Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

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Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

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Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

03:59

13.2km

430m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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377 m

Pooley Bridge (2020)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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2.65 km

Parkfoot Plantation

Forest

5.44 km

Arthur's Pike summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Arthur's Pike is a 1,749-foot (533 m) Wainwright fell in the Far Eastern Lake District. Being on the very eastern edge of the group of 214 Wainwright fells you'd think …

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6.72 km

Bonscale Pike summit cairn

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the summit head down you see two cairns called “the towers” great views across ullswatwr

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6.77 km

View of Ullswater from Bonscale Pike

Highlight • Summit

If you’re doing the Wainwrights don’t get drawn in by the trig pillars on the slope sides and be sure to bag the true summit marked by a small cairn

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7.76 km

View of Ullswater from Arthur's Pike

Highlight • Viewpoint

on a clear day, there are great views

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8.12 km

Final Steps to Arthur's Pike

Highlight • Summit

Always in good company

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8.15 km

View of Ullswater from the trail below Arthur's Pike. This point is at about 1,640 feet (500 m) so you can see across the lake, over Gowbarrow Fell opposite and out across the Lake District towards Skiddaw and Helvellyn.

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