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Wainwright — Western FellsAlso a Birkett

Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

Fellbarrow at 416m (1,365ft) is a heathery summit above Lorton Vale, giving fine views of the vale and Bassenthwaite Lake.

416 m
Height
~2–2.5 h
Typical time
+5
Bonus Birketts
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416 mWainwright — Western Fells✓ summit is also a Birkett+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km Straightforward in cloud

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

Modelled guidance for the 416 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, 1.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 15°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 28 mph
🌧 11.8 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 5°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.9 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 3°
💨 22 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.2 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
17° / 6°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 5°
💨 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 416 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

Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, a Lake District fell
Photo: Freddyj66 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Fellbarrow at 416m (1,365ft) is a heathery summit above Lorton Vale, giving fine views of the vale and Bassenthwaite Lake. Wainwright included it as part of the northern North Western Fells group, noting its pleasant views of the Lorton country. The ascent from Lorton is easy. Combined naturally w

Routes up Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

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

Around Loweswater to Fellbarrow and Low Fell
10.8 km · ~2.9 hr
Around Loweswater
19.1 km · ~5.5 hr
Classifications & hill data
Wainwright
Western
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
416 m
Height
1,365 ft
In feet
NY 1323 2423
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 3.2 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Fellbarrow - Mosser 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.

0.5 km SSmithy Fell392 m · Western
0.5 km NHatteringill Head - Whin Fell385 m · Western
0.9 km SSESourfoot Fell411 m · Western
1.8 km SDarling Fell392 m · Western
2.0 km SSELoweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)417 m · Western

Routes over Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

Around Loweswater to Fellbarrow and Low FellLive
10.84 km · ~417 m ascent · loop · ~2.5–4 h
Summits: Low FellSourfoot FellSmithy FellFellbarrow - Mosser Fell

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Around LoweswaterLive
19.13 km · ~1019 m ascent · loop · ~5.5–7.5 h
Summits: Darling FellSmithy FellFellbarrow - Mosser FellBurnbank FellBlake FellGavel Fell

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

The View from Fellbarrow - Mosser 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.

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Computed 360-degree skyline from Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell32 labelled tops shown (16 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 19 kmSkiddaw · 14 kmBowfell · 21 kmPillar · 13 kmBlencathra · 19 kmGrasmoor · 6 kmScoat Fell · 13 kmCrag Hill · 7 kmHaycock · 14 kmGrisedale Pike · 7 kmGlaramara · 18 kmHopegill Head · 6 kmWhiteside East Top · 5 kmKnott · 19 kmCaw Fell · 13 kmHobcarton End · 6 kmGreat Borne · 8 kmBrae Fell · 19 kmBlake Fell · 5 kmGavel Fell · 6 kmCriffel · 42 km · clear daysSharp Knott · 5 kmBinsey · 15 kmOwsen Fell · 5 kmLing Fell · 6 kmBengairn · 47 km · clear daysCairnharrow · 68 km · clear daysHatteringill Head · 0 kmCaermote Hill · 14 kmBennan · 61 km · clear daysWhite Hill · 60 km · clear daysMochrum Fell · 65 km · clear daysGreat Gable · 16 kmSkiddaw Little Man · 14 kmBroad End · 14 kmBlack Crag · 13 kmHigh Stile · 10 kmGrey Knotts · 14 kmGreat Sca Fell · 19 kmHerdus · 8 kmCarling Knott · 4 kmWhinlatter Top · 6 kmCarl Side · 13 kmLonglands Fell · 18 kmBurnbank Fell · 4 kmSwinside · 4 kmGreen How · 18 kmDodd · 4 kmSmithy Fell · 0 kmBengray · 62 km · clear daysCalkin Rig · 65 km · clear daysPibble Hill · 70 km · clear daysBainloch Hill · 41 km · clear daysSlieve Donard · 174 km · a handful of days a yearMerrick · 93 km · a rare clear daySnaefell · 82 km · a rare clear dayCairnsmore of Carsphairn · 91 km · a rare clear dayCairnsmore of Fleet · 76 km · a rare clear daySlieve Croob · 173 km · a handful of days a yearWhite Coomb · 91 km · a rare clear dayQueensberry · 77 km · a rare clear dayCulter Fell · 105 km · a rare clear dayCairn Table · 108 km · a rare clear dayWisp Hill · 79 km · a rare clear dayRoan Fell · 76 km · a rare clear dayColt Hill · 86 km · a rare clear dayPeel Fell · 90 km · a rare clear dayLaw Kneis · 90 km · a rare clear dayGreen Hill · 92 km · a rare clear day
What you can see from Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, by direction
  • North-east: Broad End (14 km), Knott (19 km)
  • East: Hopegill Head (6 km), Grisedale Pike (7 km), Skiddaw South Top (14 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (14 km), Skiddaw (14 km), Skiddaw North Top (14 km), Skiddaw Little Man (14 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (14 km), Jenkin Hill (15 km), Knowe Crags (18 km), Gategill Fell Top (19 km), Blencathra (19 km), Atkinson Pike (20 km)
  • South-east: Whiteside East Top (5 km), Grasmoor (6 km), Sand Hill (6 km), Crag Hill (7 km), High Crag (11 km), Brandreth (15 km), Green Gable (16 km), Great Gable (16 km), Glaramara (18 km), Looking Steads (18 km), Great End (18 km), Broad Crag (19 km), Scafell Pike (19 km), Ill Crag (19 km), Esk Pike (20 km), Bowfell (21 km)
  • South: Red Pike (9 km), High Stile (10 km), High Stile (10 km), Pillar (13 km), Steeple (13 km), Black Crag (13 km), Scoat Fell (13 km), Little Gowder Crag (13 km), Haycock (14 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Slieve Donard (174 km, Ireland), Merrick (93 km, Scotland), Snaefell (82 km, Isle of Man), Cairnsmore of Carsphairn (91 km, Scotland), Cairnsmore of Fleet (76 km, Scotland), Corserine (89 km, Scotland), Lamachan Hill (87 km, Scotland), Slieve Croob (173 km, Ireland).

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 (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.

What you can see from Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
52Wainwrights in view+1 marginal
95 kmFurthest sightlineMerrick
2Sea in viewIrish Sea, Solway Firth

On the clearest days the view reaches across to Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Far horizons
  • Merrick ScotlandNW · 95 km clear
  • Snaefell Isle of ManWSW · 82 km clear
  • Criffel ScotlandNNW · 42 km clear
  • Solway Firth bay/estuaryNNW · 31 km in view
  • Irish Sea open waterW · 20 km in view
All 52 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Low Fell, Burnbank Fell, Whiteside (Whiteside West Top), Blake Fell, Graystones (Graystones North Top), Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top), Whinlatter (Brown How - Whinlatter), Gavel Fell, Hen Comb, Grisedale Pike, Broom Fell, Rannerdale Knotts, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Lord's Seat, Great Borne, Sale Fell, Starling Dodd, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Ullock Pike, Long Side, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks (Buttermere), Pillar, Steeple, Carl Side, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Caw Fell, Haycock, Skiddaw, Skiddaw Little Man, Grey Knotts, Binsey, Brandreth, Lonscale Fell, Green Gable, Great Gable, Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Glaramara, Longlands Fell, Great End, Knott, Great Sca Fell, Scafell Pike, Brae Fell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Esk Pike, Bowfell

How Fellbarrow - Mosser 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 Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

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) — 3.2 km from summit (straight line)
Small free car park for Mellbreak, Hen Comb and the Loweswater fells.
Directions
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 3.9 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 Fellbarrow - Mosser 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 or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Navigating Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell in cloud

Straightforward

A 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 Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell compares with all 214 — the Clag Index: navigating in cloud. A relative, deliberately cautious guide; the site can’t navigate for you.

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