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Birks Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Patterdale

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Birks Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Patterdale

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Birks Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Patterdale

04:23

9.45km

700m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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87 m

Patterdale Hotel

Highlight • Rest Area

A hotel since 1796 the Patterdale offers a friendly bar serving snacks, chips and drinks, a nice restaurant and a few well-kept rooms. The location is perfect for walking, so …

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1.41 km

View of Ullswater and Surrounding Hills

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2.20 km

View of Ullswater from Black Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is constantly downhill, the last few meters are quite steep, but good to walk. Grisedale, Ullswater, Patterdale and Place Fell are now in front of the Wanderer.

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3.06 km

Birks Summit

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Birks is a 2,040-foot (622 m) Wainwright in the Lake District National Park. You are treated to a wonderful view of Striding Edge leading up to Helvellyn from this fell, …

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4.73 km

St Sunday Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Sunday Crag is an outlier of the Fairfield Horseshoe. But with sheer cliffs that plunge into Grisedale (home to the thrilling Pinnacle Ridge), summit views that stretch over the …

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8.33 km

Grisedale Beck Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great spot for practicing Waterfall photography. Beautiful waterfall too.

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9.45 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.25 km

1.87 km

1.68 km

356 m

129 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.13 km

1.67 km

1.26 km

676 m

446 m

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

17°C

11°C

91 %

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Birks Summit – St Sunday Crag loop from Patterdale

Patterdale Hotel

View of Ullswater and Surrounding Hills

View of Ullswater from Black Crag

Birks Summit

St Sunday Crag

Grisedale Beck Waterfall

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