⛰️ Low White Stones

731 m · Birkett — Central (not a Wainwright summit) · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

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731 mBirkett — Central (not a Wainwright summit)+5 bonus Birketts within 3 km

📖 Key Information

Low White Stones at 624m (2,047ft) is an intermediate summit on the High Raise plateau between Sergeant Man and Ullscarf, a broad, grassy top with open views across the Central Fells. Wainwright noted it as a distinct point on the plateau, its white quartzite stones visible from a distance. Most naturally part of the full Central Fells circuit from Langdale or Borrowdale via High Raise. Quiet, unhurried walking on open moorland.

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

🎯 Bonus Birketts 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.

1.2 km SECodale Head732 m · Central
1.2 km NLining Crag542 m · Central
2.9 km WNWDovenest Top (Dovenest Crag) (Stonethwaite Fell)633 m · Southern
2.9 km SThorn Crag644 m · Central
3.0 km NNEColdbarrow Fell - High Saddle675 m · Central

⚠️ Hazard & Incident Information

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🦶 My hikes over Low White Stones (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) — 3.8 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Great Langdale — Bowfell, Crinkle Crags, Pike o' Blisco, the Langdale Pikes.
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Stonethwaite (roadside, limited) — 4.2 km from summit (straight line)
Small roadside area near the hamlet — Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Langstrath approaches.
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Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 516 “Langdale Rambler”
Ambleside – Skelwith Bridge – Elterwater – New Dungeon Ghyll – Old Dungeon Ghyll
Catch it from: Ambleside · Windermere (change at Ambleside)
The Langdale bus — Pikes, Bowfell, Crinkle Crags, Pike o' Blisco all walkable from the Dungeon Ghyll stops. Seasonal frequency varies; check before relying on the last bus back.
Stagecoach 78 “Borrowdale Rambler”
Keswick – Lodore – Grange – Rosthwaite – Seatoller
Catch it from: Keswick (connect via 555 or X4/X5)
Year-round, frequent in season. Serves all the Borrowdale starts — Glaramara, the Scafells and Great Gable via Seathwaite (alight Seatoller, 20 min walk up the lane).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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