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727 mWainwright — North Western Fells+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km Fewer traps in Clag

Hindscarth at 727m (2,385ft) is an elegant summit on the Newlands Horseshoe between Dale Head and Robinson, its pointed profile visible from the Newlands valley below.

Summit conditions on Hindscarth

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 11° to 5°C, gusts to 68 mph, 11.2 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

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

The Met Office 2 km model’s gust of 59 mph times our exposure factor of 1.22. The summit line above gives Open-Meteo’s highest gust for the whole day, 68 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.

Rain, and the becks

Past the line

11.2 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 0 °C, no ice or snow forecast; cloud: a clear-top reading of 34 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

Routes up Hindscarth

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

Little Dale HorseshoeScope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little TownDale Head Hindscarth and RobinsonHonister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells
Starts fromChapel Bridge Car ParkChapel Bridge Car ParkHonister (NT, paid)Honister Slate Mine
Distance and climb10.77 km, 793 m of climb12.08 km, 757 m of climb17.46 km, 808 m of climb19.62 km, 1,057 m of climb
Time, fast to steady~3¼–4¾ h~3½–5 h~4¾–6½ h~5½–7¾ h
ScramblingHands for a few steps: short awkward scrambles on the Scope End ridge (km 6.6–7.7).Hands for a few steps: short awkward scrambles on the lower Scope End ridge (km 3.6–4.7). Hindscarth: The lower ridge is craggy with short awkward scrambles, and higher up the path runs along a narrow, airy terrace close to the steep western edge above High Crags.Hands for a few steps: short steps on the pull up Robinson and a rock step just below its top (about km 5.8).Not mentioned in the route’s notes
ExposureNot assessedNot assessedNot assessedNot assessed
NavigationHardModerateModerateModerate
Steepest stretchDescent of about 34% at 7.1 km (Hard)Descent of about 37% at 6.8 km (Severe)Descent of about 27% at 6.8 km (Hard)Descent of about 38% at 6.1 km (Severe)
After the summitOver High Crags (Newlands), Red Knott and Scope EndOver Dale HeadOver RobinsonOver Robinson, Ill Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top) and Ard Crags
Walked or plannedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedPlanned: drawn, not yet walkedWalked by Lee, July 2026Planned: drawn, not yet walked
Car park at the startLittle Town, Newlands (paid, small)Little Town, Newlands (paid, small)Honister (NT, paid)Honister Pass (paid, slate mine)
Bus to the start77, 2.7 km walk from Manesty, outside Cocklety How. Seasonal: the 77 does not run all year. 1 November 2026 is its last day.77, 2.7 km walk from Manesty, outside Cocklety How. 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 Hindscarth hard to climb?

By the ordinary slopes, no. By its best line — the Scope End ridge — it is a proper mountain day: a craggy, narrowing crest where the path runs along an airy terrace above High Crags, close enough to the drop to concentrate the mind, with a few short, awkward rocky steps low down where a hand helps.

That round from Little Town over Dale Head is 12.1 km with 757 m of ascent and we rate it Severe overall for its steepness. If exposure is not for you, both our other routes reach Hindscarth along the ridge from Dale Head instead of up Scope End.

How we check →

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 727 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
11° / 5°
68 mph
11.2 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
8° / 5°
50 mph
8.9 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
8° / 6°
25 mph
0.5 mm (26%)
Fri 30 Oct
8° / 5°
25 mph
0.0 mm (31%)
Sat 31 Oct
9° / 1°
8 mph
0.0 mm (25%)
Sun 1 Nov
7° / 0°
5 mph
0.0 mm (12%)
Mon 2 Nov
6° / 1°
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 Hindscarth

Parking

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

Little Town, Newlands (paid, small) — at the start of Little Dale Horseshoe and Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town
Newlands valley — Catbells, Maiden Moor, Hindscarth, Robinson.
Directions Something changed here?
Honister (NT, paid) — at the start of Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson
Walking base for Great Gable, Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts — the 'Great Gable from Honister Slate Mine' route starts 61 m away. Also serves 'Haystacks'. Paid National Trust car park - the prices we used to show here came from an aggregator rather than the Trust, so we no longer publish a figure; check the machine on arrival, and members should bring their card (National Trust car-park list, checked August 2026). The machine takes cards, and National Trust members park free on production of their membership card (Lee McCoy, local observation, recorded 12 August 2026).
Directions Something changed here?
Honister Pass (paid, slate mine) — 0.1 km from the start of Honister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells (straight line)
Paid parking at the top of the pass — Dale Head, Fleetwith Pike, Grey Knotts with minimal ascent. This is the slate mine's own car park, the WESTERN one; the National Trust car park 170 m east is a separate one. Fees: Day parking GBP 5 per day for visitors; free for all Honister activity guests (honister.com/your-visit/). Overnight parking GBP 15 a night in the large bottom car park, open to campervans, motorhomes and vans, no tent camping, no facilities, no electric hook-ups; book online or pay by QR code on arrival and display confirmation on the dashboard (honister.com/your-visit/overnight-parking) (operator, checked August 2026). You pay by card, inside the building, not at a machine in the car park. The posted opening is 9am but it is often later; the mine is content for you to arrive before it and pay on the way out, and the car park is covered by cameras (Lee McCoy, local observation, recorded 12 August 2026). Pay and display (LDNPA, checked August 2026).
Typically full before 10:00 on fine weekends, Apr-Oct — Lee McCoy, local observation, 9 August 2026.
Directions Something changed here?
If it is full: Seatoller (NT, paid) (2.4 km, 259 m up)
Public toilets (~136 m straight line) — Free Sky Hi Cafe
5 more places to park near Hindscarth
Honister Crag (layby) — 1.8 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Honister Crag (Black Star) (0.7 km), Fleetwith Pike (0.8 km), Dale Head (1.4 km). Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Fleetwith Pike (layby) — 2.2 km from summit (straight line)
On the Honister Pass road (B5289), about 610 m east of the Gatesgarth Farm car park. The nearest route start is 'Fleetwith Edge and Haystacks', at the Gatesgarth Farm car park, about 0.6 km west in a straight line. Free (OSM-tagged). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Knott Rigg (layby) — 2.3 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Knott Rigg (0.8 km), Ill Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top) (0.8 km), Ard Crags (1.3 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Robinson (layby) — 2.3 km from summit (straight line)
A lay-by on the Newlands Pass road (way/585193027), 0.3 km east of the top of Newlands Hause, on the Newlands side. The 'Knott Rigg & Ard Crags Out-and-Back from Newlands Pass' and 'Newlands Hause to the Coledale Tops' routes start at Newlands Hause, 0.3 km away in a straight line (this pin sits too far from the mapped paths to measure a walk). Free (OSM-tagged).
Directions Something changed here?
Newlands Hause car park — 2.5 km from summit (straight line)
At Newlands Hause, the top of the Newlands Pass road above Buttermere. The 'Knott Rigg & Ard Crags Out-and-Back from Newlands Pass' route starts here. Added from the 5 August 2026 OSM candidate review.
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 Honister Youth Hostel (near), a 90 m walk from the start of Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson — a route we rate Hard overall (hardest: distance and 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. The last bus is 18:33 towards Keswick (77), every day. Checked against the operator’s timetable, 12 September 2026; that timetable runs to 1 November 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 or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

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

Hazards on Hindscarth

Hazard & Incident Information for Hindscarth

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

Hazard: Moderate

A fine Newlands fell reached most dramatically by the Scope End ridge — a craggy, narrowing crest where the path runs along an airy terrace above High Crags, close to a steep western drop. The rock is awkward and greasy when wet, the final pull to the summit is steep, and the broad top and Littledale Edge are easy to misjudge in cloud. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team covers this Newlands ground.

  • Scope End ridge (terrace above High Crags): The lower ridge is craggy with short awkward scrambles, and higher up the path runs along a narrow, airy terrace close to the steep western edge above High Crags. It gets greasy and slippery when wet. Keep to the crest where the terrace feels exposed, and save it for dry conditions if you're unsure.
  • The steep summit climb and flanks: A steep 200 m pull tops out the ridge — a sting in the tail when tired — and the flanks fall away steeply on either side. Pace it, and take care on the descent of the steep ground.
  • Broad summit / Littledale Edge in cloud: The connecting ground to Robinson (Littledale Edge) is gentle but largely pathless, and the summit area is broad. In mist it is easy to take the wrong line. Navigate by compass and don't drift toward the steeper edges.
Who should attempt this fell: Hindscarth is a rewarding ridge fell, but the Scope End terrace above High Crags is genuinely airy and treacherous when wet — keep to the crest where it feels exposed, and treat the craggy steps with care. The summit and the link to Robinson need compass work in cloud. Best enjoyed in dry conditions; full winter competence and kit when there is snow or ice on the ridge.

What to watch for: Slips and scrambling difficulty on the craggy, greasy Scope End ridge · Walkers edging too close to the western drop above High Crags · Falls on the steep summit climb or descent · Navigation errors on the broad top and pathless Littledale Edge in cloud

Local Mountain Rescue: Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

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

A note on Newlands Beck

Newlands Beck runs below the old Goldscope mine and carries mine-derived zinc — enough to matter for river life. In Environment Agency samples taken near our route Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town between 2010 and 2011, the typical lead level was below the drinking limit, but individual samples were above it. That is a record of past sampling, not a test of the water today. Treat any hill water before drinking (an ordinary hiking filter won’t remove dissolved metals); don’t single this beck out as a clean fill-up.

What’s actually in this beck — we mapped every mine-fed one →

Metal-mine water data © Environment Agency (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Navigating in cloud

Fewer traps in cloud

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. This top is in the lowest of the index’s four bands, and a low band never means “safe”: 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 Hindscarth 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 Hindscarth

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

1.0 km NHigh Crags (Newlands)529 m · North Western
1.5 km NNERed Knott452 m · North Western
2.0 km NNEScope End412 m · North Western
2.4 km SHonister Crag (Black Star)634 m · Western
2.9 km WHigh Snockrigg526 m · North Western

Routes over Hindscarth

Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson
Summits: Dale HeadHindscarthRobinson

Download GPX Walked by Lee, July 2026

Warnings: Dale Head: The easy southern slope ends suddenly right at the top, where the ground drops away in crags to Newlands. The cairn sits near this brink. In mist or strong wind it is dangerously easy to step toward the edge — keep well back and don't approach the rim for the view in poor visibility.

From the hazard notes for Dale Head, each with its sources.

Route guide →

Honister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells
Summits: Dale HeadHindscarthRobinsonIll Crag (Newlands) (Knott Rigg North Top)Ard Crags

Because it finishes in a different valley from where it starts, this one suits a car–free day: the seasonal Honister Rambler (the 77 / 77A) sets you down at Honister Hause and you walk back into Keswick for the bus home. From Penrith it’s the X4 / X5 to Keswick, then the Rambler up to Honister. Check the last bus before you set off — the walk’s long tail down the Newlands valley eats time when legs are tired.

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Best season: Late spring to autumn, in clear conditions. The steep descent off Robinson to Newlands Hause is rough and slippery when wet, and the broad grassy tops need a compass in mist; in full winter it’s a serious outing.

Warnings: The descent off Robinson to Newlands Hause is the crux — steep, eroded and grassy (around a 40–45% pull), and slippery when wet. Take the walkers’ line and keep away from the crags; cross the Buttermere road with care at the bottom. A long day — nearly 20 km and about 1,035 m of ascent over six tops, with a further long walk–out down the valley at the end. Carry map, compass, food and water, and start early. The high ridge from Dale Head over Hindscarth and Robinson is broad and grassy — easy to drift off line in cloud, so navigate on a bearing between the tops. It’s a linear route: fix your return transport (and the last bus time) before you leave, as there’s no loop back to the start. Dale Head: The easy southern slope ends suddenly right at the top, where the ground drops away in crags to Newlands. The cairn sits near this brink. In mist or strong wind it is dangerously easy to step toward the edge — keep well back and don't approach the rim for the view in poor visibility.

From the hazard notes for Dale Head, each with its sources.

Route guide →

Little Dale Horseshoe
Summits: RobinsonHindscarthHigh Crags (Newlands)Red KnottScope End

The start is Chapel Bridge Car Park at Little Town. Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town starts there too and goes up the same Scope End ridge that this walk comes down.

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Warnings: The descent off Hindscarth is steep: about 34% sustained near 7.1 km, and about 43% over 250 m near 6.9 km. Crags are mapped close beside the path on the climb to Robinson: Blea Crags about 10 m from it near 2.4 km and Robinson Crags about 15 m near 3.5 km. Keep to the path, especially in cloud. The first 1.15 km or so, from Chapel Bridge, and the last 0.3 km are on lanes open to traffic; OpenStreetMap records no pavement. About 6.5 km of the line follows paths that OpenStreetMap does not record as public rights of way: High Snab Bank and the climb to Robinson (about 1.5 to 3.6 km), and from the low point before Hindscarth over Hindscarth and down the Scope End ridge (about 5.6 to 9.5 km); the track past Low Snab is not recorded either. The path up from the lane and the path over Robinson to the low point are public footpaths. That is a map-data note, not a ruling on access: check the access land and rights of way maps before relying on this stretch.

Route guide →

Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town
Summits: Scope EndRed KnottHigh Crags (Newlands)HindscarthDale Head

Little Town sits right under Cat Bells, so Newlands catches the overspill from the honeypot next door — but almost everyone stops at Cat Bells. Start up Scope End instead and the crowds thin out within ten minutes. Roadside parking in Newlands is very limited, so arrive early or you'll end up driving back out.

Download GPX Planned route · not yet walked

Best season: All year for confident hillwalkers. The steep grass of Scope End and the descent off Dale Head turn greasy after rain and are genuinely treacherous under frost or snow — in winter conditions treat this as a route needing an ice axe, crampons and the skill to use them.

Warnings: The descent off Dale Head is sustained and steep (around 43% at its worst) — take it slowly, and expect hard, slow going in the wet. Scope End's nose and the long descent off Dale Head are steep grass and scree: slippery after rain and hazardous in frost or snow. Hindscarth and Dale Head are broad, grassy, near-featureless tops — in cloud, take a compass bearing off each summit before setting off. Dale Head drops away in crags on its Newlands (north) face; in poor visibility be sure you've picked up the correct descent line and don't drift onto the steep ground. Hindscarth: The lower ridge is craggy with short awkward scrambles, and higher up the path runs along a narrow, airy terrace close to the steep western edge above High Crags. It gets greasy and slippery when wet. Keep to the crest where the terrace feels exposed, and save it for dry conditions if you're unsure.

From the hazard notes for Hindscarth, each with its sources.

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 Hindscarth

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson route:

Keswick Bus Stn Stand 1 (19 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 2 (33 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 3 (38 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 4 (45 m from the start or finish, straight line) Honister Pass YHA (16 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick YHA (411 m from the start or finish, straight line)

On the Honister to Keswick: over the Newlands fells route:

Keswick Bus Stn Stand 1 (16 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 2 (25 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 3 (29 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick Bus Stn Stand 4 (35 m from the start or finish, straight line) Honister Pass YHA (89 m from the start or finish, straight line) Keswick YHA (422 m from the start or finish, straight line)

On the Little Dale Horseshoe route:

shelter (mapped, not checked; 6 m off the line)

On the Scope End, Hindscarth & Dale Head from Little Town route:

shelter (mapped, not checked; 6 m off the line)

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

About Hindscarth

Hindscarth - looking from the stony summit across the Newlands valley to the Grasmoor group and Causey Pike, hazy under a veiled summer sky
© Lee McCoy

Wainwright noted its excellent position at the heart of the horseshoe, with outstanding views down the Newlands valley and across to Grasmoor. The summit is most naturally reached as part of the Newlands Horseshoe circuit — one of the most popular and satisfying full-day walks in the North Western Fells. The views from the summit of the whole horseshoe ridge are excellent.

Field notes

The summit cairn upon Hindscarth is quite possibly my favourite of all. It has a rustic, but functional structure. It appears organically added to rather than formally built. And the views over Crummock Water and Loweswater are something to behold. If I were to have built it, however, I would have pointed the opening in a more southerly direction to protect from the northerly winds and open it up to those watery views.

— Lee McCoy, who walked it on our Dale Head Hindscarth and Robinson route in July 2026

My Strava hikes over Hindscarth

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

Data from Strava.

Classifications & hill data

Is Hindscarth a Wainwright?

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

Selected lists

Wainwright
North Western
Birkett
Fellranger
Synge
Nuttall
Hewitt
727 m
Height
2,385 ft
In feet
NY 2156 1651
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 Hindscarth

The 360° skyline from Hindscarth

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 Hindscarth36 labelled tops shown (9 distant behind the far-horizon toggle). Theoretical visibility in perfect clarity; computed from terrain, not photographed.eye levelNNEESESSWWNWScafell Pike · 9 kmHelvellyn · 13 kmSkiddaw · 13 kmGreat End · 8 kmBowfell · 10 kmPillar · 6 kmHigh Crag · 13 kmRaise · 13 kmFairfield · 15 kmBlencathra · 16 kmGreat Dodd · 13 kmGrasmoor · 6 kmStybarrow Dodd · 13 kmCrag Hill · 4 kmSkiddaw Lesser Man · 12 kmHigh Stile · 5 kmKirk Fell · 6 kmGrisedale Pike · 6 kmSail · 4 kmHigh Raise · 10 kmRed Pike · 6 kmHigh Crag · 4 kmClough Head · 13 kmUllscarf · 9 kmThunacar Knott · 11 kmLonscale Fell · 13 kmUllock Pike · 13 kmYewbarrow · 9 kmGreat Borne · 9 kmWandope · 4 kmDale Head · 1 kmRobinson · 1 kmScar Crags · 4 kmWhiteless Pike · 4 kmLow Saddle · 8 kmIngleborough · 67 km · clear daysIll Crag · 9 kmGreat Gable · 6 kmCatstye Cam · 13 kmEsk Pike · 9 kmWhite Side · 12 kmRed Pike · 8 kmSwirl How · 17 kmWatson's Dodd · 12 kmKirk Fell East Top · 6 kmHopegill Head · 6 kmHobcarton Crag · 6 kmSeat Sandal · 14 kmJenkin Hill · 12 kmLow White Stones · 9 kmBowscale Fell · 18 kmCarrock Fell · 21 kmCross Fell · 50 km · clear daysStarling Dodd · 7 kmSteeple · 8 kmFleetwith Pike · 2 kmCausey Pike · 4 kmHonister Crag · 2 kmLooking Stead · 6 kmWhernside · 63 km · clear daysBleaberry Fell · 8 kmMaiden Moor · 3 kmSergeant's Crag · 8 kmKnott Rigg · 3 kmLord's Seat · 10 kmUllister Hill · 10 kmThrelkeld Knotts · 13 kmShivery Knott · 7 kmBarf · 10 kmWatches · 14 kmAran Fawddwy · 197 km · a handful of days a yearCairnsmore of Fleet · 88 km · a rare clear dayTinto · 121 km · a handful of days a yearSlieve Croob · 180 km · a handful of days a yearYr Eifl · 192 km · a handful of days a yearWhite Coomb · 99 km · a rare clear dayCairnharrow · 79 km · a rare clear dayWisp Hill · 85 km · a rare clear dayDun Rig · 115 km · a rare clear day
The skyline as a list, by direction
  • North: Grisedale Pike (6 km), Skiddaw South Top (13 km), Skiddaw Middle Top (13 km), Skiddaw (13 km)
  • North-east: Skiddaw Lesser Man (12 km), Skiddaw Little Man (12 km), Knowe Crags (14 km), Gategill Fell Top (15 km), Blencathra (16 km), Atkinson Pike (16 km)
  • East: Helvellyn Lower Man (12 km), White Side (12 km), Watson's Dodd (12 km), Raise (13 km), Helvellyn (13 km), Nethermost Pike (13 km), Stybarrow Dodd (13 km), High Crag (13 km), Catstye Cam (13 km), Great Dodd (13 km), Dollywaggon Pike (14 km), Cofa Pike (15 km), Fairfield (15 km), Dove Crag (17 km)
  • South: Great Gable (6 km), Kirk Fell (6 km), Great End (8 km), Broad Crag (9 km), Ill Crag (9 km), Scafell Pike (9 km), Esk Pike (9 km), Pike de Bield (10 km), Bowfell (10 km), Swirl How (17 km)
  • South-west: Pillar (6 km), Red Pike (8 km)
  • West: High Stile (5 km), High Stile (5 km)
  • North-west: Crag Hill (4 km), Grasmoor (6 km)

On the clearest days the far horizon adds: Aran Fawddwy (197 km, Wales), Cairnsmore of Fleet (88 km, Scotland), Lamachan Hill (99 km, Scotland), Tinto (121 km, Scotland), Slieve Croob (180 km, Ireland), Yr Eifl (192 km, Wales), Gyrn Ddu (188 km, Wales), White Coomb (99 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 Hindscarth

Hindscarth sits close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its longest wait of the modelled year (on 1 October) first light is only 8 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—
Equinox06:20 GMT ±5.0 min06:16+4 min
Midwinter08:29 GMT ±5.0 min08:34-5 min

A low, open northern horizon — the ground falls away northwards (mean 0.06°).

Last light — when the sun leaves Hindscarth

The evening here runs close to the flat-horizon case. Even on its earliest evening of the modelled year (at midwinter) last light is only 15 minutes before almanac sunset, so the published sunset time is a fair guide on Hindscarth.

The evening of the same three days. A negative difference means a ridge takes the sun before the valley loses it.
Last lightAlmanac sunsetDifference
Midsummer21:42 BST ±5.0 min21:53-11 min
Equinox18:32 GMT ±5.0 min18:27+5 min
Midwinter15:34 GMT ±5.0 min15:49-15 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 Hindscarth

On a clear day — computed sightlines, curvature- and refraction-corrected.
85Wainwrights in view+7 marginal
68 kmFurthest sightlineIngleborough
1Sea in viewIrish Sea
Far horizons
  • Ingleborough Yorkshire DalesSE · 68 km clear
  • Whernside Yorkshire DalesESE · 62 km clear
  • Irish Sea open waterSSW · 60 km in view
  • Cross Fell North PenninesENE · 50 km clear
All 85 Wainwrights in clear view (nearest first)

Dale Head, Robinson, High Spy, Fleetwith Pike, Maiden Moor, Knott Rigg, Ard Crags, Grey Knotts, Haystacks (Buttermere), Sail, Wandope, Scar Crags, High Crag (Buttermere), Causey Pike, Cat Bells (Catbells), Crag Hill (Eel Crag), High Stile, Base Brown, Barrow, Grasmoor, Red Pike (Buttermere), Great Crag (Stonethwaite), Green Gable, Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot, Great Gable, Pillar, Grisedale Pike, Kirk Fell, Hopegill Head, Seathwaite Fell (Wainwright summit), High Seat, Starling Dodd, Eagle Crag, Steeple, Bleaberry Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Sergeant's Crag, Walla Crag, Armboth Fell (Armboth Fell South Top), Great End, Allen Crags, Ullscarf, Yewbarrow, Great Borne, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike, High Raise (High White Stones), Lord's Seat, Barf, Latrigg, Bowfell, High Rigg (Naddle Fell), Pavey Ark, Dodd (Skiddaw), White Side, Carl Side, Skiddaw Little Man, Watson's Dodd, Long Side, Ullock Pike, Raise, Lonscale Fell, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Stybarrow Dodd, Skiddaw, Catstye Cam, Great Dodd, Clough Head, Dollywaggon Pike, Cold Pike, Seat Sandal, Whin Rigg (Wasdale), Fairfield, Great Rigg, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Great Carrs, Swirl How, Dove Crag, High Pike (Scandale), Bowscale Fell, Binsey, Red Screes, Carrock Fell, Thornthwaite Crag

How the view from Hindscarth 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 Hindscarth. 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.

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