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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)

Loweswater Fell South Top at 417m (1,368ft) is a Birkett top on the Low Fell ridge above Loweswater in the North Western Fells, giving views across the intimate Loweswater lake and the surrounding pastoral valley.

417 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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417 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+7 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 417 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 15°C, gusts to 32 mph, 1.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 15°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 28 mph
🌧 11.8 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 5°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.9 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 3°
💨 22 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.2 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
17° / 6°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (23%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 417 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

Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)

Loweswater Fell South Top at 417m (1,368ft) is a Birkett top on the Low Fell ridge above Loweswater in the North Western Fells, giving views across the intimate Loweswater lake and the surrounding pastoral valley. Part of the Low Fell ridge that Wainwright praised for its excellent views of Loweswater. A pleasant, undemanding walk.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
417 m
Height
1,368 ft
In feet
NY 1359 2226
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free), about 1.2 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South 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.

0.7 km WNWDarling Fell392 m · Western
1.1 km NSourfoot Fell411 m · Western
1.5 km NNWSmithy Fell392 m · Western
2.2 km SWLoweswater End - Carling Knott519 m · Western
2.5 km NHatteringill Head - Whin Fell385 m · Western
2.7 km SWCarling Knott544 m · North Western
2.9 km SSEMellbreak North Top509 m · North Western

Best parking to hike Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)

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

Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free) — 1.2 km from summit (straight line)
Small free car park for Mellbreak, Hen Comb and the Loweswater fells.
Directions
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 2.5 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 Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top) 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 Loweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)

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