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Birkett — North Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Carling Knott

Carling Knott at 544m (1,785ft) is a heathery ridge summit above Loweswater, giving fine views of the lake and the Grasmoor massif beyond.

544 m
Height
+15
Bonus Birketts
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544 mBirkett — North Western (not a Wainwright summit)+15 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 544 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.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
15° / 14°
💨 33 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
14° / 11°
💨 27 mph
🌧 13.2 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 5°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.8 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
14° / 3°
💨 22 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.2 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
16° / 5°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
15° / 4°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.4 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 544 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

Carling Knott

Carling Knott at 544m (1,785ft) is a heathery ridge summit above Loweswater, giving fine views of the lake and the Grasmoor massif beyond. Wainwright included it as a separate fell, noting its pleasant position above Loweswater. The ascent from Loweswater is straightforward. Combined naturally with Blake Fell and Gavel Fell for a Loweswater circuit. The views of Loweswater are excellent.

Routes up Carling Knott

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Birketts by Loweswater
18.7 km · ~5.4 hr
Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
544 m
Height
1,785 ft
In feet
NY 1171 2031
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free), about 1.9 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Carling Knott (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.

0.5 km NELoweswater End - Carling Knott519 m · Western
1.0 km WSWSharp Knott482 m · North Western
1.4 km SSEGavel Fell - High Nook (Gavel Fell North Top)488 m · North Western
1.6 km SSWHigh Pen475 m · North Western
1.8 km WNWOwsen Fell409 m · Western
1.8 km SELittle Dodd (Loweswater)362 m · North Western
1.9 km SWLow Pen435 m · North Western
2.1 km WHigh Hows (Lamplugh)313 m · Western
2.5 km NNEDarling Fell392 m · Western
2.5 km WSWMurton Fell (Knock Murton)446 m · North Western
2.6 km SWGodworth365 m · Western
2.7 km NELoweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)417 m · Western
2.7 km ESEMellbreak North Top509 m · North Western
2.9 km SBanna Fell455 m · Western
3.0 km SFloutern Cop451 m · Western

Routes over Carling Knott

Birketts by LoweswaterPlanned
18.69 km · ~995 m ascent · loop · ~5–7 h
Summits: High PenMurton Fell (Knock Murton)Low PenCarling KnottLoweswater End - Carling KnottBlake FellSharp KnottOwsen FellBurnbank Fell

⬇️ Download GPX

Full route guide ↗

✎️ 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.

Best parking to hike Carling Knott

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

Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free) — 1.9 km from summit (straight line)
Small free car park for Mellbreak, Hen Comb and the Loweswater fells.
Directions
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 4.3 km from summit (straight line)
At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water.
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 Carling Knott 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 Carling Knott

Maps & guidebooks for Carling Knott

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