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For every Wainwright (and Outlying Fell), see which Birketts you can bag on the same walk — with maps, parking, buses and weather.

Your friendly Lakeland fell guide

Whatever the weather, there’s a good walk for you.

Honest write-ups for every Wainwright and Outlying Fell — how hard it really is, where to park, and which bonus Birketts you can tick off along the way. Free, always.

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“How hard is it, really?”
Straight answers on every fell — not “is it dangerous?” but “can I manage it?”
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Maps, parking, buses and a 7-day summit forecast on every page.
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Met Office, Ordnance Survey and Mountain Rescue — cited, not guessed.
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Perfect first fells

Gentle underfoot, big rewards, and hard to get lost on.

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Catbells
EASY451 m · 2 hr
Rannerdale Knotts
EASY355 m · 1.5 hr
Loughrigg Fell
EASY335 m · 2 hr
Latrigg
EASY369 m · 1.5 hr

Challenging fells

Long days, real height, and weather that means it. Earn these ones.

Fells by difficulty →
Scafell Pike
HARD978 m · 5.5 hr
Helvellyn
HARD950 m · 5 hr
Blencathra
HARD868 m · 4 hr
Pavey Ark
HARD702 m · 3 hr

Find your way in

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⛰️All 214 WainwrightsThe full round, sorted by bonus Birketts. 🚶RoutesHand-mapped walks with GPX to download. ◆CollectionsBest first fells, family ridges, car-free days. ☁️ConditionsLive summit weather and today’s verdicts. 📍PlacesKeswick, Ambleside, Wasdale and more. 🏔Outlying FellsWainwright’s quieter companion round.
New · Data report

Summer on the fells: what actually hurts people

The summit is 10°C while the valley is 16°C. Dogs collapse on ordinary warm days, not hot ones. Fully sourced — including the things we couldn’t prove.

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Latest news

Live conditions →

Lakeland updates worth knowing before you head up — each one sourced and linked.

SAFETYSaturday: light westerly, cloud lifting, 90% clear summits by middayMWIS: westerly 15-20mph, rain very unlikely; dawn cloud above 600m clears most fells by midday. 7-12C at 750m, high UV - pack…MWIS (Mountain Weather Information Service)ACCESSBannerdale Crags: Mungrisdale riverside path still closedThe eroded footpath beside the River Glenderamackin remains shut, with the closure order now running to January 2027. Use the…Lake District National ParkACCESSWhinlatter: Thornthwaite Forest paths closed for forestry thinningSections of the Thornthwaite Forest bridleway and Beckstones Gill footpath are shut for thinning works into autumn; follow signed…Lake District National ParkSAFETYFells remain 'tinder dry' - high wildfire risk continuesMWIS notes terrain outside northwest Scotland is exceptionally dry. No barbecues, campfires or naked flames; avoid parking hot…MWIS (Mountain Weather Information Service)NEWSSedbergh walking festival to launch 120-mile Westmorland and Furness WayA new walking and wellbeing festival runs 14-20 September with guided Howgills walks, evening talks, and the launch of a new…Cumbria Crack

Updated 31 Jul 2026. Always check live conditions before you set off.

Latest changes

Full changelog →

What’s new on the site — every addition, fix and correction, logged in the open.

MAJORWhen the sun leaves each summit - and an admission about when it arrivesEvery Wainwright page has told you when the sun first clears that summit's own skyline, which is not the same as the…MAJORThe perfect round now stays on ground you are allowed to walkOur computed round of all 214 Wainwrights had a hole in it we had not noticed. The graph it was solved on carried no…MAJOROne measure for the guides, real geography for the beck map, and a brand bar that lines upA long tidy-up of things that had drifted. The guides now share one measure: text on every feature page starts at the…MAJORThe fells the map can't take you upWe checked 378 of the Lake District's lesser-known fells - the Birketts, Synges, Outlying Fells and Fellranger tops…MAJORFirst light: when the sun actually clears each summit's skylineEvery sunrise time you read is computed for a flat horizon at sea level. On a fell you are looking at other fells, and…

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