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Birkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

Tarn Crags Top at 665m (2,182ft) is a Birkett top on the eastern ridge of Bowscale Fell in the Northern Fells, giving views east across the Uldale Fells and north towards the Solway.

665 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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Written and walked by Lee McCoy · Last reviewed

665 mBirkett — Northern (not a Wainwright summit)+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 665 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 15° to 13°C, gusts to 40 mph, 6.5 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
15° / 13°
💨 40 mph
🌧 6.5 mm (61%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 11°
💨 30 mph
🌧 8.9 mm (71%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
13° / 5°
💨 31 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (76%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
14° / 1°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (76%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 3°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.7 mm (55%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
15° / 2°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (28%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
15° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (22%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 665 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

Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

Tarn Crags Top at 665m (2,182ft) is a Birkett top on the eastern ridge of Bowscale Fell in the Northern Fells, giving views east across the Uldale Fells and north towards the Solway. Part of the Back o' Skiddaw fell country. A quiet, open summit on the eastern flank of the Bowscale Fell massif.

Routes up Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

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

Blencathra to Mungrisdale Common and over the back
17.6 km · ~5.1 hr
Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
665 m
Height
2,182 ft
In feet
NY 3404 3105
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Mosedale / Bowscale (verge), about 2.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top) (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.

1.1 km SEThe Tongue553 m · Northern
2.7 km NNWRound Knott603 m · Northern

Routes over Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

Blencathra to Mungrisdale Common and over the backRevised
17.59 km · ~961 m ascent · loop · ~5–7 h
Summits: Souther FellScales FellDoddick FellBlencathra - Hallsfell TopAtkinson Pike (Foule Crag)Mungrisdale CommonBannerdale CragsBowscale FellTarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

⬇️ Download GPX

Full route guide ↗

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

Best parking to hike Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top)

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

Mosedale / Bowscale (verge) — 2.3 km from summit (straight line)
Verge parking for Carrock Fell and the back o' Skiddaw fells via the Caldew valley.
Directions
Mungrisdale village hall (donation) — 2.5 km from summit (straight line)
For Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Souther Fell and The Tongue.
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 Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top) 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.

My hikes over Tarn Crags Top (Bowscale Fell East Top) (Strava)

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

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