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Outlying Fell — West CumbriaAlso a Birkett

White Pike (Birkby Fell)

White Pike at 442m (1,450ft) is a Birkett fell on the Birkby Fell above the Duddon estuary in the West Cumbria group, giving views across the coastal plain and the Duddon Sands.

442 m
Height
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442 mOutlying Fell — West Cumbria✓ summit is also a Birkett+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 442 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 14°C, gusts to 33 mph, 1.9 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 14°
💨 33 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 27 mph
🌧 3.1 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 7°
💨 28 mph
🌧 3.4 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌦️
15° / 3°
💨 21 mph
🌧 0.3 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 14 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 9°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.4 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 442 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 Pike (Birkby Fell)

White Pike at 442m (1,450ft) is a Birkett fell on the Birkby Fell above the Duddon estuary in the West Cumbria group, giving views across the coastal plain and the Duddon Sands. Part of the low fell country between Dunnerdale and the coast. A quiet, seldom-visited summit.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
West Cumbria
Birkett
Synge
442 m
Height
1,450 ft
In feet
SD 1506 9563
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge), about 2.9 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near White Pike (Birkby Fell) (within 3 km)

No bonus Birketts within 3 km — every Birkett near here is already a Wainwright summit, so just enjoy the walk.

Best parking to hike White Pike (Birkby Fell)

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

Devoke Water turning, Birker Fell road (verge) — 2.9 km from summit (straight line)
Rough free parking by the bridleway to Devoke Water for the Birker Fell group.
Directions
Corney Fell road summit (verge) — 3.4 km from summit (straight line)
High verge start for Buck Barrow, Whit Fell and the Corney fells.
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 White Pike (Birkby Fell) 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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