Binsey Summit – Binsey Parking Area loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Binsey Summit – Binsey Parking Area loop from Ireby and Uldale

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Binsey Summit – Binsey Parking Area loop from Ireby and Uldale

00:54

2.37km

170m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.18 km

Binsey Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small but mighty! Binsey is (in my opinion) the easiest of all the 214 Wainwrights to climb. It does still offer wonderful views across Lakeland though. Binsey is a great …

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1.19 km

View of Over Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Over Water, beneath Binsey, is a secluded natural tarn and reservoir near the village of Ireby

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2.32 km

Binsey Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Not a lot of spaces. When I arrived on a Sunday at about 1pm. There was luckily a space.

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2.37 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.00 km

340 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.08 km

263 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

5°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2024,Binsey with Father, the hound and little one

Nice little hike up Binsey with my Dad, Lily the dog and the little one. Rainbows, low flying military aircraft and sumptuous views of Skiddaw and beyond Bassenthwaite Lake.

May 18, 2025,Binsey

Travelled the short 9min drive to complete this since it was...Just over there 😄 🤣.

8 new Wainwright's altogether today.
Running Total = 112/214

October 1, 2022,Binsey - Wainwright

Day 4.B. Binsey. 1 Wainwright.

There is small car park and a few parking spots at the start point on a back country road at the bottom of Binsey. Simply park there go through the side gate and follow the path to the trig pointed summit and come back down to the start point. As simple as that.