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Armboth Fell — Birkett Summit

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Armboth Fell — Birkett Summit

Recommended by 38 hikers out of 40

If there’s a true centre of the Lake District, it’s Armboth Fell. At least, that’s what Alfred Wainwright said, so it should certainly be good enough for the rest of …

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    1. High Tove Summit Cairn – Thirlmere Reservoir loop from Legburthwaite

    12.7km

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    August 14, 2021

    the new path makes a lot of the boggy section much better

      May 6, 2021

      Armboth Fell's highest point is here, the Birkett summit. A small cairn sits atop a large slab of rock that juts up and out of the boggy ground below. A word of caution for Wainwright Baggers - this is not the Wainwright summit of Armboth Fell. To reach that you need to walk a little further south.

        October 12, 2022

        Nic has said all that needs to be said really. Walk onwards for the Wainwright summit...it's not far!

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          Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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