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Birkett — Southern (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Yew Bank

Yew Bank at 499m (1,637ft) is a Birkett fell in the West Cumbria group above the Dunnerdale area, its heathery summit giving views across the lower Duddon valley and towards the coast.

499 m
Height
+15
Bonus Birketts
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499 mBirkett — Southern (not a Wainwright summit)+15 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 499 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 15° to 14°C, gusts to 30 mph, 4.2 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
15° / 14°
💨 30 mph
🌧 4.2 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
15° / 12°
💨 26 mph
🌧 5.4 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 8°
💨 29 mph
🌧 2.8 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 4°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 5°
💨 15 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 9°
💨 20 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 8°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (23%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 499 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

Yew Bank

Yew Bank at 499m (1,637ft) is a Birkett fell in the West Cumbria group above the Dunnerdale area, its heathery summit giving views across the lower Duddon valley and towards the coast. Part of the low fell country between Dunnerdale and the Furness peninsula. A quiet, pleasant walk.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
499 m
Height
1,637 ft
In feet

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Hardknott Pass (roadside pull-ins), about 1.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Yew Bank (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 SSWBorder End522 m · Southern
1.3 km NWSilverybield Crag395 m · Southern
1.4 km NNWThrostlehow Crag404 m · Southern
1.9 km ELittle Stand740 m · Southern
2.0 km NNWScar Lathing439 m · Southern
2.0 km ENEStonesty Pike765 m · Southern
2.1 km NWHigh Scarth487 m · Southern
2.3 km NECrinkle Crags South Top (First Crinkle)834 m · Southern
2.4 km SSWHorsehow Crags433 m · Southern
2.7 km NECrinkle Crags - Fourth Crinkle832 m · Southern
2.7 km NHigh Gait Crags572 m · Southern
2.7 km NECrinkle Crags - Gunson Knott (Fifth Crinkle)822 m · Southern
2.9 km WDawsonground Crags397 m · Southern
2.9 km NEShelter Crags815 m · Southern
3.0 km ENEGreat Knott695 m · Southern

Best parking to hike Yew Bank

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

Hardknott Pass (roadside pull-ins) — 1.8 km from summit (straight line)
Limited pull-ins near the pass summit for Hard Knott and Harter Fell. Don't block passing places.
Directions
Three Shire Stone, Wrynose Pass (verge) — 4.6 km from summit (straight line)
High-level start for Pike o' Blisco, Cold Pike, Wet Side Edge and the Greenburn 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 Yew Bank 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 Yew Bank

Maps & guidebooks for Yew Bank

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