Far Eastern Fells Walking Routes
Wainwrights In 64 Walks
(Far Eastern Wainwrights)
Kentmere Horseshoe
​Kentmere Horseshoe Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 8
Name of Wainwrights - Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Thornthwaite Crag, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts
Height of Wainwrights - 706m, 757m, 720m, 784m, 760m, 779m, 730m and 587m
Wainwright Location - 8 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 5 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 19km
Total Ascent - 970m
Total Descent - 970m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Above Haweswater
​Above Haweswater Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -4
Name of Wainwrights - High Street, Rampsgill Head, High Raise and Kidsty Pike
Height of Wainwrights - 828m, 792m, 802m and 780m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 5 Hours
Total Distance - 12.1km
Total Ascent - 750m
Total Descent - 750m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Fusedale Circuit
​Fusedale Circuit Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 6
Name of Wainwrights - Bonscale Pike, Arthurs Pike, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell
Height of Wainwrights - 524m, 533m, 672m, 671m, 432m and 388m
Wainwright Location - 6 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 4 Hours
Total Distance -14.3km
Total Ascent - 770m
Total Descent - 770m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Boredale Circular
​Boredale Circular Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 3
Name of Wainwrights - Place Fell, Angletarn Pikes and Beda Fell
Height of Wainwrights - 657m, 567m and 509m
Wainwright Location - 3 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 4 Hours
Total Distance - 13.4km
Total Ascent - 730m
Total Descent - 730m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Hartsop Circular
​Hartsop Circular Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -4
Name of Wainwrights - The Knott, Rest Dodd, The Nab and Brock Crags
Height of Wainwrights - 739m, 696m, 576m and 561m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance -11.6km
Total Ascent - 770m
Total Descent - 770m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Pasture Circular
​Pasture Circular Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 4
Name of Wainwrights - Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Thornthwaite Crag and Gray Crag
Height of Wainwrights - 618km, 763m, 784m and 699m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 9.79m
Total Ascent - 780m
Total Descent - 780m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Selside Pike & Branstree
​Selside Pike & Branstree Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -2
Name of Wainwrights - Selside Pike and Branstree
Height of Wainwrights - 655m and 713m
Wainwright Location - 2 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance -9.29km
Total Ascent - 480m
Total Descent - 480m​
Difficulty - Easy​
Grey Crag & Tarn Crag
​Grey Crag & Tarn Crag Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 2
Name of Wainwrights - Grey Crag and Tarn Crag
Height of Wainwrights - 638m and 664m
Wainwright Location - 2 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 9.30km
Total Ascent - 490m
Total Descent - 490m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Sour Howes & Sallows
​Sour Howes & Sallows Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -2
Name of Wainwrights - Sour Howes and Sallows
Height of Wainwrights - 483m and 516m
Wainwright Location - 2 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 2 Hours
Total Distance -8.05km
Total Ascent - 410m
Total Descent - 410m​
Difficulty - Easy​
Wainwrights In 45 Walks
(Far Eastern Wainwrights)
Hayeswater Circuit
​Hayeswater Circuit Fells Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 9
Name of Wainwrights - Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High Street, Kidsty Pike, High Raise, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd and The Nab
Height of Wainwrights - 699m, 784m, 828m, 780m, 802m, 792m, 739m, 696m and 576m
Wainwright Location - 9 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 5 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 18.5km
Total Ascent - 1030m
Total Descent - 1030m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Troutbeck
​Troutbeck Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -7
Name of Wainwrights - Sour Howes, Sallows, Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue and Wansfell
Height of Wainwrights - 483m, 516m, 706m, 757m, 720m, 364m and 487m
Wainwright Location - 7 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 6 Hours
Total Distance - 22.6km
Total Ascent - 1170m
Total Descent - 1170m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Fusedale Circuit
​Fusedale Circuit Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 6
Name of Wainwrights - Bonscale Pike, Arthurs Pike, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, Steel Knotts and Hallin Fell
Height of Wainwrights - 524m, 533m, 672m, 671m, 432m and 388m
Wainwright Location - 6 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 4 Hours
Total Distance -14.3km
Total Ascent - 770m
Total Descent - 770m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Mardale Skyline
​Mardale Skyline Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 5
Name of Wainwrights - High Street, Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Branstree and Selside Pike
Height of Wainwrights - 828m, 760m, 778m, 713m and 655m
Wainwright Location - 5 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 5 Hours
Total Distance - 15.6km
Total Ascent - 970m
Total Descent - 970m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Kirkstone North
​Kirkstone North Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -6
Name of Wainwrights - Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd
Height of Wainwrights - 618m, 763m, 776m, 654m, 637m and 519m
Wainwright Location - 4 Eastern Fells 2 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 5 Hours
Total Distance -16.4km
Total Ascent - 1190m
Total Descent - 1190m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Longsleddale
​Longsleddale Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 4
Name of Wainwrights - Grey Crag, Tarn Crag, Kentmere Pike and Shipman Knotts
Height of Wainwrights - 638m, 664m, 730m and 587m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 4 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 15.9km
Total Ascent - 890m
Total Descent - 890m​
Difficulty - Medium​
Angle Tarn & Boredale
​Angle Tarn & Boredale Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -4
Name of Wainwrights - Brock Crags, Angletarn Pikes, Beda Fell and Place Fell
Height of Wainwrights - 561m, 567m, 509m and 657m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 5 Hours
Total Distance -17.5km
Total Ascent - 980m
Total Descent - 980m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Wainwrights In 36 Walks
(Far Eastern Wainwrights)
The Eastern Martindale Fells
​The Eastern Martindale Fells Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 10
Name of Wainwrights - Bonscale Pike, Arthurs Pike, Loadpot Hill, Wether Hill, High Raise, Kidsty Pike, Rampsgill Head, The Knott, Rest Dodd and The Nab.
Height of Wainwrights - 524m, 533m, 672m, 674m, 802m, 780m, 792m, 739m, 696m and 576m
Wainwright Location - 10 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 7 Hours
Total Distance - 21.7km
Total Ascent - 940m
Total Descent - 950m​
Difficulty - Hard​
The Western Martindale Fells
​The Western Martindale Fells Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -6
Name of Wainwrights - Hallin Fell, Steel Knotts, Beda Fell, Angletarn Pikes, Brock Crags and Place Fell
Height of Wainwrights - 388m, 432m, 509m, 567m, 561m and 657m
Wainwright Location - 6 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 7 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 20.7km
Total Ascent - 1150m
Total Descent - 1150m​
Difficulty - Hard​
The Kentmere Horseshoe
​The Kentmere Horseshoe Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 10
Name of Wainwrights - Shipmen Knotts, Kentmere Pike, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, High Street, Gray Crag, Thronthwaite Crag, Frostwick, Ill Bell and Yoke
Height of Wainwrights - 587m, 730m, 779m, 760m, 828m, 699m, 784m, 720m, 757m and 706m
Wainwright Location - 10 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 8 Hours
Total Distance -23.5km
Total Ascent - 1130m
Total Descent - 1130m​
Difficulty - Hard​
Swindale Round
​Swindale Round Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 4
Name of Wainwrights - Selside Pike, Branstree, Tarn Crag and Grey Crag
Height of Wainwrights - 655m, 713m, 664m and 638m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 6 Hours
Total Distance - 19km
Total Ascent - 690m
Total Descent - 690m​
Difficulty - Medium​
The Troutbeck Medley
​The Troutbeck Medley Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights -4
Name of Wainwrights - Sour Howes, Sallows, Troutbeck Tongue and Wansfell
Height of Wainwrights - 483m, 516m, 364m and 486m
Wainwright Location - 4 Far Eastern Fells
Time of route - 6 Hours 45 minutes
Total Distance -20km
Total Ascent - 950m
Total Descent - 950m​
Difficulty - Medium​
A Kirkstone - Dovedale Circuit
A Kirkstone - Dovedale Circuit Route Stats
Number of Wainwrights - 7
Name of Wainwrights - Hartsop Dodd, Caudale Moor, Red Screes, Middle Dodd, Little Hart Crag, High Hartsop Dodd and Hartsop Above How
Height of Wainwrights - 618m, 763m, 776m, 654m, 637m, 519m and 581m
Wainwright Location - 2 Far Eastern Fells and 5 Eastern Fells.
Time of route - 8 Hours 30 Minutes
Total Distance - 21.6km
Total Ascent - 1510m
Total Descent - 1510m​
Difficulty - Hard