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Glaramara at 783m (2,568ft) is the great ridge fell of upper Borrowdale, a long, complex summit with multiple rocky tops and a character quite unlike its smoother neighbours.

Summit conditions on Glaramara

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 10° to 4°C, gusts to 63 mph, 9.7 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Against our lines, Tuesday 27 October: wind, cold and cloud from the Met Office UKV 2 km model (daylight hours, as in the verdict above); rain from the summit line’s forecast (the whole day). A tile is large when this top is past its line.

Wind on the top

Past the line

68 mph, our estimate for the open top in the worst daylight hour

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 54 mph times our exposure factor of 1.26. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 63 mph, before any exposure factor.

The line Our line: 25 mph, where our wind Scale begins its 25–35 band: “balance affected; buffeting on exposed ground”. MWIS describes what wind does to a walker across a range rather than at a line: from about 20–25 mph it starts to affect your balance.

Estimated: it is not calibrated against summit readings, and the two forecasts can disagree by more than a band.

Cloud on the top

Past the line

14 out of 100, the clear-top reading

Averaged over the daylight hours, from the forecast’s humidity and low cloud.

The line Our line: a clear-top reading under 20 out of 100, where our scorer says “summit likely clagged in”. There is no outside threshold to cite; it is our estimate. What cloud does to finding the way: navigating in cloud.

Not an observation: cloud lifts and drops within the hour.

Rain, and the becks

Past the line

9.7 mm of rain over the whole day, midnight to midnight

The same figure as the summit line above and the 7-day forecast.

The line Our line: 6 mm in the day, where our scorer counts a day as soaking. We read rainfall, never river levels: becks in spate.

Open-Meteo’s forecast. It says nothing about rain already in the ground.

Also checked cold: feels like −1 °C, no ice or snow forecast. Under a line is not the same as fine: it means only that these figures are under the lines we use.

Not in these tiles Lightning, river levels, snow or ice already lying, and the ground under your feet. A tile cannot see them, so an empty space here never means they are absent.

Snow figures with a second opinion: Powered by Met Office data

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

Wainwrights are scored for walking conditions each morning from the Met Office’s UK forecast model, read for each summit through Open-Meteo; the forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Routes up Glaramara

Both start from Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge); the last two rows give its parking and bus. Full maps further down.

Allen Crags & GlaramaraGlaramara, Allen Crags via Stockley Bridge
Starts fromSeathwaite FarmSeathwaite Farm
Distance and climb10.94 km, 853 m of climb9.74 km, 826 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~3½–5 h~3¼–4½ h
ScramblingHands for a few steps: between Red Beck Top and Glaramara's top, and the 3 m step at the start of the descent (km 6.9–7.9). Make the final short traverse north from Looking Steads, dipping into a shallow, stony hollow, then scramble up to the twin rocky crowns of Glaramara.Hands for a few steps: between Glaramara's top and Red Beck Top (km 2.9–4.0).
ExposureModerateNot assessed
NavigationModerateHard
Steepest stretchDescent of about 49% at 9.5 km (Severe)Climb of about 50% at 1.4 km (Severe)
After the summitNo further topsOver Looking Steads (Glaramara), Red Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara), High House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags) and Allen Crags
Walked or plannedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedPlanned: drawn, not yet walked
Car park at the startSeathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge)Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge)
Bus to the start78, 2.2 km walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car park. The 77 runs until 1 November 2026, the last day of its season.78, 2.1 km walk from Seatoller, at National Trust car park. The 77 runs until 1 November 2026, the last day of its season.

Times run from fast to steady pace (Naismith’s rule). Scrambling quotes each route’s own notes; “not mentioned” means they do not say, not that the ground has none. Each route’s page has its map, stages and GPX.

Distance, climb and the steepest stretch are measured from each route’s GPX track; the other grades are set on the ground, judged from the map or estimated from OpenStreetMap, and each route page says which. How we check →

Is Glaramara hard to climb?

It's a moderate-to-hard fell whose difficulty is really about navigation, not steepness. Glaramara (783 m / 2,568 ft) sits on a long, knobbly ridge above Borrowdale, knotted with rocky humps, little crags and boggy hollows that make the going rough and twisting.

There's no obligatory scrambling, but route-finding across the complex top — and especially on the descent — is the real challenge.

How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 783 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
10° / 4°
63 mph
9.7 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 5°
47 mph
13.5 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
8° / 6°
28 mph
0.9 mm (26%)
Fri 30 Oct
7° / 5°
27 mph
0.1 mm (31%)
Sat 31 Oct
9° / 0°
9 mph
0.0 mm (25%)
Sun 1 Nov
7° / 0°
7 mph
0.0 mm (12%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / 0°
17 mph
0.0 mm (0%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 08:13 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

Parking & buses for Glaramara

Parking

Route starts first, then the car parks nearest the summit, which are not always a way up.

Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (free verge) — at the start of Allen Crags & Glaramara and Glaramara, Allen Crags via Stockley Bridge
Free verge parking on the Seathwaite lane — the honeypot start for the Scafells, Great Gable and Glaramara. It fills early; the farm’s own field just down the lane takes the pressure off, and the lane needs to stay clear for residents, farm traffic and emergency vehicles.
Typically full before 09:00 on fine weekends, Apr-Oct — Lee McCoy, local observation, 9 August 2026.
Directions Something changed here?
If it is full: Honister Pass (paid, slate mine) (1.8 km); Seatoller (NT, paid) (2.0 km); Rosthwaite (NT, paid) (3.8 km)
Public toilets (~188 m straight line) — Free
Seathwaite Farm, Borrowdale (farm field, paid) — 2.1 km from summit (straight line)
The farm’s own field, signed off the lane — £5 all day, £10 overnight, no booking needed (the farm’s own page, read 21 September 2026; its notice is still headed 2025). A different place from the free verge on the same lane, and the reason not to race for a verge space. The farm opened it to ease the parking problems in the busy period.
Directions Something changed here?
Thornythwaite Fell (layby) — 2.2 km from summit (straight line)
Walking base for Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags), Red Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara) and Looking Steads (Glaramara) — the 'Allan Crags & Glaramara' route starts 135 m away. Also serves 'Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route'. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
2 more places to park near Glaramara
Thornythwaite Fell, north-west (layby) — 2.2 km from summit (straight line)
Walking base for Allen Crags, High House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags), Red Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara) and Looking Steads (Glaramara) — the 'Allan Crags & Glaramara' route starts 255 m away. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Seatoller, south-east field car park (paid) — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
A paid field by the River Derwent, 0.5 km south-east of Seatoller; operator not identified. The 'Seathwaite, Green Gable, Base Brown' route starts 78 m away. Paid parking (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?

Positions are approximate.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Buses

The 77 and 78 stop at Seatoller, at National Trust car park. From there it is 2.2 km and 75 m of ascent to the start of Allen Crags & Glaramara — a route we rate Severe overall (hardest: steepness) — a walk in before the walk. And the same back: about 15.2 km in all, with the walk. The 77 runs until 1 November 2026, the last day of its season. As timetabled from 27 October to 1 November. Towards Keswick (78): Tuesday to Sunday 20:00. Checked against the operator’s timetable, 12 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

Stagecoach 78 “Borrowdale Rambler”
Keswick – Lodore – Grange – Rosthwaite – Seatoller
Catch it from: Keswick (connect via 555 or X4/X5)
Year-round, frequent in season. Serves all the Borrowdale starts — Glaramara, the Scafells and Great Gable via Seathwaite (alight Seatoller, about 2 km up the lane).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Getting there across the Lake District: Buses · Parking map · By train · By boat

Hazards on Glaramara

Hazard & Incident Information for Glaramara

Checked by Lee McCoy, . Draws on published material from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team and grough. Editorial background, not a live callout feed.

Hazard: Moderate

Glaramara is a long, knobbly ridge fell with a character more complex than its modest profile from Borrowdale suggests. Keswick MRT has attended several incidents here including rockfall, falls, and walkers becoming cragfast on its steep western flanks. The ridge is rocky throughout and navigation between its multiple tops is genuinely difficult in mist. Loose rock is an active hazard on the flanks: rockfall set off by a party above has caused serious injury below.

  • Loose rock and rockfall on flanks: The flanks of Glaramara are craggy and carry loose rock, and rock set off by a walker above has injured a walker below. On steep, loose ground, don't climb or stand directly below another walker; keep the party within sight of each other. Stay on the path to avoid dislodging stones onto those beneath you.
  • Complex ridge navigation in mist: The summit ridge runs through multiple rocky tops and the path is not always obvious. Walkers have become cragfast by taking lines that lead to steep ground with no easy way down. Use a bearing between tops in poor visibility.
  • Steep western flanks above Hind Gill: The western face drops steeply into gill country. It is easy to descend too far west from the ridge and become cragfast. Hind Gill is rough and serious ground — do not attempt it as an unplanned descent route. Our Allen Crags round descends here deliberately, in clear weather; it is not a line to find in mist.
Who should attempt this fell: Glaramara rewards those who know their way around a rocky fell. The ridge walking is excellent in good visibility, but the complex terrain and loose rock make it unsuitable for inexperienced walkers in poor conditions. On steep, loose ground, don't climb or stand directly below another walker; keep the party within sight of each other. Check the weather carefully before committing to the full ridge to Allen Crags and back.

What to watch for: Rockfall and dislodged stones on the flanks · Walkers becoming cragfast in mist by leaving the ridge path · Falls on steep rocky ground in poor conditions · Navigation errors between the multiple summit tops

Local Mountain Rescue: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team · Keswick MRT — Glaramara incident (boulder strike, 2023) · grough — cragfast couple rescued after marriage proposal on Glaramara (2023)

Safety: Always check current conditions, carry proper navigation equipment, and seek qualified instruction before heading onto the fells. In an emergency, call 999, ask for Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Report incorrect information

Navigating in cloud

Care needed ∗

A rough top of rocky knolls, hollows and small tarns where the path is not always clear. Take care in poor visibility — carry map and compass, and know how to use them.

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 Glaramara compares with all 214: the Clag Index (experimental).

If you need Mountain Rescue

Dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Before you call, have ready: where you are (a grid reference if you can – the OS Locate app shows yours on your phone), what has happened, how many of you there are, and your mobile number.

Then stay where you are until the rescue team contacts you.

If you cannot make a voice call because of a hearing or speech impairment, emergency SMS works only if you have registered first: text “register” to 999.

From Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s guidance on calling them out (read 26 October 2026).

Map, GPX and nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Birketts within 3 km of Glaramara

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits. Distances are straight lines: check the ground and access on a map before adding one.

0.3 km SLooking Steads (Glaramara)775 m · Southern
0.6 km NECombe Head735 m · Southern
0.8 km SSWRed Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara)720 m · Southern
1.3 km SSWHigh House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags)683 m · Southern
1.4 km NThornythwaite Fell574 m · Southern
1.4 km NEDovenest Top (Dovenest Crag) (Stonethwaite Fell)633 m · Southern
1.7 km NERosthwaite Fell (Rosthwaite Cam)612 m · Southern
2.0 km WSWSeathwaite Fell (Great Slack)631 m · Southern
2.6 km SSEBlack Crags (Mickleden)588 m · Southern
2.8 km SSEBuck Pike (Mickleden)606 m · Southern

Routes over Glaramara

Allen Crags & Glaramara
Summits: Allen CragsHigh House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags)Red Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara)Looking Steads (Glaramara)Glaramara

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Picked for its light in: March A winter pick assumes the tops are clear of snow and ice on the day, or that you carry winter kit and know how to use it.

Warnings: The flanks of Glaramara are craggy and carry loose rock, and rock set off by a walker above has injured a walker below. On steep, loose ground, don't climb or stand directly below another walker; keep the party within sight of each other. Stay on the path to avoid dislodging stones onto those beneath you. Esk Hause (and the ‘false’ Esk Hause close by, which walkers often take for it) is a notorious place to go wrong: several paths meet and in cloud it is easy to set off toward the wrong valley — Langstrath, Grains Gill, Langdale or back to Sty Head. Know exactly which path you want and take a compass bearing before committing.

Route guide →

Glaramara, Allen Crags via Stockley Bridge
Summits: GlaramaraLooking Steads (Glaramara)Red Beck Top (Glaramara South Top) (Lincomb Head - Glaramara)High House Tarn Top (High House - Allen Crags)Allen Crags

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Route guide →

Every line here is a guide, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate for yourself and carry a map and compass. How to use this guide.

On the hill: terrain and water on Glaramara

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Allen Crags & Glaramara route:

Seathwaite Farm Campsite (185 m from the start, straight line)

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

About Glaramara

Glaramara, a Lake District fell
Photo: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wainwright devoted considerable space to it, highlighting the intricate, interesting terrain of its upper reaches — a playground of small tarns, rock outcrops and hidden hollows. The classic traverse from Seathwaite over the full ridge to Esk Hause and Allen Crags is one of the finest long walks in Lakeland. The summit views across Borrowdale and north to the Skiddaw massif are particularly fine. A fell of absorbing character that rewards the unhurried walker.

Classifications & hill data

Is Glaramara a Wainwright?

Glaramara is a Wainwright. It is also on the Birkett list, the Synge list, the Nuttall list, the Fellranger list, the HuMP list and the Hewitt list.

Selected lists

Wainwright
Southern
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
Nuttall
HuMP
Hewitt
783 m
Height
2,568 ft
In feet
NY 2460 1045
Grid ref

This is the summit’s grid reference. If you call from anywhere else, give your own position, not this one.

The summit is also a Birkett.

Other tops of Glaramara

Lists, height and summit position from the Database of British and Irish Hills; the feet are converted from its metres and the grid reference from that position. How we check →

The view from Glaramara

The 360° skyline from Glaramara

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 Glaramara36 labelled tops shown (14 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 4 kmHelvellyn · 11 kmSkiddaw · 19 kmPillar · 8 kmHigh Crag · 10 kmRaise · 12 kmFairfield · 11 kmBlencathra · 19 kmCrinkle Crags · 6 kmGreat Dodd · 14 kmGrasmoor · 12 kmStybarrow Dodd · 13 kmScoat Fell · 9 kmCrag Hill · 11 kmLingmell · 4 kmHigh Stile · 9 kmSwirl How · 10 kmDove Crag · 13 kmGrisedale Pike · 13 kmRed Screes · 15 kmGrey Friar · 10 kmWetherlam · 10 kmHigh Raise · 4 kmHarrison Stickle · 5 kmClough Head · 15 kmLonscale Fell · 17 kmSeatallan · 11 kmUllock Pike · 18 kmIll Crag · 4 kmGreat Gable · 4 kmEsk Pike · 3 kmBlake Fell · 16 kmAllen Crags · 2 kmLooking Steads · 0 kmSergeant Man · 4 kmPike of Stickle · 4 kmHelvellyn Lower Man · 10 kmNethermost Pike · 10 kmDollywaggon Pike · 10 kmSkiddaw Lesser Man · 17 kmHart Crag · 12 kmThe Old Man of Coniston · 13 kmKirk Fell East Top · 5 kmHarter Fell · 21 kmWandope · 11 kmBlack Sails · 10 kmHobcarton Crag · 13 kmLong Side · 18 kmYoke · 20 kmHigh Pike · 26 kmMungrisdale Common · 20 kmGreat Borne · 14 kmThunacar Knott · 4 kmPavey Ark · 5 kmRest Dodd · 19 kmHigh Spy · 6 kmFleetwith Pike · 6 kmThorn Crag · 5 kmCausey Pike · 11 kmHonister Crag · 5 kmSeathwaite Fell · 2 kmYewbarrow · 8 kmWhernside · 57 km · clear daysHigh Seat · 9 kmWard's Stone · 62 km · clear daysMiddle Fell · 10 kmMaiden Moor · 8 kmThe Calf · 44 km · clear daysWhite Stones · 5 kmWrynose Fell · 7 kmCarling Knott · 16 kmBlake Rigg · 8 kmRed Knott · 8 kmThe Benn · 10 kmFellbarrow · 18 kmCastle Rock · 12 kmBowness Knott · 14 kmHigh Knott · 23 kmSlieve Donard · 182 km · a handful of days a yearMerrick · 111 km · a rare clear daySnaefell · 88 km · a rare clear dayThe Cheviot · 128 km · a handful of days a yearCairnsmore of Fleet · 94 km · a rare clear dayTinto · 127 km · a handful of days a yearGreen Lowther · 107 km · a rare clear dayPendle Hill · 89 km · a rare clear dayWhite Coomb · 105 km · a rare clear dayGreat Whernside · 84 km · a rare clear dayFair Snape Fell · 72 km · a rare clear dayGreatmoor Hill · 94 km · a rare clear dayMochrum Fell · 83 km · a rare clear dayMull Hill · 114 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North: Skiddaw Lesser Man (17 km), Skiddaw Little Man (18 km), Knowe Crags (18 km), Skiddaw South Top (18 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (18 km), Skiddaw (19 km)
  • North-east: Helvellyn Lower Man (10 km), Helvellyn (11 km), White Side (11 km), Raise (12 km), Stybarrow Dodd (13 km), Great Dodd (14 km), Gategill Fell Top (18 km), Blencathra (19 km)
  • East: High Crag (10 km), Dollywaggon Pike (10 km), Nethermost Pike (10 km), Fairfield (11 km), Cofa Pike (11 km), Hart Crag (12 km), St Sunday Crag (13 km), High Street (20 km)
  • South: Shelter Crags (5 km), Crinkle Crags (5 km), Crinkle Crags (5 km), Crinkle Crags (6 km), Crinkle Crags South Top (6 km), Swirl How (10 km), The Old Man of Coniston (13 km)
  • South-west: Lingmell (4 km), Scafell Pike (4 km)
  • West: Green Gable (3 km), Pillar (8 km), Black Crag (8 km), Scoat Fell (9 km), Steeple (9 km)
  • North-west: High Stile (9 km), High Stile (9 km), Crag Hill (11 km), Grasmoor (12 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Slieve Donard (182 km, Ireland), Merrick (111 km, Scotland), Snaefell (88 km, Isle of Man), The Cheviot (128 km, England), Cairnsmore of Fleet (94 km, Scotland), Corserine (107 km, Scotland), Lamachan Hill (105 km, Scotland), Tinto (127 km, Scotland).

Computed from Copernicus GLO-30 terrain; distant tops from the Database of British and Irish Hills v18.4 (CC BY 4.0). See how we compute the view · and the summit intervisibility report below.

Sunrise and sunset on Glaramara

Glaramara sits close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its longest wait of the modelled year (on 1 May) first light is only 7 minutes after almanac sunrise, so the published sunrise time is a fair guide here.

0°30°40°50°60°04:37
Midsummer. The filled shape is the skyline as seen from the summit; the line is the sun’s path. Where they meet is first light — everything left of that point is the wait.
Times for 2026, in Lakeland clock time (GMT in winter, BST in summer) — and model outputs rather than observations.
First lightAlmanac sunriseDifference
Midsummer04:37 BST ±5.0 min04:37—
Equinox06:16 GMT ±5.0 min06:16—
Midwinter08:27 GMT ±5.0 min08:33-6 min

A low, open northern horizon — the ground falls away northwards (mean -0.31°).

Last light — when the sun leaves Glaramara

Glaramara loses the sun early. Its earliest evening of the modelled year falls on 1 January, when last light is 26 minutes before almanac sunset — 15:33 against 15:59. The sun goes down to the south-west from here (224.2°), and the skyline on that bearing stands at 2.41°.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
Last lightAlmanac sunsetDifference
Midsummer21:57 BST ±5.0 min21:53+4 min
Equinox18:13 GMT ±5.0 min18:27-14 min
Midwinter15:24 GMT ±5.0 min15:49-25 min

These are daylight figures, not a descent plan: the light goes on fading for a good while after the sun leaves, and going down in it is a decision about your own ground and party, not about this table.

What you can see from Glaramara

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
107Wainwrights in view+12 marginal
187 kmFurthest sightlineSlieve Binnian · possible under favourable refraction
2Sea in viewIrish Sea, Solway Firth

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

Far horizons
  • Slieve Binnian Northern IrelandW · 187 km clear
  • Slieve Donard Northern IrelandW · 182 km clear
  • Merrick ScotlandNW · 112 km clear
  • Snaefell Isle of ManWSW · 88 km clear
  • Ingleborough Yorkshire DalesSE · 62 km clear
  • Whernside Yorkshire DalesESE · 57 km clear
  • Solway Firth bay/estuaryN · 54 km in view
  • Irish Sea open waterWSW · 44 km in view
All 107 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit), Allen Crags, Base Brown, Great End, Rossett Pike, Sergeant's Crag, Esk Pike, Green Gable, Eagle Crag, Great Gable, Brandreth, High Raise (High White Stones), Grey Knotts, Bowfell, Thunacar Knott, Pike of Stickle, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Loft Crag, Harrison Stickle, Ullscarf, Great Crag (Stonethwaite), Dale Head, Fleetwith Pike, Castle Crag, Crinkle Crags - Long Top (Second Crinkle), High Spy, Grange Fell (Brund Fell), Pike of Blisco, Cold Pike, Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), High Crag (Buttermere), Steel Fell (Dead Pike - Steel Fell), High Tove, Yewbarrow, Pillar, Robinson, High Seat, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Steeple, High Stile, Cat Bells (Catbells), Great Carrs, Seat Sandal, Bleaberry Fell, Middle Fell, Raven Crag, Grey Friar, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Dollywaggon Pike, Nethermost Pike, Helvellyn, Causey Pike, Seatallan, Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Sail, Scar Crags, Great Rigg, White Side, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Fairfield, Walla Crag, Raise, Buckbarrow, Holme Fell, Grasmoor, Hart Crag, Brim Fell, St Sunday Crag, Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top), Dow Crag, The Old Man of Coniston (Coniston Old Man), Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale), Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Great Borne, Hen Comb, Latrigg, Clough Head, Red Screes, Low Fell, Blake Fell, Lord's Seat, Barf, Dodd (Skiddaw), Lonscale Fell, Broom Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Carl Side, Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Thornthwaite Crag, Skiddaw, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Rest Dodd, Ill Bell, Yoke, High Street, Great Calva, Souther Fell, Knott, Binsey, High Pike (Caldbeck)

How the view from Glaramara compares with all 214 — the View Report: every Wainwright ranked by what you can see from the top.

How the skyline, light and sightlines are computed

Computed, not photographed. First light is the first minute the sun’s upper limb clears this summit’s own skyline and last light the last minute it is still clear of it, both solved against the 360° horizon profile behind The View from Glaramara. Almanac sunrise and sunset are the flat-horizon convention. Every time carries a ± band from the 30 m elevation model — it smooths arêtes and cornices, so nothing here claims better than five minutes.

Sightlines from the Copernicus GLO-30 elevation model, which is a surface model: each 30 m cell holds the top of whatever stands there, trees and buildings included, rather than bare ground. 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.

Places to stay near this fell

Also nearby, but not independent

We have not stayed at any of them. We take no bookings or affiliate fees. Distances are straight lines from each route start, never walking times. Properties found via OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions about Glaramara

Is Glaramara hard to climb? Answered above.

What is the best route up Glaramara?

The classic ascent is from Seathwaite or Seatoller in Borrowdale, climbing the north ridge over the rocky knolls to the summit. It's commonly walked as a ridge traverse linking Glaramara with Allen Crags, passing the lovely Lincomb Tarns.

Near the top there's an optional easy gully scramble, or an easier path that bears right, as you climb the north ridge, to avoid it.

Sources: Mud and Routes — Glaramara and Allen Crags from Seatoller

How long does it take to climb Glaramara? Answered above: Routes up Glaramara.

Is it easy to get lost on Glaramara?

Yes — Glaramara is one of the trickier Lakeland tops to navigate. The summit ridge is a maze of rocky knolls, hollows and little tarns where the ground rarely matches the map at a glance, and the descent in particular needs care. In cloud and rain it becomes genuinely difficult.

Carry a map and compass (and know how to use them), note your route up, and don't rely on following a clear path off the top — there often isn't one.

Sources: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

What does the name Glaramara mean?

Glaramara is one of the most evocative fell names in the Lakes. It is thought to come from Norse and to mean something like the mountain hut by the ravines, and its rugged, ravine-cut flanks above Borrowdale fit the name well.

The unusual, almost musical name is part of why the fell is such a favourite.

Sources: Wikipedia — Glaramara

Is Glaramara suitable for beginners?

It's not an ideal first fell. There's no hard climbing, but the rough, complex ridge and demanding navigation make it easy for an inexperienced walker to get lost or stuck among the crags and bogs, especially in cloud.

Build up your map-and-compass skills on simpler hills first, then enjoy Glaramara on a clear, settled day — ideally with someone who knows the ground, taking the gully-avoiding line to the summit.

Sources: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

What should I wear and take up Glaramara?

Wear proper walking boots for the rough, rocky, boggy ground, and carry warm and waterproof layers — the ridge is high and exposed. A map and compass are essential here given the awkward navigation, along with water, food and a charged phone, and check the mountain forecast.

Avoid the summit gully scramble when the rock is wet, and treat the whole ridge as serious ground in cloud, wind or winter conditions.

Sources: MWIS — Lake District forecast

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