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Birkett — Southern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Border End

Border End (522 m / 1,713 ft) is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), one of the lesser-known Southern tops.

522 m
Height
+10
Bonus Birketts
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522 mBirkett — Southern (not a Wainwright summit)+10 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 522 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 31 mph, 5.9 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
15° / 14°
💨 31 mph
🌧 5.9 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
14° / 12°
💨 27 mph
🌧 8.5 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
13° / 8°
💨 29 mph
🌧 2.8 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 4°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
16° / 9°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 8°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (23%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 522 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

Border End

Border End (522 m / 1,713 ft) is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), one of the lesser-known Southern tops. It rises the head of Dunnerdale. The name comes from end (Old English ende, the end of a ridge). It also features on the Synge list. Its nearest tops are Hard Knott (0.6 km NE); Horsehow Crags (1.1 km S); Yew Bank (1.2 km N) — it's usually taken in on a round of these neighbours. It's a worthwhile objective for anyone working through the Birkett list, or as a short extension to a bigger day on the higher neighbouring fells.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
522 m
Height
1,713 ft
In feet
NY 2282 0189
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Hardknott Pass (roadside pull-ins), about 1.1 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Border End (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.

1.1 km SSWHorsehow Crags433 m · Southern
1.2 km NNEYew Bank499 m · Southern
1.8 km SSWDemming Crag525 m · Southern
2.1 km NNWSilverybield Crag395 m · Southern
2.4 km WGoat Crag312 m · Southern
2.5 km NThrostlehow Crag404 m · Southern
2.6 km WNWDawsonground Crags397 m · Southern
2.7 km NELittle Stand740 m · Southern
2.8 km WWhin Crag (Eskdale)358 m · Southern
2.8 km NNWHigh Scarth487 m · Southern

Best parking to hike Border End

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

Hardknott Pass (roadside pull-ins) — 1.1 km from summit (straight line)
Limited pull-ins near the pass summit for Hard Knott and Harter Fell. Don't block passing places.
Directions
Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside) — 4.8 km from summit (straight line)
Limited roadside parking near the Newfield Inn for the Dunnerdale fells and Walna Scar side.
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 Border End 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.

Other fells near Border End

Maps & guidebooks for Border End

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