“The most southerly eminence has the main cairn and a perfectly composed view of mountain and lake scenery, a connoisseur's piece”

A Wainwright

A perfect evening's walk, the delightful Low Fell above Crummock Water and Loweswater has an astonishing view from the summit for a fell of such low altitude.

Crummock Water is perfectly framed with the high mountains surrounding Buttermere on all sides and the nearer Grasmoor fells are a stunning view across the valley.

Summits included on this route:
Fellbarrow416 metres / 1365 feet
Low Fell423 metres / 1388 feet

“Southeast the view is of classical beauty, an inspired and inspiring vision of loveliness that has escaped the publicity of picture postcards and poets sonnets, a scene of lakes and mountains arranged to perfection”

A Wainwright

From Thackthwaite we will follow the path up across the fields to the intake wall above and the drove road above, a short climb from the drove road will bring us onto the grassy ridge leading to the summit of Fellbarrow one of the best viewpoints over the Solway Coast.

We will follow the ridge south until the track is rejoined, this crosses the undulating summit ridge to the true summit of Low Fell, a little further along the ridge we will come to the southern summit, a far better viewpoint and proof that not all the best views of the Lake District are from the higher summits!

A short descent over heather and grass will bring us down to the intake wall and the path above the wall will bring us back to the Thackthwaite path.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Kit List tab above.

Group Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Per Person	£75	£40	£30	£25	£20	£18	£16	£14
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Per Person	£13	£12	£11	£10	£12	£11
Per Group	£117	£120	£121	£120

Where to meet: Thackthwaite, Lorton
Postcode: CA13 0RP
Grid Reference: NY 148 236

Directions

From Keswick: Leave Keswick on the A66 turning off at Braithwaite, following the signposts for Whinlatter through the village.
Follow this road over Whinlatter Pass and descend to Lorton, when the B5289 is reached cross straight over and just after the bridge take the first left following this lane to Thackthwaite. Parking is limited in the village, there is some parking on the roadside just before the village and again just beyond the last houses.

From Cockermouth: Leave Cockermouth on the Lorton Road, leaving town opposite Sainsburys. Follow this road through the village of Low Lorton turning right at the crossroads at the far end of the village. After the bridge take the first left following this lane to Thackthwaite. Parking is limited in the village, there is some parking on the roadside just before the village and again just beyond the last houses.

Bus Services

There are no bus services to Thackthwaite.

Stagecoach bus timetables can be viewed here

Each participant is expected to bring suitable personal equipment for the event.
This should include the following:

Kit List:

Walking shoes / Boots
Waterproof clothing (Jacket and trousers)
Suitable clothing for walking (no jeans)
Warm tops
Packed lunch
Spare clothing
Water
Hat
Gloves

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Questions:

1 Answer

What happens if the weather is bad?

Posted by , Thursday, 12 October 2017 on product Low Fell & Fellbarrow: Private Guiding

Question:

What happens if the weather is bad?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Thursday, 12 October 2017
We plan to walk whatever the weather, unless it is dangerous to do so.

Mountain weather can be a little unpredictable, but we do keep an eye on the forecasts leading up to walks, should the forecast mean that the walk is not possible then we will contact you as soon as we have the forecast and offer you the following options:
- A more suitable walk on the same date taking into consideration the weather conditions
- A transfer to the same walk on another date
- A full refund

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Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Posted by , Wednesday, 20 September 2017 on product Low Fell & Fellbarrow: Private Guiding

Question:

Are dogs allowed on this walk?

Answers:

Posted by John Scadding on Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Yes, dogs are allowed on all our walks.

However we do cross farmland and common land where animals will be grazing, there will be large sections of the walk, if not all, where dogs will be required to be on a lead.

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