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Outlying Fell — West CumbriaAlso a Birkett

Great Worm Crag

Great Worm Crag at 427m (1,401ft) is a Birkett top in the West Cumbria fells above the Kinniside area, its rocky summit giving views across the coastal plain and inland to the Western Fells.

427 m
Height
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427 mOutlying Fell — West Cumbria✓ summit is also a Birkett+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 427 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 17° to 15°C, gusts to 32 mph, 1.5 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 15°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.5 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 26 mph
🌧 3.5 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 8°
💨 29 mph
🌧 2.8 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 4°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 10°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 8°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (17%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 427 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

Great Worm Crag

Great Worm Crag at 427m (1,401ft) is a Birkett top in the West Cumbria fells above the Kinniside area, its rocky summit giving views across the coastal plain and inland to the Western Fells. Part of the fell country between Ennerdale and the coast. A quiet, rarely visited summit.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
West Cumbria
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
427 m
Height
1,401 ft
In feet
SD 1940 9687
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge), about 2.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Great Worm Crag (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.

1.0 km NBroad Crag - Birker Fell372 m · Southern
1.2 km NWBirker Fell - Great Crag333 m · Southern
1.2 km ENEBirker Fell - White How444 m · Southern
2.0 km NNECrook Crag469 m · Southern
2.1 km NGreat Whinscale427 m · Southern

Best parking to hike Great Worm Crag

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

Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge) — 2.5 km from summit (straight line)
Rough free parking by the bridleway to Devoke Water for the Birker Fell group.
Directions
Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside) — 4.0 km from summit (straight line)
Limited roadside parking near the Newfield Inn for the Dunnerdale fells and Walna Scar side.
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 Great Worm Crag 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 Great Worm Crag

Maps & guidebooks for Great Worm Crag

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