Grasmoor

Written and walked by Lee McCoy · Summited August 2026

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Summit conditions on Grasmoor

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 10° to 4°C, gusts to 67 mph, 8.2 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

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

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 58 mph times our exposure factor of 1.3. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 67 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 (opens in new tab) 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.

Rain, and the becks

Past the line

8.2 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 −2 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 31 out of 100, over our in-cloud line of 20. 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 (opens in new tab)

Routes up Grasmoor

Choose the way up before the car park: these three routes start from two places, and the last two rows give the parking and bus at each route’s own start. Full maps further down.

Compared	The Grasmoor Round	The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike	High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows
Starts from	Lanthwaite Green (paid)	Lanthwaite Green (paid)	High Snockrigg (verge)
Distance and climb	16.17 km, 1,304 m of climb	16.17 km, 1,161 m of climb	15.69 km, 1,446 m of climb
Time, fast to steady	~5¼–7¼ h	~5–7 h	~5½–7½ h
Scrambling	Easy scramble: the last 100 m up Hopegill Head from Whiteside (km 3.6–3.7). In the final 100 metres before the peak, where the hands-on scramble begins, take the left-hand line straight up onto the rocky peak.	Easy scramble: the last 100 m up Hopegill Head from Whiteside (km 3.5–3.6). Gasgale Crags is a narrow, airy ridge, and the last 100 m up Hopegill Head is an easy scramble — no place to slip.	Not mentioned in the route’s notes
Exposure	Hard	Hard	Not assessed
Navigation	Moderate	Hard	Moderate
Steepest stretch	Climb of about 39% at 1.6 km (Severe)	Climb of about 41% at 1.5 km (Severe)	Descent of about 43% at 10.6 km (Severe)
After the summit	Over Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts	Over Wandope, Thirdgill Head Man, Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts	Over Lad Hows
Walked or planned	Walked by Lee, August 2026	Walked by Lee, August 2026	Planned: drawn, not yet walked
Car park at the start	Lanthwaite Green (paid)	Lanthwaite Green (paid)	High Snockrigg (verge)
Bus to the start	77 at the start. Seasonal: the 77 does not run all year. 1 November 2026 is its last day.	77 at the start. Seasonal: the 77 does not run all year. 1 November 2026 is its last day.	77 at the start. Seasonal: the 77 does not run all year. 1 November 2026 is its last day.

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 Grasmoor hard to climb?

Grasmoor is the highest of the North-Western Fells at 852 m (2,794 ft), and a steep climb whichever way you go — but with no obligatory scrambling on the walkers' routes. It's a sustained effort up grass and scree rather than a technical fell.

The catches are the steepness (the direct front, Grasmoor End, is punishing and loose) and the broad, flat summit, which is a navigation trap in cloud. The steep western and northern crags are best left to scramblers.

Sources: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team (opens in new tab)

How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 852 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°

67 mph

8.2 mm (100%)

Wed 28 Oct

7° / 4°

52 mph

7.1 mm (100%)

Thu 29 Oct

7° / 6°

26 mph

0.8 mm (26%)

Fri 30 Oct

7° / 4°

25 mph

0.0 mm (31%)

Sat 31 Oct

8° / 0°

8 mph

0.0 mm (25%)

Sun 1 Nov

6° / -1°

5 mph

0.0 mm (12%)

Mon 2 Nov

6° / 0°

15 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 (opens in new tab)

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

Parking & buses for Grasmoor

Parking

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

Lanthwaite Green — 0.1 km from the start of The Grasmoor Round and The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike (straight line)

At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water. Fees: £7 up to 2 hours; £8 up to 4 hours; £9.50 all day. Free for National Trust members (National Trust, read 28 September 2026).

Directions Something changed here?

High Snockrigg (verge) — 0.1 km from the start of High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows (straight line)

On the Newlands Pass road above Buttermere village, about 70 m from the Mountain Road junction bus stop. The 'High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows' route starts 60 m away, and 'Great Borne & Starling Dodd' and 'High Stile, Seat via Buttermere' about 210 m away in the village.

The Newlands Pass road above Buttermere with a rough verge beside it, a grassy fell rising ahead Taken October 2026

Directions Something changed here?

Lad Hows (layby) — 1.5 km from summit (straight line)

A lay-by on the B5289 by Crummock Water. The nearest route starts are at Lanthwaite Green, among them 'The Grasmoor Round', 1.1 km on foot.

Directions Something changed here?

4 more places to park near Grasmoor

Lad Hows, north-west (layby) — 1.5 km from summit (straight line)

A lay-by on the B5289 by Crummock Water. The nearest route starts are at Lanthwaite Green, among them 'The Grasmoor Round', 0.9 km on foot. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).

Directions Something changed here?

Crummock Water, Cinderdale Common (free) — 1.6 km from summit (straight line)

Roadside common by Crummock Water - Rannerdale Knotts and Whiteless Pike.

Directions Something changed here?

Grasmoor (layby) — 1.6 km from summit (straight line)

Nearest fells: Grasmoor (1.6 km), Lad Hows (1.7 km), Mellbreak North Top (1.8 km). Fee not verified — check signage on arrival.

Directions Something changed here?

Grasmoor (verge) — 1.6 km from summit (straight line)

1.6 km from Grasmoor.

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 stops at Lanthwaite Green Farm (opposite), a 20 m walk from the start of The Grasmoor Round — a route we rate Severe overall (hardest: steepness). Seasonal: the 77 does not run all year. 1 November 2026 is its last day. It returns on 22 March 2027. Confirmed with the operator: its last day on 29 August 2026, its return on 16 October 2026. As timetabled from 27 October to 1 November. Towards Keswick (77): Tuesday to Sunday 18:03. Checked against the operator’s timetable, 12 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

Stagecoach 77 / 77A “Honister Rambler”

Keswick – Portinscale – Hawes End (Catbells) – Grange – Seatoller – Honister Pass – Buttermere – Lorton – Whinlatter – Keswick (circular)

Catch it from: Keswick (connect via 555 from Windermere/Ambleside or X4/X5 from Penrith)

Seasonal (Summer 2026 timetable: 23 March to 1 November 2026). Brilliant for the North Western fells: Catbells, Dale Head from Honister, the Buttermere fells and Whinlatter.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

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

Hazards on Grasmoor

Hazard & Incident Information for Grasmoor

Checked by Lee McCoy, 24 October 2026. Draws on published material from Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team. Editorial background, not a live callout feed.

Hazard: Moderate

The highest of the North Western Fells, a great whaleback above Crummock Water with a deceptively gentle grassy top but steep, craggy flanks falling away on almost every side. The broad, flat summit is a navigation trap in cloud, and the western and northern faces — Grasmoor End, Dove Crags and the gullies above Gasgale — are steep, loose scrambling ground where serious falls have happened. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team covers this fell.

Grasmoor End / Dove Crags scramble routes: The steep western and northern crags offer scrambling lines that are loose, exposed and serious, where a fall would be long. These are not walkers' routes; walkers go up by the ridge paths. Don't be drawn onto the steep rock, especially when wet.
The flat summit plateau in cloud: The top is broad, grassy and almost featureless, ringed by steep crags and gullies. In mist it is very easy to set off on the wrong bearing and end up above the cliffs or descending a dangerous flank. Take and trust a compass bearing before leaving the summit.
Steep flank descents (Lorton / Gasgale side): The direct slopes off the summit are steep, loose and unforgiving of a slip. Stick to the established ridge routes rather than dropping straight down the fellside.

Who should attempt this fell: By its ridge paths Grasmoor is a straightforward big grassy hill, but the danger lies off those paths: the steep crags of Grasmoor End and Dove Crags are serious scrambling ground best left to the experienced, and the flat summit demands careful compass work in cloud to avoid the surrounding cliffs. Keep to the ridges, navigate deliberately in mist, and treat the steep flanks with respect in the wet or in winter.

What to watch for: Scrambling falls on the steep western and northern crags · Navigation errors off the featureless summit plateau in cloud · Slips on the steep, loose flanks · Walkers drifting over the crag edges in poor visibility

Local Mountain Rescue: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team (opens in new tab)

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 (opens in new tab)

Navigating in cloud

Care needed

Of the three things our terrain model measures, the highest reading here is the amount of walkable ground near the summit that lies close to steep ground or crag. Take care in poor visibility — carry map and compass, and know how to use them.

From walking it — not from the terrain model

What catches people out: A flat-topped fell whose north and west faces are serious crags; the summit shelter is close to the Dove Crags rim.

The line to take: Leave east along the plateau: for Crag Hill keep east to the col; for the Lad Hows ridge the path starts ESE and then turns down south-west. Nothing that starts steep downhill in cloud is the right way off Grasmoor.

First-hand knowledge of this top, written by Lee. It adds to the computed grade above — it never changes it, and its absence on another fell means only that it has not been written yet.

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 Grasmoor 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 (opens in new tab) (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 Grasmoor

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

1.1 km SSWLad Hows426 m · North Western

1.1 km SEThirdgill Head Man734 m · North Western

1.6 km ENEEel Crag (Birkett)807 m · North Western

1.7 km NWhiteside East Top (Whiteside) (Gasgale Crags)719 m · North Western

1.9 km NGasgale Crags703 m · North Western

1.9 km NESand Hill756 m · North Western

2.5 km NEHobcarton Crag (Hobcarton Head)738 m · North Western

2.6 km NNELadyside Pike704 m · North Western

2.7 km ESEIll Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top)546 m · North Western

2.8 km NNWDodd (Lorton)454 m · North Western

Routes over Grasmoor

The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike

Summits: Whiteside (Whiteside West Top)Whiteside East Top (Whiteside) (Gasgale Crags)Gasgale Crags Hopegill Head Sand HillGrasmoorWandope Thirdgill Head Man Whiteless Pike Rannerdale Knotts

If you only do one round in the North Western Fells, this is it. Grasmoor is a bigger, wilder mountain than its modest reputation suggests, and the ridge from Whiteside over Gasgale Crags to Hopegill Head is as good as ridge walking gets outside the Langdales. Whiteless Pike at the end is a perfect little peak — and a punishing descent.

Download GPX Walked by Lee, August 2026

Best season: Late spring to autumn, in clear conditions. Gasgale Crags is narrow and rocky, and Grasmoor’s summit plateau is a blank, stony expanse that is thoroughly disorientating in cloud.

Warnings: The climb straight up Whiteside from Lanthwaite is brutally steep — a relentless, loose, eroded pull with little respite. It is the hardest 500 m on this route and it comes first. Gasgale Crags is a narrow, rocky ridge. It is not a graded scramble like Sharp Edge, but the last 100 m up Hopegill Head is an easy scramble, the ridge is airy, the rock is loose in places, and it wants care in wind or wet. Grasmoor’s summit is a featureless stony plateau with crags on three sides. In cloud it is a genuine navigation trap — take a bearing before you leave the cairn. The descent off Whiteless Pike is a knee-breaker — steep, sustained and relentless, right at the end of a long day. It is one of the steepest sustained descents in the Lakes. A long day with 1,161 m of ascent and ten tops. Navigation is graded hard: the high ground is broad and the drops are real. The path runs right around the edge of Addacomb Hole, a steep half-crater with a high headwall. Keep back from the rim, especially in wind or cloud — a slip here drops into serious ground. Don't approach the lip for the view in poor visibility. Rannerdale Knotts: The ridge ends suddenly in a wall of crag and scree falling steeply to the valley by Crummock Water. Keep back from the abrupt end and the edges among the summit knolls, especially in wind or cloud — it's a small fell with a real drop. Whiteside (Whiteside West Top): The ridge towers above Gasgale Gill on a wall of crag. Keep back from the southern edge, particularly in cloud or wind where the drop comes with little warning.

From the hazard notes for Whiteside (Whiteside West Top) · Rannerdale Knotts, each with its sources.

Route guide: The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike →

High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows

Summits: High Snockrigg Whiteless Pike Thirdgill Head Man Crag Hill (Eel Crag)Eel Crag (Birkett)GrasmoorLad Hows

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Warnings: Grasmoor: The top is broad, grassy and almost featureless, ringed by steep crags and gullies. In mist it is very easy to set off on the wrong bearing and end up above the cliffs or descending a dangerous flank. Take and trust a compass bearing before leaving the summit. Crag Hill (Eel Crag): The northern crags fall away steeply to the head of Coledale. In cloud the flat summit gives little warning of the edge — keep back from the northern rim and don't drift toward it on a vague bearing.

From the hazard notes for Crag Hill (Eel Crag) · Grasmoor, each with its sources.

Route guide: High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows →

The Grasmoor Round

Summits: Whiteside (Whiteside West Top)Whiteside East Top (Whiteside) (Gasgale Crags)Gasgale Crags Hopegill Head Sand HillGrasmoorThirdgill Head Man Whiteless Pike Rannerdale Knotts

Download GPX Walked by Lee, August 2026

Warnings: Rannerdale Knotts: The ridge ends suddenly in a wall of crag and scree falling steeply to the valley by Crummock Water. Keep back from the abrupt end and the edges among the summit knolls, especially in wind or cloud — it's a small fell with a real drop. Grasmoor: The top is broad, grassy and almost featureless, ringed by steep crags and gullies. In mist it is very easy to set off on the wrong bearing and end up above the cliffs or descending a dangerous flank. Take and trust a compass bearing before leaving the summit. Whiteside (Whiteside West Top): The ridge towers above Gasgale Gill on a wall of crag. Keep back from the southern edge, particularly in cloud or wind where the drop comes with little warning.

From the hazard notes for Whiteside (Whiteside West Top) · Grasmoor · Rannerdale Knotts, each with its sources.

Route guide: The Grasmoor Round →

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 Grasmoor

Water & shelter on the way up

On the The Grasmoor round: Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Whiteless Pike route:

shelter (weather shelter, mapped, not checked; 5 m off the line) Lanthwaite Green Farm (58 m from the start, straight line)

On the High Snockrigg, Eel Crag & Lad Hows route:

shelter (weather shelter, mapped, not checked; 9 m off the line) shelter (weather shelter, mapped, not checked; 52 m off the line) Mountain Road junction (11 m from the start, straight line) Bridge Hotel (133 m from the start, straight line) The Fish Hotel (184 m from the start, straight line) Buttermere Youth Hostel (N bound) (209 m from the start, straight line) Syke Farm Campsite (355 m from the start, straight line)

On the The Grasmoor Round route:

shelter (weather shelter, mapped, not checked; 3 m off the line) Lanthwaite Green Farm (4 m from the start, straight line)

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

About Grasmoor

Grasmoor at 852m (2,794ft) is the highest and most massive of the North Western Fells, a great dome of a mountain above Crummock Water that Wainwright described as one of the finest viewpoints in the district — the panorama from Grasmoor's summit takes in the full sweep of the northern and western fells, with the two great lakes of Crummock Water and Buttermere gleaming in the valley far below. The steep climb from Lanthwaite Green is the classic ascent, offering dramatic views as height is gained. The ridge traverse to Eel Crag and Sail makes for one of the finest full-day circuits in the North Western group.

Field notes

Where's the actual summit? My route took me up, over and past it and that's no bad thing as you get more of a view of Crummock Water, but the obvious summit is the large cairn that you can take shelter in if needed. There's plenty of space to just sit and admire the view. Take that opportunity if you need to as there are few better views.

— Lee McCoy, who walked it on 2 of our routes

My Strava hikes over Grasmoor

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

The Grasmoor Round (opens in new tab) — 16.0 km · 1166 m ascent · 4h 23m moving · 22 August 2026

Data from Strava.

Classifications & hill data

Is Grasmoor a Wainwright?

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

Selected lists

852 m

Height

2,794 ft

In feet

NY 1748 2035

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.

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 Grasmoor

The 360° skyline from Grasmoor

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.

drag to pan · arrow keys

The skyline as a list, by direction

North-east: Skiddaw Little Man (12 km), Skiddaw Lesser Man (12 km), Skiddaw South Top (12 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (12 km), Skiddaw (12 km), Skiddaw North Top (12 km), Broad End (13 km), Knowe Crags (15 km), Blencathra (17 km), Atkinson Pike (17 km)
East: White Side (17 km), Great Dodd (17 km), Stybarrow Dodd (17 km), Helvellyn Lower Man (17 km), Raise (17 km), Helvellyn (18 km), Catstye Cam (18 km), Nethermost Pike (18 km), High Crag (18 km), High Raise (28 km)
South-east: Great End (13 km), Esk Pike (14 km), Pike de Bield (15 km), Bowfell (16 km), Dollywaggon Pike (19 km), Cofa Pike (20 km), Fairfield (20 km)
South: High Stile (6 km), Pillar (8 km), Black Crag (9 km), Steeple (9 km), Scoat Fell (9 km), Red Pike (10 km), Kirk Fell (10 km), Haycock (10 km), Great Gable (11 km), Broad Crag (14 km), Scafell Pike (14 km), Ill Crag (14 km), Scafell (14 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Snowdon (175 km, Wales), Slieve Donard (177 km, Ireland), Merrick (99 km, Scotland), Broad Law (103 km, Scotland), Snaefell (84 km, Isle of Man), Moel Siabod (172 km, Wales), Cairnsmore of Carsphairn (97 km, Scotland), The Cheviot (124 km, England).

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

Sunrise and sunset on Grasmoor

Grasmoor sits close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its longest wait of the modelled year (at midsummer) first light is only 3 minutes after almanac sunrise, so the published sunrise time is a fair guide here.

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 light	Almanac sunrise	Difference
Midsummer	04:40 BST ±5.0 min	04:37	+3 min
Equinox	06:15 GMT ±5.0 min	06:16	-1 min
Midwinter	08:28 GMT ±5.0 min	08:34	-6 min

A low, open northern horizon — the ground falls away northwards (mean -0.53°).

Last light — when the sun leaves Grasmoor

Grasmoor holds the light. On not one of the sixteen dates modelled does the sun leave this summit before almanac sunset — the ground falls away westward rather than standing over you, and at midsummer it is still in the sun 5 minutes after the valley has lost it.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
	Last light	Almanac sunset	Difference
Midsummer	21:59 BST ±5.0 min	21:54	+5 min
Equinox	18:33 GMT ±5.0 min	18:27	+6 min
Midwinter	15:58 GMT ±5.0 min	15:49	+9 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 Grasmoor

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.

86Wainwrights in view+15 marginal

182 kmFurthest sightlineSlieve Binnian · possible under favourable refraction

2Sea in viewIrish Sea, Solway Firth

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

Far horizons

Slieve Binnian Northern IrelandWSW · 182 km clear
Slieve Donard Northern IrelandWSW · 177 km clear
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) WalesSSW · 175 km clear
Merrick ScotlandNW · 100 km clear
Snaefell Isle of ManWSW · 84 km clear
Ingleborough Yorkshire DalesSE · 73 km clear
Whernside Yorkshire DalesSE · 68 km clear
Great Dun Fell North PenninesENE · 55 km clear
Cross Fell North PenninesENE · 53 km clear
Criffel ScotlandNNW · 48 km clear
Solway Firth bay/estuaryNNW · 37 km in view
Irish Sea open waterWNW · 25 km in view

All 86 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Wandope, Whiteless Pike, Whiteside (Whiteside West Top), Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Hopegill Head, Rannerdale Knotts, Grisedale Pike, Mellbreak (Mellbreak South Top), Robinson, Low Fell, Hen Comb, Red Pike (Buttermere), Whinlatter (Brown How - Whinlatter), High Stile, Hindscarth, Starling Dodd, Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell, Gavel Fell, Graystones (Graystones North Top), High Crag (Buttermere), Great Borne, Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell, Maiden Moor, Fleetwith Pike, Lord's Seat, Dale Head, Broom Fell, High Spy, Haystacks (Buttermere), Ling Fell, Pillar, Steeple, Grey Knotts, Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell), Brandreth, Sale Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Crag Fell, Kirk Fell, Haycock, Caw Fell, Green Gable, Great Gable, Ullock Pike, Long Side, Grike, Carl Side, Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, Lank Rigg, Glaramara, Lingmell, Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), Great End, Lonscale Fell, Eagle Crag, Allen Crags, Sergeant's Crag, Scafell Pike, Scafell, Ullscarf, Esk Pike, High Raise (High White Stones), Bowfell, Binsey, Watson's Dodd, Clough Head, Thunacar Knott, Pike of Stickle, Great Cockup, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Harrison Stickle, Stybarrow Dodd, Longlands Fell, Brae Fell, Pike of Blisco, Bowscale Fell, Seat Sandal, Great Rigg, Green Crag, Wetherlam, Great Mell Fell, Red Screes, High Raise (High Street)

How the view from Grasmoor 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 Grasmoor. 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

High Swinside Holiday Cottages (opens in new tab) guest houseabout 3.9 km
Crummockwater Cottages (opens in new tab) guest houseabout 1.8 km
Bridge Hotel (opens in new tab) hotelabout 4.2 km

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 (opens in new tab).

Frequently asked questions about Grasmoor

Is Grasmoor hard to climb? Answered above.

What is the easiest route up Grasmoor?

Most walkers start from Lanthwaite Green at the northern end of Crummock Water. The Lad Hows ridge gives a steep but straightforward grassy climb, and a gentler (longer) option swings round to gain the summit from Coledale Hause to the north-east.

Avoid the very steep, loose direct line up Grasmoor End unless you're confident on such ground.

Sources: Where2Walk — Grasmoor from Crummock Water (opens in new tab)

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

Is it easy to get lost on Grasmoor's summit?

Yes — the top is a broad, flat, grassy plateau with few features, ringed by steep crags and gullies on several sides. In mist it's very easy to set off on the wrong bearing and end up above the cliffs or descending a dangerous flank.

Take and trust a compass bearing before leaving the summit, and keep to the ridge routes rather than dropping straight down the steep flanks.

Sources: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team (opens in new tab)

Is there scrambling on Grasmoor?

Not on the walkers' routes. However, the steep western and northern crags — Grasmoor End and Dove Crags — offer loose, exposed scrambling lines that are genuinely serious. They are not walkers' paths.

For the summit, stick to the ridge routes; leave the crags to experienced, equipped scramblers in dry conditions.

Sources: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team (opens in new tab)

Is Grasmoor suitable for beginners?

It's a steep, sustained climb to a big summit, so better suited to walkers with some hill fitness than to complete beginners — but there's no scrambling on the standard routes, so a fit newcomer can manage it in good weather.

Go on a clear, settled day, carry a map and compass (vital for the featureless top), keep clear of the steep crags, and start from Lanthwaite Green.

Sources: Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team (opens in new tab)

What should I wear and take up Grasmoor?

Wear proper walking boots with good grip for the steep grass and scree, and carry warm and waterproof layers — the summit is high and exposed. A map and compass are essential for the broad, featureless top, where it's easy to drift toward the surrounding crags in cloud.

Take food, water and a charged phone, check the mountain forecast, and carry winter kit when there's snow or ice on the steep ground.

Sources: MWIS — Lake District forecast (opens in new tab)

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Grasmoor

Summit conditions on Grasmoor

Wind on the top

Rain, and the becks

Routes up Grasmoor

Is Grasmoor hard to climb?

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Parking & buses for Grasmoor

Parking

Buses

Hazards on Grasmoor

Hazard & Incident Information for Grasmoor

Navigating in cloud

If you need Mountain Rescue

Map, GPX and nearby Birketts

Birketts within 3 km of Grasmoor

Routes over Grasmoor

On the hill: terrain and water on Grasmoor

Water & shelter on the way up

About Grasmoor

Field notes

My Strava hikes over Grasmoor

Classifications & hill data

Is Grasmoor a Wainwright?

Selected lists

The view from Grasmoor

The 360° skyline from Grasmoor

Sunrise and sunset on Grasmoor

Last light — when the sun leaves Grasmoor

What you can see from Grasmoor

Places to stay near this fell

Frequently asked questions about Grasmoor

Other fells near Grasmoor