The Top 20 Peaks around Kirkby Ireleth
Whether for the view or for the challenge, climbing the mountainous peaks around Kirkby Ireleth is the best way to experience more of this beautiful region. But with 20
to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits around Kirkby Ireleth for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.
to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits around Kirkby Ireleth for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.
Last updated: November 11, 2025
Old Man of Coniston summit
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A Southern Fells classic, Coniston Old Man might be industry-scarred, but it remains stoical and unbowed. Towering high above the village of Coniston, it's a rightfully popular fell with good …
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Brim Fell summit
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Brim Fell is a great fell in the southern Lake District. Often all the hard work is done during an the ascent of either Old Man of Coniston or Swirl How but we celebrate reaching the summit all the same.
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Swirl How
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My favourite approach of Swirl How is from Wetherlam, a great route with a few fun scramble sections to enjoy in dry weather. Linking up the 2,633-foot (802 m) Swirl …
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Black Combe Summit
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Black Combe is one of the Trail 100 (Trail Magazine's top 100 UK mountains they recommend you climb) and it's also a Wainwright Outlying Fell, a Birkett and a Marilyn. …
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Harter Fell Summit (Eskdale)
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Harter Fell is a fantastic Wainwright at 2,139 feet (654 m) in height. Many head to the trig pillar but the true summit is a short scramble onto the highest …
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Dow Crag
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A great 2,552-foot (778 m) Wainwright in the southern Lake District. Requires a short scramble to get to the summit – an impressive jumble of rocky tors. Here, the view …
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Green Crag
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Green Crag is a fell in the Lake District National Park in the Eskdale area. It's often hiked with Harter Fell. It's a fell in the Wainwright classification of hills …
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Grey Friar
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Grey Friar is a Wainwright in the southern Lake District. It offers wonderful views of surrounding fells — Dow Crag and Harter Fell look particularly impressive from this vantage point. …
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Stickle Pike summit cairn
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Stickle Pike is a wonderful small fell with a very distinctive profile in the south of the Lake District National Park. It's pyramid-like in shape and from many angles looks …
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Carron Crag
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Carron Crag is one of Alfred Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It sits to the east of Coniston Water and is most easily walked from Grizedale. Check out the sculptures of Grizedale forest en route to the top!
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Brown Pike
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Brown Pike is a fell in the southern part of the Lake District National Park. It's in between Buck Pike and Walna Scar along the ridge that ultimately leads to …
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