Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
Lonscale Pike at 703m (2,306ft) is a dramatic Birkett top on the eastern spur of Lonscale Fell above Skiddaw Forest, its sharp rocky summit giving fine views across the Glenderaterra valley towards Blencathra and south to the Central Fells.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 703 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Sat 12 Sep): 13° to 6°C, gusts to 37 mph, 19.3 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 12 Sep 2026, 15:36 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 703 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top) at a glance
Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
Routes up Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Classifications & hill data
The short answers
Is Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top) a Wainwright?
Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top) is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list and the Synge list.
Where do you park for Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)?
The nearest car park we hold is Latrigg car park, about 2.1 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Latrigg car park (free), 2.1 km out. We only look within 2.5 km, measured straight-line: over longer distances a road may cross a pass and the drive bears no relation to the line.
How hard is Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)?
The shortest way up we hold is Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! — 19.3 km, 1116 m of ascent, about 5.7 hours. On our scale its hardest axis is terrain — Hard.
All axes: terrain: Hard · steepness: Hard · length: Hard · navigation: Moderate · exposure: Easy.
My hikes over Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top) (Strava)
1 logged hike pass over this summit:
- Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! (opens in new tab) — 19.2 km · 980 m ascent · 4h 56m moving · 29 Jun 2025
Interactive route maps and photos load here for visitors with JavaScript. Data from Strava.
Parking & buses for Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
Best parking to hike Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
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.
Vehicles are left entirely at their owner’s risk. We list places people park; we cannot vouch for any of them. Judge it on the day: take valuables with you, leave nothing on show, and if a spot feels wrong when you get there, park somewhere else.
Getting to Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top) by bus
The X4 stops at Keswick, opposite The Pheasant. From there it is 2.5 km and 300 m of ascent to the start of Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! — a walk in before the walk. Last bus: Monday to Friday 17:49 towards Keswick (554); Saturday 20:19 towards Keswick (554); Sunday 17:50 towards Keswick (554). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 8 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Hazards on Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
No hazard card for this fell. The usual open-fell rules apply: check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected.
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Latrigg car park, about 2.1 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell 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.
Routes over Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
On the hill: terrain and water on Lonscale Pike (Lonscale Fell East Top)
Water & shelter on the way up
On the Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Lesser Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the sun! route:
On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.
Places to stay near this fell
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