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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Whiteside Pike

Whiteside Pike is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), a quiet Far Eastern top reached by few walkers.

397 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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397 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ 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 397 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 15°C, gusts to 28 mph, 7.4 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
16° / 15°
💨 28 mph
🌧 7.4 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
17° / 14°
💨 25 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
15° / 7°
💨 28 mph
🌧 0.9 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 17 mph
🌧 4.5 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
18° / 7°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 7°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (24%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 397 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

Whiteside Pike

Whiteside Pike is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), a quiet Far Eastern top reached by few walkers. It rises the Kentmere valley. The name combines white (Old English hwit, white), and side (Old English side, a hillside), and pike (Old Norse pík, a peak). It also features on the Synge list. Its nearest tops are Todd Fell (1.0 km NW); Lamb Pasture (1.5 km NE); The Forest (Borrowdale Head) (nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe)) (2.2 km N) — it's usually taken in on a round of these neighbours. It's a worthwhile objective for anyone working through the Birkett list, or as a short extension to a bigger day on the higher neighbouring fells.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
397 m
Height
1,302 ft
In feet
NY 5207 0151
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: A6 Shap summit (layby), about 5.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Whiteside Pike (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 Whiteside Pike

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

A6 Shap summit (layby) — 5.3 km from summit (straight line)
High laybys on the old A6 — Wasdale Pike, Crookdale and Borrowdale (Westmorland) fells.
Directions
Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited) — 5.5 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Longsleddale — Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag.
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 Whiteside Pike 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 Whiteside Pike

Maps & guidebooks for Whiteside Pike

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