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413 m · Outlying Fell — South Lakeland · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

Outlying Fell — South Lakeland

Hollow Moor East Top

413 m · Outlying Fell — South Lakeland · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses and live summit weather.

413 m
Height
+3
Bonus Birketts
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413 mOutlying Fell — South Lakelandsummit is not a Birkett top+3 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 413 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Fri 31 Jul): 14° to 8°C, gusts to 23 mph, 4.0 mm of rain forecast.

Fri 31 Jul
🌧️
14° / 8°
💨 23 mph
🌧 4.0 mm (88%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 8°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.1 mm (21%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 10°
💨 14 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (2%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
19° / 13°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (42%)
Tue 4 Aug
🌦️
19° / 13°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.6 mm (85%)
Wed 5 Aug
🌦️
18° / 14°
💨 30 mph
🌧 3.5 mm (91%)
Thu 6 Aug
🌦️
15° / 10°
💨 24 mph
🌧 5.0 mm (58%)

Forecast snapshot from 31 Jul 2026, 13:28 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 413 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Getting there
🅿️ Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited)
Head of Longsleddale — Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag.
🅿️ Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited)
Tiny — arrive by 8am or use the verges lower down. Kentmere Horseshoe: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Kentmere Pike.

Full parking & bus details ↓

Right now on the summit

🌧️ 14°low 8°C
Gusts23 mph

Full 7-day summit forecast →

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Synge
413 m
Height
1,355 ft
In feet

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited), about 1.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Hollow Moor East Top (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.

0.8 km ESECocklaw Fell365 m · Far Eastern
2.7 km NGoat Scar626 m · Far Eastern
2.7 km NEGreat Howe (Longsleddale)494 m · Far Eastern

Best parking to hike Hollow Moor East Top

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

Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited) — 1.5 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Longsleddale — Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag.
Directions (opens in new tab)
Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited) — 2.0 km from summit (straight line)
Tiny — arrive by 8am or use the verges lower down. Kentmere Horseshoe: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Kentmere Pike.
Directions (opens in new tab)

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 Hollow Moor East Top 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 (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Maps & guidebooks for Hollow Moor East Top

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