Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
Muncaster Fell at 231m (758ft) is a long, heathery ridge above the Esk estuary near Ravenglass, giving one of the finest views of the lower Esk valley and the Scafell group above.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 231 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Fri 11 Sep): 15° to 10°C, gusts to 20 mph, 0.4 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 11 Sep 2026, 08:30 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 231 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag at a glance
Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
Getting there
Classifications & hill data
The short answers
Is Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag a Wainwright?
Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag is one of Wainwright's Outlying Fells, not one of the 214 in the Pictorial Guides. It is also on the Fellranger list.
Where do you park for Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag?
The nearest car park we hold is Muncaster Fell, south-west car park (free 2), about 1.8 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Hall Waberthwaite car park 2, 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.
Routes up Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest routes we publish start close by:
- Whin Rigg, Illgill Head & the Wastwater Screes — starts 5.6 km away
- Green Crag & Great Whinscale — the wild Birker Fell round — starts 5.9 km away
- Birketts Around Devoke Water — starts 5.9 km away
Parking & buses for Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
Best parking to hike Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
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 Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag by bus
The nearest bus stop we hold is the 77 at Honister Youth Hostel (near), 23.6 km of walking from the start — not realistically reachable without a car. It is a seasonal service too: 1 November 2026 is its last day of the year (confirmed with the operator, 29 August 2026).
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Hazards on Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag
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: Muncaster Fell, south-west car park (free 2), about 1.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag (within 3 km)
No bonus Birketts within 3 km — every Birkett near here is already a Wainwright summit, so just enjoy the walk.