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Outlying Fell — West CumbriaAlso a Birkett

Raven's Crag (nameless (Stickle Pike - Raven's Crag))

Raven's Crag at 347m (1,138ft) is a small rocky summit above the Duddon valley in Dunnerdale, its craggy face adding character to the valley below.

361 m
Height
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361 mOutlying Fell — West Cumbria✓ summit is also a Birkett+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 361 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 17° to 15°C, gusts to 25 mph, 1.5 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 15°
💨 25 mph
🌧 1.5 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
17° / 13°
💨 24 mph
🌧 1.0 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 8°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 6°
💨 16 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 9°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 8°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.2 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 361 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

Raven's Crag (nameless (Stickle Pike - Raven's Crag))

Raven's Crag at 347m (1,138ft) is a small rocky summit above the Duddon valley in Dunnerdale, its craggy face adding character to the valley below. A Birkett summit in the quiet fell country of Dunnerdale. The ascent from the Duddon valley is short and gives pleasant views of the river and the surrounding fells. Part of the cluster of lower fell summits above the beautiful Duddon valley.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
West Cumbria
Birkett
Synge
361 m
Height
1,184 ft
In feet
SD 2237 9292
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside), about 4.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Raven's Crag (nameless (Stickle Pike - Raven's Crag)) (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 NFox Haw385 m · Southern
1.4 km NNWBrock Barrow343 m · Southern

Best parking to hike Raven's Crag (nameless (Stickle Pike - Raven's Crag))

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

Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside) — 4.3 km from summit (straight line)
Limited roadside parking near the Newfield Inn for the Dunnerdale fells and Walna Scar side.
Directions
Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge) — 7.1 km from summit (straight line)
Rough free parking by the bridleway to Devoke Water for the Birker Fell group.
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 Raven's Crag (nameless (Stickle Pike - Raven's 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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