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Outlying Fell — South Lakeland

Low Light Haw

Low Light Haw (250 m / 820 ft) is the lower of the two Light Haw knolls, a quiet rise of heather and scattered birch in the soft country south of Tarn Hows and west of Hawkshead.

250 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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250 mOutlying Fell — South Lakelandsummit is not a Birkett top+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 250 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 18° to 16°C, gusts to 28 mph, 1.9 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
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18° / 16°
💨 28 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (82%)
Wed 29 Jul
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18° / 14°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.1 mm (89%)
Thu 30 Jul
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16° / 10°
💨 28 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (73%)
Fri 31 Jul
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17° / 5°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (65%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
17° / 8°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.4 mm (41%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
20° / 9°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (27%)
Mon 3 Aug
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20° / 10°
💨 14 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (16%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 250 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

Low Light Haw

Low Light Haw (250 m / 820 ft) is the lower of the two Light Haw knolls, a quiet rise of heather and scattered birch in the soft country south of Tarn Hows and west of Hawkshead. Barely 0.4 km from High Light Haw, it is invariably climbed with its twin on a short, gentle round from Tarn Hows or Arnsbarrow. The name combines light (an open clearing) and haw (Old Norse haugr, a mound). A Wainwright Outlying Fell — one of the least-demanding tops in the whole list, and a good introduction to Outlying-Fell bagging.

Routes up Low Light Haw

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Low Light Haw
5.6 km · ~1.5 hr · Easy–Moderate
A short, quiet loop onto Low Light Haw, one of the overlooked Bethecar Moor Birketts on the wild eastern side of Coniston Water. While the crowds file up the Old Man across the lake, this little top sees almost no one — a steep pull up through the woods onto open, heathery moor, a wide view over Coniston Water and the southern fells, and an easy return. Under 6 km, but with one genuinely steep climb: a fine short outing for a clear day and a bit of solitude.
Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
250 m
Height
820 ft
In feet

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Dodgson Wood car park, Coniston Water east shore (Forestry England), about 0.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Low Light Haw (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.

1.1 km NEStang Hill (Arnsbarrow Hill South Top)316 m · Southern
1.4 km NEArnsbarrow Hill322 m · Southern

Routes over Low Light Haw

Low Light HawPlanned
5.63 km · ~247 m ascent · loop · ~1.5–2 h · Easy–Moderate
Summits: Low Light Haw

✎️ Park at the small, free Crab Haws car park (what3words ///fault.swordfish.insect), about 0.8 miles north of High Nibthwaite — the entrance is easy to miss, immediately after a field on the right, and the path climbs straight up through the woods from there. High Nibthwaite's own laybys are very limited, so please use Crab Haws and don't block the farm access.

⬇️ Download GPX

Best season: Good year-round in clear weather. The paths on Bethecar Moor are little-trodden and can be faint, so pick a day with decent visibility.

Full route guide ↗

✎️ 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 Low Light Haw

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

Dodgson Wood car park, Coniston Water east shore (Forestry England) — 0.8 km from summit (straight line)
Forestry England car park on the east side of the lake road south of Brantwood (OS SD 301 893). A steeper alternative start for the Bethecar Moor fells, climbing through the woodland past Parkamoor.
Directions
Crab Haws car park, Bethecar Moor (free) — 1.6 km from summit (straight line)
Small, free car park about 0.8 miles N of High Nibthwaite (OS SD 296 909; what3words ///fault.swordfish.insect). The hidden entrance is immediately after a field on the right. The natural start for the quiet Bethecar Moor / Blawith Birketts (Low & High Light Haw, Arnsbarrow Hill), with a path up through the woods. High Nibthwaite's own roadside laybys are very limited, so use Crab Haws to avoid blocking farm access.
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 Low Light Haw 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 or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Other fells near Low Light Haw

Maps & guidebooks for Low Light Haw

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