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Outlying Fell — Northern Outliers

Flat Fell

Flat Fell at 272m (892ft) is an Outlying Fell above the coastal plain near Cleator in west Cumbria, its modest summit giving views across the Irish Sea and inland to the Western Fells.

272 m
Height
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272 mOutlying Fell — Northern Outlierssummit is not a Birkett top+3 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 272 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 17° to 16°C, gusts to 29 mph, 0.7 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 16°
💨 29 mph
🌧 0.7 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 13°
💨 23 mph
🌧 11.4 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 9°
💨 26 mph
🌧 2.0 mm (75%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.3 mm (76%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 14 mph
🌧 0.9 mm (73%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 9°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (27%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
17° / 9°
💨 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 272 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

Flat Fell

Flat Fell at 272m (892ft) is an Outlying Fell above the coastal plain near Cleator in west Cumbria, its modest summit giving views across the Irish Sea and inland to the Western Fells. Wainwright included it in his Outlying Fells guide as part of the Northern Outliers group. A quiet hill on the coastal fringe, giving context for the wider Cumbrian landscape.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
Northern Outliers
272 m
Height
892 ft
In feet

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Wath Brow, Cleator Moor (roadside), about 3.0 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Flat 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.

1.8 km EBlakeley Raise389 m · Western
2.0 km ESEBurn Edge320 m · Western
2.1 km SESwarth Fell (Kinniside)335 m · Western

Best parking to hike Flat Fell

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

Wath Brow, Cleator Moor (roadside) — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
Start of the Nannycatch/Dent paths for the far-western outliers.
Directions
Cold Fell road (verge) — 5.6 km from summit (straight line)
Verge parking on the Calder Bridge–Ennerdale road for Lank Rigg and Ponsonby Fell.
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 Flat 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.

Other fells near Flat Fell

Maps & guidebooks for Flat Fell

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