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Outlying Fell — West Cumbria

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.

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231 mOutlying Fell — West Cumbriasummit is not a Birkett top+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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 (Tue 28 Jul): 18° to 16°C, gusts to 24 mph, 0.2 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
18° / 16°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
17° / 14°
💨 20 mph
🌧 3.5 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
15° / 8°
💨 28 mph
🌧 3.4 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 21 mph
🌧 0.3 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 14 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 10°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 8°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (17%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 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.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag

Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag, a Lake District fell
Photo: Mick Knapton., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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. Wainwright described it in his Outlying Fells guide as one of the most rewarding low-level walks in the district — the views of the Scafells from this coastal viewpoint are spectacular on a clear day. The traverse from Muncaster Castle to Eskdale is a classic lower-level walk.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
West Cumbria
Fellranger
231 m
Height
758 ft
In feet

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge), about 5.9 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.

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).

Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge) — 5.9 km from summit (straight line)
Rough free parking by the bridleway to Devoke Water for the Birker Fell group.
Directions
Corney Fell road summit (verge) — 6.4 km from summit (straight line)
High verge start for Buck Barrow, Whit Fell and the Corney fells.
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 Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag 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.

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