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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

White Maiden

White Maiden at 613m (2,011ft) is a Birkett top on the ridge above the Dunnerdale valley, its rocky summit giving views across the Duddon and towards the Coniston fells.

613 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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613 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 613 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 33 mph, 5.2 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
15° / 13°
💨 33 mph
🌧 5.2 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
14° / 11°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.6 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 6°
💨 28 mph
🌧 1.4 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 1°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
14° / 3°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.1 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 7°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 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 613 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

White Maiden

White Maiden at 613m (2,011ft) is a Birkett top on the ridge above the Dunnerdale valley, its rocky summit giving views across the Duddon and towards the Coniston fells. Part of the fell country between the Coniston group and the coast. A remote and quiet summit.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
Nuttall
613 m
Height
2,011 ft
In feet
SD 2542 9570
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside), about 2.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near White Maiden (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.

0.5 km WSWWhite Pike (Seathwaite)600 m · Western
1.1 km NEBrown Pike682 m · Western
1.2 km SEHigh Pike Haw354 m · Western
1.7 km NNEBuck Pike - Seathwaite Fell744 m · Southern

Best parking to hike White Maiden

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

Seathwaite, Duddon Valley (roadside) — 2.5 km from summit (straight line)
Limited roadside parking near the Newfield Inn for the Dunnerdale fells and Walna Scar side.
Directions
Walna Scar Road, Coniston (free, rough track) — 3.7 km from summit (straight line)
High free car park above Coniston — Old Man, Dow Crag, Brown Pike with a head start.
Directions
🚺 Coniston Bridge (1651m)🚺 Coniston Ruskin Avenue Car Park (1811m)

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 White Maiden 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.

Other fells near White Maiden

Maps & guidebooks for White Maiden

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