quarry ground in places — and a torch helps inside the cave.
- Langdale Horseshoe 4 km away20.2 km~1497 m~6.5 hSevereThe full Langdale Horseshoe — fifteen tops, 1,500 m of ascent and one of the hardest days in the Lakes that involves no rope. The Langdale Pikes, Bowfell, the whole Crinkle Crags ridge and Pike of Blisco in a single round. It is long, rough, and the Crinkles will try to lead you down the wrong side. Do not start it late.
- Langdale Pikes Round 4.1 km away12.3 km~830 m~3.9 hModerateA grand round of the Langdale Pikes and the fells behind them. From Great Langdale it climbs past Stickle Tarn to take in Pavey Ark (by the walkers' line, not Jack's Rake), Harrison Stickle, Pike of Stickle and Loft Crag, then loops over Thunacar Knott, High Raise and Sergeant Man before dropping back to the valley. It's a simpler line than my previous version, which added Blea Rigg — boggy on the approach from Sergeant Man. Handily, there are toilets at the car park at the end.
Fells within about 5 km
- Pike of Blisco 1.6 km away703 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inPike of Blisco at 705m (2,313ft) is a shapely, rocky little summit above the head of Great Langdale, beloved by Wainwright for its excellent views and its distinctive, pointed profile when seen from the valley.
- Cold Pike 1.7 km away700 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inCold Pike at 701m (2,300ft) is a rocky little summit on the ridge between Pike of Blisco and Crinkle Crags, its three small tops each providing slightly different views.
- Great Carrs 1.9 km away785 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 35Poor visibility — nav riskGreat Carrs at 785m (2,575ft) is a Wainwright summit in the Southern Fells, forming the rocky northern arm of the Swirl How ridge above Wrynose Pass.
- Wetherlam 2 km away763 m~3.5 h🚌 BusDecent · 63Dry, firm underfootWetherlam at 762m (2,500ft) is the eastern buttress of the Coniston Fells, a broad, craggy summit that Wainwright described as giving some of the best views of the Helvellyn range of any southern fell.
- Swirl How 2.2 km away802 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 35Poor visibility — nav riskSwirl How at 802m (2,631ft) is the central hub of the Coniston Fells, from whose summit the ridges radiate like spokes to the Old Man, Wetherlam, Grey Friar and Great Carrs.
- Grey Friar 2.9 km away773 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inGrey Friar at 773m (2,536ft) is the most westerly of the main Coniston Fells, a broad, grassy dome that Wainwright described as giving the best views of any of the group — particularly westward to the Scafell massif across the Duddon valley, and south-west to the coast and the sea.
- Lingmoor Fell (Brown How) 3.1 km away470 m~2.5 h🚌 BusDecent · 70Dry, firm underfootLingmoor Fell at 469m (1,539ft) is a heathery ridge between Great Langdale and Little Langdale, its summit giving one of the finest aerial views of Great Langdale available from any low fell.
- Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle) 3.6 km away859 m~5.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 38Summit likely clagged inLong Top at 838m (2,749ft) is the highest point of the Crinkle Crags ridge — the first and tallest of the five crinkles when approached from the south.
- Brim Fell 4.2 km away796 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inBrim Fell at 796m (2,611ft) is the intermediate summit between the Old Man of Coniston and Swirl How on the main Coniston ridge, a broad, grassy top that most walkers cross without pausing.
- Holme Fell 4.3 km away316 m~2 h🚌 BusCracking · 76Dry, firm underfootHolme Fell at 317m (1,040ft) is a delightful, craggy little summit above Yewdale near Coniston, its rocky outcrops of Uskdale Gap and Ivy Crag providing surprisingly varied and interesting walking for such a modest height.
- Loft Crag 4.4 km away682 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inLoft Crag at 682m (2,237ft) is the smallest and least visited of the Langdale Pikes, sitting between Pike of Stickle and Harrison Stickle on the western side of the Pikes circuit.
- Hard Knott 4.5 km away550 m~2.5 hMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inHard Knott at 549m (1,801ft) stands above the infamous Hardknott Pass, its rocky summit giving superb views down to the Roman fort of Mediobogdum directly below — one of the most evocative historical viewpoints in the Lake District.
- Pike of Stickle 4.6 km away708 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inPike of Stickle at 709m (2,326ft) is the most distinctive of the Langdale Pikes — a soaring, pointed summit of volcanic rock that thrusts skyward above the head of Langdale.
- Harrison Stickle 4.7 km away735 m~3 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inHarrison Stickle at 736m (2,415ft) is the highest and most prominent of the Langdale Pikes, a magnificent crag-crowned summit that dominates the head of Great Langdale and is one of the most recognisable profiles in English fell walking.
- Bowfell 4.9 km away903 m~5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 39Summit likely clagged inBowfell at 902m (2,959ft) was one of Wainwright's great favourites — he described it as 'a mountaineer's mountain, as satisfying in detail as in general outline.' The summit is a magnificent rocky pyramid visible from much of southern Lakeland, and the views from the top encompass the full sweep of the Southern Fells, the Coniston group, the Langdale Pikes and — on a clear day — the sea to the south.
- The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man) 4.9 km away802 m~3.5 h🚌 BusMarginal · 40Summit likely clagged inThe Old Man of Coniston at 803m (2,635ft) stands guardian over the Coniston valley, its summit the finest viewpoint on the Coniston fells and one of the most popular destinations in southern Lakeland.
Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wrynose Pass — ‘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.