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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Kirk Fell (Lorton)

Kirk Fell at 437m (1,434ft) — distinct from the famous Kirk Fell above Wasdale — is a Birkett fell above the Lorton Vale between Loweswater and Cockermouth, giving views across the fertile valley and towards the Buttermere fells.

437 m
Height
+4
Bonus Birketts
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437 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 437 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 14°C, gusts to 34 mph, 3.1 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 14°
💨 34 mph
🌧 3.1 mm (77%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 29 mph
🌧 12.0 mm (79%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
14° / 6°
💨 30 mph
🌧 2.3 mm (76%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 3°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (69%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.5 mm (63%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
16° / 4°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (20%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 437 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

Kirk Fell (Lorton)

Kirk Fell at 437m (1,434ft) — distinct from the famous Kirk Fell above Wasdale — is a Birkett fell above the Lorton Vale between Loweswater and Cockermouth, giving views across the fertile valley and towards the Buttermere fells. A quiet, low fell in the country north of the main Lakeland hills. A pleasant short walk.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
437 m
Height
1,434 ft
In feet
NY 1728 2656
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Whinlatter Visitor Centre (paid), about 3.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Kirk Fell (Lorton) (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.

0.5 km ESEGraystones455 m · North Western
2.4 km NEBurthwaite Heights318 m · North Western
2.7 km SSwinside509 m · North Western
2.9 km ESEWhinlatter Top525 m · North Western

Best parking to hike Kirk Fell (Lorton)

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

Whinlatter Visitor Centre (paid) — 3.8 km from summit (straight line)
Forest centre — Lord's Seat, Barf, Whinlatter fells, Grisedale Pike's back route.
Directions
🚺 Whinlatter Forest Park Centre (120m) — Free☕ The Cottage in the Wood☕ Cafe Ambio
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 5.4 km from summit (straight line)
At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water.
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 Kirk Fell (Lorton) from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 77 / 77A “Honister Rambler”
Keswick – Portinscale – Hawse 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 (roughly Easter–October). 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.

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