⛰️ Black Combe

📖 Key Information

Black Combe at 600m (1,969ft) is the great isolated summit of the Furness peninsula, standing entirely separate from the main Lakeland fells above the Cumbrian coast. Wainwright devoted a chapter to it in his Outlying Fells guide, noting its extraordinary coastal panorama — on a clear day, ten counties, three kingdoms and the Isle of Man are all visible. The ascent from Whicham or Silecroft is a fine open walk with constantly improving views. Wordsworth celebrated its views in verse — it has inspired visitors for centuries.

🎯 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.

🦶 My hikes over Black Combe (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

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

🚌 Buses 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.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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Other fells in this region

• Green Crag
• Harter Fell (Eskdale)
• Dow Crag
• Whin Rigg (Wasdale)
• The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man)
• Brim Fell
• Grey Friar
• Hard Knott
• Illgill Head
• Swirl How
• Great Carrs
• Buckbarrow