Blake Fell
Blake Fell at 573m (1,880ft) is a broad, heathery summit above Crummock Water and Loweswater, giving fine views of both lakes from its open top.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 573 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 15° to 14°C, gusts to 33 mph, 1.9 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 573 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
About the walk
Blake Fell
Routes up Blake Fell
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free), about 2.7 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Blake Fell (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.
Routes over Blake Fell
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
The View from Blake Fell
A computed 360° skyline — every visible named top labelled by distance and bearing, from the terrain model in perfect clarity, not photographed. Drag to pan; reveal the far four-nations horizon.
What you can see from Blake Fell, by direction
- North-east: Skiddaw South Top (18 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (18 km), Skiddaw Little Man (18 km), Skiddaw (18 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (18 km), Skiddaw North Top (18 km), Jenkin Hill (18 km), Broad End (18 km)
- East: Grasmoor (6 km), Wandope (8 km), Hopegill Head (8 km), Sand Hill (8 km), Grisedale Pike (9 km), Robinson (10 km), Dale Head (12 km), White Side (23 km), Helvellyn Lower Man (23 km), Raise (23 km), Helvellyn (24 km), Nethermost Pike (24 km), Catstye Cam (24 km)
- South-east: Red Pike (7 km), High Stile (8 km), High Stile (8 km), Steeple (9 km), Scoat Fell (10 km), Pillar (10 km), Black Crag (10 km), Kirk Fell (12 km), Kirk Fell East Top (13 km), Great Gable (14 km), Broad Crag (16 km), Great End (16 km), Scafell (16 km), Glaramara (16 km), Combe Head (16 km), Looking Steads (16 km), Ill Crag (17 km), High Raise (20 km)
- South: Haycock (10 km)
On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Snowdon (173 km, Wales), Slieve Donard (171 km, Ireland), Carnedd Llewelyn (161 km, Wales), Merrick (95 km, Scotland), Aran Fawddwy (199 km, Wales), Broad Law (104 km, Scotland), Snaefell (78 km, Isle of Man), Cairnsmore of Carsphairn (94 km, Scotland).
Computed from terrain in perfect clarity, not photographed · distances are straight-line.
Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills (opens in new tab) (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.
What you can see from Blake Fell
On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.On the clearest days the view reaches across to Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) Wales
- Merrick Scotland
- Snaefell Isle of Man
- Criffel Scotland
- Solway Firth bay/estuary
- Irish Sea open water
All 57 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)
Gavel Fell, Burnbank Fell, Hen Comb, Great Borne, Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top), Starling Dodd, Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, Crag Fell, Grike, Whiteside (Whiteside West Top), Grasmoor, Red Pike (Buttermere), Whiteless Pike, High Stile, Wandope, Hopegill Head, Lank Rigg, Caw Fell, Grisedale Pike, Steeple, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Haycock, Robinson, Graystones (Graystones North Top), Pillar, Whinlatter (Brown How - Whinlatter), Fleetwith Pike, Broom Fell, Ling Fell, Lord's Seat, Dale Head, Kirk Fell, Grey Knotts, Sale Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Ullock Pike, Scafell, Glaramara, Long Side, Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot, Carl Side, Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw, Sergeant's Crag, Binsey, High Raise (High White Stones), Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Longlands Fell, White Side, Great Sca Fell, Raise, Helvellyn, Brae Fell, Nethermost Pike, Catstye Cam
How Blake Fell’s view compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.
Sightlines from a bare-earth terrain model (forests and buildings not included), corrected for the Earth’s curvature and average atmospheric refraction. “Distant” sightlines and any over 100 km depend on exceptionally clear air. Modelled from Copernicus GLO-30 open elevation data — a guide to the view, not a guarantee of any single one.
Best parking to hike Blake Fell
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
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 Blake Fell 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 (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Navigating Blake Fell in cloud
StraightforwardA broad, gently-sloping top with little to steer by — easy to lose your bearings and hard to relocate in mist. Navigation here is relatively straightforward even in cloud — but carry map and compass and know how to use them; a low score never means “safe”.
In winter — snow, whiteout, cornices, buried features — every top demands full winter navigation skills whatever its band, and a broad, gentle summit can be the worst place of all. See walking in bad weather and the navigation guide.
How Blake Fell compares with all 214 — the Clag Index: navigating in cloud. A relative, deliberately cautious guide; the site can’t navigate for you.
Other fells near Blake Fell
- Base Brown
- Brandreth
- Buckbarrow
- Burnbank Fell
- Caw Fell
- Crag Fell
- Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell
- Fleetwith Pike
- Gavel Fell
- Great Borne
- Great Gable
- Green Gable
- Grey Knotts
- Grike
- Haycock
- Haystacks (Buttermere)
- Hen Comb
- High Crag (Buttermere)
- High Stile
- Kirk Fell
- Lank Rigg
- Low Fell
- Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top)
- Middle Fell
- Pillar
- Red Pike (Buttermere)
- Red Pike (Wasdale)
- Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell)
- Seatallan
- Starling Dodd
- Steeple
- Yewbarrow
Maps & guidebooks for Blake Fell
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