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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag

Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag at 493m (1,617ft) is the highest point of the long Bannisdale ridge south of Shap, a remote and rarely visited moorland fell giving wide views across the limestone plateau to the Pennines.

493 m
Height
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493 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ summit is also a Birkett+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 493 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 14°C, gusts to 32 mph, 9.4 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
16° / 14°
💨 32 mph
🌧 9.4 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
16° / 13°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.0 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 6°
💨 28 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 15 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 5°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
17° / 7°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (24%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 493 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag

Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag at 493m (1,617ft) is the highest point of the long Bannisdale ridge south of Shap, a remote and rarely visited moorland fell giving wide views across the limestone plateau to the Pennines. Part of the Bannisdale Horseshoe circuit beloved of Birkett baggers. The ridge walk is long and exposed; the terrain is grassy with some rocky outcrops.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
493 m
Height
1,617 ft
In feet
NY 5159 0525
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited), about 3.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag (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.

2.9 km WNWGreat Howe (Longsleddale)494 m · Far Eastern
3.0 km NNWHarrop Pike637 m · Far Eastern

Best parking to hike Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited) — 3.3 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Longsleddale — Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag.
Directions
A6 Shap summit (layby) — 3.7 km from summit (straight line)
High laybys on the old A6 — Wasdale Pike, Crookdale and Borrowdale (Westmorland) fells.
Directions

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.

Buses to Bannisdale Fell - Long Crag from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

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

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