⛰️ Souther Fell

522 m · Wainwright — Northern Fells · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

522 mWainwright — Northern Fells✓ summit is also a Birkett+3 bonus Birketts within 3 km

📖 Key Information

Souther Fell at 522m (1,713ft) is an isolated, flat-topped ridge above Mungrisdale, famous in local tradition for the legendary ghostly army said to have been seen marching along its crest in the 18th century. Wainwright was amused by this legend and noted the fell's distinctive appearance from the Vale of Eden. The ascent from Mungrisdale is pleasant and the views across the vale to the Pennines are fine. A fell with great character from its history as much as from its summit views.

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

🎯 Bonus Birketts 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.

1.2 km NWThe Tongue553 m · Northern
2.4 km NWTarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)665 m · Northern
2.6 km WSWScales Fell682 m · Northern

⚠️ Hazard & Incident Information

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🦶 My hikes over Souther Fell (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

Mungrisdale village hall (donation) — 1.1 km from summit (straight line)
For Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Souther Fell and The Tongue.
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Scales, A66 (layby) — 3.3 km from summit (straight line)
Laybys near the White Horse Inn — Blencathra via Scales Fell or Sharp Edge.
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Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach X4 / X5
Penrith – Rheged – Threlkeld – Keswick – Braithwaite – Cockermouth – Workington
Catch it from: Penrith
Year-round, frequent. From Penrith this is your way into Keswick and the Northern fells — Threlkeld/Scales stops serve Blencathra directly, Braithwaite serves the Coledale fells.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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