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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Blakeley Raise

Blakeley Raise at 373m (1,224ft) is a broad moorland summit above Ennerdale Water, giving views of the lake and the western fells above.

389 m
Height
+4
Bonus Birketts
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389 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 389 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 15°C, gusts to 32 mph, 0.5 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 15°
💨 32 mph
🌧 0.5 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
15° / 12°
💨 26 mph
🌧 11.7 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 8°
💨 28 mph
🌧 3.7 mm (75%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 5°
💨 21 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (76%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 8°
💨 14 mph
🌧 2.7 mm (73%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
16° / 10°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (27%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 8°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (22%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 389 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

Blakeley Raise

Blakeley Raise at 373m (1,224ft) is a broad moorland summit above Ennerdale Water, giving views of the lake and the western fells above. A Birkett fell on the southern shore moorlands above Ennerdale. The ascent from Ennerdale Bridge is easy. The views of Ennerdale Water from this low summit are pleasant.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
389 m
Height
1,276 ft
In feet
NY 0699 1351
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Bowness Knott, Ennerdale (Forestry, paid), about 4.4 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Blakeley Raise (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.

0.9 km SBurn Edge320 m · Western
1.6 km SSWSwarth Fell (Kinniside)335 m · Western
2.1 km SSEKinniside375 m · Western
2.1 km SSELatter Barrow354 m · Western

Best parking to hike Blakeley Raise

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

Bowness Knott, Ennerdale (Forestry, paid) — 4.4 km from summit (straight line)
Forestry England car park at the end of the Ennerdale valley road, on the lake's north shore (OS NY 110 154; parking charges apply since 2023) — Great Borne, Starling Dodd, and the long walk-ins to Pillar and Steeple.
Directions
Wath Brow, Cleator Moor (roadside) — 4.7 km from summit (straight line)
Start of the Nannycatch/Dent paths for the far-western outliers.
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 Blakeley Raise 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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Maps & guidebooks for Blakeley Raise

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