⛰️ Atkinson Pike (Foule Crag)

845 m · Birkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit) · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

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845 mBirkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km

📖 Key Information

Atkinson Pike at 845m (2,772ft) is the northernmost and most dramatic summit of Blencathra, the rocky top above Sharp Edge that Wainwright described as the most exciting approach to any Lakeland summit. The view from Atkinson Pike across Sharp Edge to the main Blencathra summit is unforgettable. The scramble along Sharp Edge from Scales Tarn is one of the great Lakeland experiences — more exposed than Striding Edge but shorter. A magnificent summit reached by an outstanding route.

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

🎯 Bonus Birketts within 3 km

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.

0.7 km SSEDoddick Fell742 m · Northern
0.8 km ESEScales Fell682 m · Northern
1.1 km SSWGategill Fell Top852 m · Northern
1.8 km SWKnowe Crags (Blease Fell)804 m · Northern
3.0 km NEThe Tongue553 m · Northern

⚠️ Hazard & Incident Information

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🦶 My hikes over Atkinson Pike (Foule Crag) (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

Scales, A66 (layby) — 2.0 km from summit (straight line)
Laybys near the White Horse Inn — Blencathra via Scales Fell or Sharp Edge.
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Threlkeld village (free/donation) — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
Blencathra via Hall's Fell ridge; Clough Head across the valley.
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Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach X4 / X5
Penrith – Rheged – Threlkeld – Keswick – Braithwaite – Cockermouth – Workington
Catch it from: Penrith
Year-round, frequent. From Penrith this is your way into Keswick and the Northern fells — Threlkeld/Scales stops serve Blencathra directly, Braithwaite serves the Coledale fells.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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