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Walk the Wainwrights in The Lake District
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Often considered the definitive Lake District list (and the one most people start with) all are accessible to the average fell walker.
Walk the Wainwrights: |
![]() The view from the summit of Scafell Pike Photo: David Cochrane |
Walk all 214 Wainwrights:
Height Order | Alphabetical Order | On a Google Map
Walk the wainwrights by Lake District Area
In publishing his mountain guides Alfred Wainwright divided the Lake District into seven areas. These 7 areas (and the number of Wainwrights in each) are:
The Central Fells (27) | The Eastern Fells (35)
The Far Eastern Fells (36) | The Northern Fells (24)
The North Western Fells (29) | The Southern Fells (30)
The Western Fells (33)
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For people who really enjoy walking and hiking, Peak Bagging isn't about slavishly ticking lists and then bragging about it in the pub. Its about experiencing new hills and mountains you might not otherwise have thought of walking on. It can be a lot of fun and immensely satisfying too!
To get started, see Peak Bagging - how to get started or click on each link below to download an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file containing a Location Map and Tick List of all the Wainwrights, Hewitts and Bridgets by area with room for you to record which mountains you have climbed (or 'bagged') and offer valueable inspiration for your next walk.
The Lake District - Central Fells* The Lake District - Eastern Fells The Lake District - Far Eastern Fells The Lake District - Northern Fells The Lake District - North Western Fells The Lake District - Southern Fells The Lake District - Western Fells
*Free Sample file via our regular newsletter
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![]() Example shown: The Lake District Southern Fells which includes Scafell Pike |
Some of the more common English, Scottish and Welsh Hill and Mountain Classifications:
Mountains and Hills in England:
Bridgets | Hewitts | Wainwrights | Wainwright Outliers
Mountains and Hills in Scotland:
Bridgets | Corbetts | Donalds | Grahams | Munros | Munro Tops | Murdos
Mountains and Hills in Wales:
A Mountain is a Mountain isn't it?
- What makes a mountain a mountain (and not a hill)
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