Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell)
Hollow Moor at 334m (1,096ft) is a broad, heathery moorland above the Crake valley between Coniston Water and Windermere, giving wide views of the surrounding South Lakeland countryside.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 426 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 15°C, gusts to 30 mph, 7.6 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 426 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
About the walk
Routes up Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell)
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited), about 1.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell) (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.
Routes over Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell)
✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.
Best parking to hike Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell)
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
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 (Green Quarter Fell) 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.
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Maps & guidebooks for Hollow Moor (Green Quarter Fell)
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