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Birkett — Eastern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Randerside

Randerside at 729m (2,392ft) is a Birkett top on the broad moorland above the Matterdale valley between Helvellyn and the eastern fells, giving views across the Ullswater area and towards the Pennines.

729 m
Height
+7
Bonus Birketts
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729 mBirkett — Eastern (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 729 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 14° to 13°C, gusts to 39 mph, 5.7 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
14° / 13°
💨 39 mph
🌧 5.7 mm (100%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
14° / 11°
💨 34 mph
🌧 5.8 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 5°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.0 mm (78%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
14° / 3°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (78%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 5°
💨 12 mph
🌧 5.1 mm (54%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
15° / 3°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
15° / 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 729 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

About the walk

Key information

Randerside

Randerside at 729m (2,392ft) is a Birkett top on the broad moorland above the Matterdale valley between Helvellyn and the eastern fells, giving views across the Ullswater area and towards the Pennines. Part of the high ground on the eastern edge of the main Helvellyn massif. A quiet, open summit.

Routes up Randerside

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
729 m
Height
2,392 ft
In feet
NY 3486 2106
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Legburthwaite (United Utilities, small), about 3.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Randerside (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.

1.3 km WSWLittle Dodd (St John's Common)785 m · Eastern
1.8 km WCalfhow Pike660 m · Eastern
1.9 km EHigh Brow575 m · Eastern
2.0 km SEBirkett Fell725 m · Eastern
2.6 km ELow How497 m · Eastern
2.7 km NWThrelkeld Knotts514 m · Eastern

Routes over Randerside

16.45 km · ~694 m ascent · loop · ~4–6 h

⬇️ Download GPX

Full route guide ↗

✎️ Planned route — drawn but not personally walked or checked yet.

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Best parking to hike Randerside

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

Legburthwaite (United Utilities, small) — 3.5 km from summit (straight line)
St John's in the Vale — Sticks Pass side, High Rigg, Raven Crag.
Directions (opens in new tab)
Dockray (roadside) — 4.2 km from summit (straight line)
Verge parking for the Dodds and Matterdale Common.
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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 Randerside from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 555
Kendal – Staveley – Windermere – Ambleside – Rydal – Grasmere – Thirlmere (Wythburn & Swirls) – Keswick
Catch it from: Windermere · Ambleside
Year-round, roughly hourly. The backbone bus of the A591 — ideal for Helvellyn (Wythburn/Swirls), Fairfield, the Central fells and anything around Grasmere/Rydal. From Penrith, take the X4/X5 to Keswick and change.

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

Maps & guidebooks for Randerside

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