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Birkett — Central (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Low White Stones

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.

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

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

Modelled guidance for the 731 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 42 mph, 35.2 mm of rain forecast.

Sat 12 Sep
🌧️
13° / 6°
💨 42 mph
🌧 35.2 mm (100%)
Sun 13 Sep
☁️
13° / 8°
💨 21 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (12%)
Mon 14 Sep
🌦️
14° / 10°
💨 36 mph
🌧 5.6 mm (100%)
Tue 15 Sep
🌧️
13° / 8°
💨 37 mph
🌧 10.1 mm (98%)
Wed 16 Sep
🌧️
10° / 7°
💨 28 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (54%)
Thu 17 Sep
🌧️
9° / 7°
💨 34 mph
🌧 16.5 mm (97%)
Fri 18 Sep
🌧️
10° / 7°
💨 35 mph
🌧 15.0 mm (92%)

Forecast snapshot from 12 Sep 2026, 15:36 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 731 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Low White Stones at a glance

Low White Stones

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.

Getting there

🅿️ New Dungeon Ghyll (LDNPA, paid)
Walking base for Sergeant Man, High Raise (High White Stones), Thunacar Knott and Pavey Ark — the 'Langdale Pikes Round' route starts 127 m away. Also serves 'Langdale Horseshoe'. Fees: 2h £5.00, 4h £7.00, 24h £8.50, week £35.00 (aggregator-listed).
🅿️ Stickle Ghyll (NT, paid)
Walking base for Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Thorn Crag and Loft Crag — the 'Langdale Horseshoe' route starts 17 m away. Also serves 'Langdale Pikes Round'. Paid National Trust car park - the prices we used to show here came from an aggregator rather than the Trust, so we no longer publish a figure; check the machine on arrival, and members should bring their card (National Trust car-park list, checked Aug 2026). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged). Height barrier (community-reported). Direct start up Stickle Ghyll for the Langdale Pikes.
🚌 Stagecoach 516 “Langdale Rambler”
Ambleside – Skelwith Bridge – Elterwater – New Dungeon Ghyll – Old Dungeon Ghyll

Full parking & bus details ↓

Right now on the summit

🌧️ 13°low 6°C
Gusts42 mph

Full 7-day summit forecast →

Classifications & hill data

Birkett
731 m
Height
2,398 ft
In feet
NY 2820 1003
Grid ref

The short answers

Is Low White Stones a Wainwright?

Low White Stones is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list.

Where do you park for Low White Stones?

We hold no car park within 2.5 km of the summit, so there is no short walk-in to recommend here. 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.

Routes up Low White Stones

No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest routes we publish start close by:

Parking & buses for Low White Stones

Best parking to hike Low White Stones

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

New Dungeon Ghyll (LDNPA, paid) — 3.9 km from summit (straight line)
Walking base for Sergeant Man, High Raise (High White Stones), Thunacar Knott and Pavey Ark — the 'Langdale Pikes Round' route starts 127 m away. Also serves 'Langdale Horseshoe'. Fees: 2h £5.00, 4h £7.00, 24h £8.50, week £35.00 (aggregator-listed).
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Stickle Ghyll (NT, paid) — 3.9 km from summit (straight line)
Walking base for Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle, Thorn Crag and Loft Crag — the 'Langdale Horseshoe' route starts 17 m away. Also serves 'Langdale Pikes Round'. Paid National Trust car park - the prices we used to show here came from an aggregator rather than the Trust, so we no longer publish a figure; check the machine on arrival, and members should bring their card (National Trust car-park list, checked Aug 2026). Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged). Height barrier (community-reported). Direct start up Stickle Ghyll for the Langdale Pikes.
🕑 Typically full before 10:00 on fine weekends, Apr-Oct — Lee McCoy, local observation, 2026-08-09.
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If it is full: Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) (0.9 km); Blea Tarn (NT, paid) (2.0 km); Three Shire Stone, Wrynose Pass (verge) (4.0 km)
🚺 Public toilets (opens in new tab) (~707 m straight line) — Free🚺 Public toilets (opens in new tab) (~843 m straight line) — Free
Old Dungeon Ghyll (NT, paid) — 4.0 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Great Langdale — Bowfell, Crinkle Crags, Pike o' Blisco, the Langdale Pikes. Free for NT members (checked Aug 2026).
🕑 Typically full before 10:00 on fine weekends, Apr-Oct — Lee McCoy, local observation, 2026-08-09.
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If it is full: Stickle Ghyll (NT, paid) (0.9 km); Side Pike (verge, south) (0.9 km) a few spaces only; Side Pike (verge) (0.9 km, 31 m up) a few spaces only
Stonethwaite (roadside, limited) — 4.0 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.

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 Low White Stones by bus

The 516 stops at New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel (opp), 100 m from the nearest parking for this fell. We haven’t mapped a route up it, so we can’t tell you the walk from there to the start. Last bus: Monday to Friday 20:03 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516); Saturday 22:23 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516); Sunday 20:03 towards Dungeon Ghyll (516). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 7 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

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.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Hazards on Low White Stones

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

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

Nearest parking: New Dungeon Ghyll (LDNPA, paid), about 3.9 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Low White Stones (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 SThorn Crag644 m · Central
3.0 km NNEColdbarrow Fell - High Saddle675 m · Central

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