Rowling End
Rowling End at 433m (1,421ft) is the rocky spur below Causey Pike above the Newlands valley, its craggy top giving excellent views of Derwent Water and the Skiddaw massif.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 433 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.
On the summit today (Fri 11 Sep): 13° to 10°C, gusts to 31 mph, 2.6 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 433 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
Rowling End at a glance
Routes up Rowling End
Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.
Classifications & hill data
The short answers
Is Rowling End a Wainwright?
Rowling End is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list and the Synge list.
Where do you park for Rowling End?
The nearest car park we hold is Rowling End, east (layby), about 0.5 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Rowling End, south-east (layby), 0.5 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.
How hard is Rowling End?
The shortest way up we hold is Stile End, Outerside, Causey Pike, Rowling End — 9.9 km, 682 m of ascent, about 3.1 hours. On our scale its hardest axis is steepness — Severe.
All axes: steepness: Severe · exposure: Hard · terrain: Hard · length: Moderate · navigation: Moderate.
Parking & buses for Rowling End
Best parking to hike Rowling End
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 Rowling End by bus
The 77 stops at Braithwaite, at Croft Terrace, 10 m from the start of Scar Crags, Causey Pike. Last bus: Monday to Friday 22:27 towards Workington (X5) and 17:37 towards Keswick (77) and 16:37 towards Cockermouth (77); Saturday 00:22 (+1) (after midnight) towards Workington (X5) and 17:37 towards Keswick (77) and 16:37 towards Cockermouth (77); Sunday 20:17 towards Workington (X5) and 17:37 towards Keswick (77) and 16:37 towards Cockermouth (77). Checked against the operator’s timetable, 7 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
Hazards on Rowling End
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: Rowling End, east (layby), about 0.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Rowling End (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.
Routes over Rowling End
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass. How to use this guide.
On the hill: terrain and water on Rowling End
Water & shelter on the way up
On the Scar Crags, Causey Pike route:
On the Stile End, Outerside, Causey Pike, Rowling End route:
On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.
Places to stay near this fell
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Other fells near Rowling End
- Ard Crags
- Barf
- Barrow
- Broom Fell
- Castle Crag
- Cat Bells (Catbells)
- Causey Pike
- Crag Hill (Eel Crag)
- Dale Head
- Grasmoor
- Graystones (Graystones North Top)
- Grisedale Pike
- High Spy
- Hindscarth
- Hopegill Head
- Knott Rigg
- Ling Fell
- Lord's Seat
- Maiden Moor
- Outerside
- Rannerdale Knotts
- Robinson
- Sail
- Sale Fell
- Scar Crags
- Wandope
- Whinlatter (Brown How)
- Whiteless Pike
- Whiteside (Whiteside West Top)