Wether Hill
670m (2199ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Wether Hill lost it's 'Nuttall' status in March 2012 because the ground 500m to the SSW - Wether Hill (South Top) was found to be higher. However it remains a 'Wainwright'.
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Walk c134 Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from Howtown
Fine views from less visited fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,283ft (696m) | |
| Time: | 5.25hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Howtown - Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) - Brownthwaite Crag - Keasgill Head - Wether Hill (South Top) - Wether Hill - Loadpot Hill - Bonscale Pike - Bonscale Tower - Swarthbeck Gill - Howtown
Walk c112 Bonscale Pike and Wether Hill from Howtown
A big 'bag' full of Wainwrights
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,736ft (834m) | |
| Time: | 6.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown - Swarthbeck Gill - White Knott - Barton Fell - Whinny Crag - Arthur's Pike - Swarth Beck - Bonscale Tower - Bonscale Pike - Loadpot Hill - Wether Hill - Wether Hill (South Top) - Keasgill Head - Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) - Steel End - St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown
Walk c114 High Street from Mardale Head
Superb high level route with great views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,364ft (1,025m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Mardale Head (Haweswater Reservoir) - Small Water - Nan Bield Pass - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - The Knott - Rampsgill Head - Kidsty Pike - High Raise (Mardale) - Raven Howe - Red Crag - Keasgill Head - Wether Hill (South Top) - Wether Hill - Bampton Common - Low Kop - Measand Beck - Haweswater Reservoir - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Bowderthwaite Bridge - The Rigg - Mardale Head
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Wether Hill
Tim Winn walked up Wether Hill on March 27th, 2023 [from/via/route] Martindale church [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Sunny
Martin Hartshorne climbed Wether Hill on February 9th, 2023 [with] finley [weather] Blue skies & clouds clear on the top, freezing wind
Paul Macey bagged Wether Hill on August 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] C114
Christine Shepherd hiked Wether Hill on March 18th, 2010 [from/via/route] Howtown using walk c112 [with] Jenny [weather] Bright & cold getting cloudier throughout the day. - Climbed again on a lovely day, 24.7.20 using the same route. I enjoy this route & it seemed a good one to do on a clear January day. 30.1.23
Ian Ashton summited Wether Hill on January 28th, 2023 [from/via/route] With Jph [with] Solo [weather] Snow
Stephen Batson conquered Wether Hill on August 27th, 2022 [with] Clare [weather] Sunny
Neil Heywood scaled Wether Hill on August 23rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Llanberis [with] logan Heywood [weather] Mixed
Simon Boddy walked up Wether Hill on July 11th, 2022 [from/via/route] Fusedale [with] My girlfriend [weather] Sunny & clear
Michael Austin climbed Wether Hill on July 9th, 2020 [from/via/route] C112
Paul Ward bagged Wether Hill on August 13th, 2021 [from/via/route] Started from Howtown Hotel Bonscale Pike, [with] Jamie [weather] Dry, overcast with strong winds on tops.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Wether Hill
Rest Dodd (far left), The Nab (left), The Ramps Gill Valley, Wether Hill, Wether Hill (South Top) Keasgill Head, Red Crag, Raven Howe and High Raise (Mardale) (right) from Rampsgill Head
Harter Fell (Mardale) (far left), Nan Bield Pass, Rough Crag, Riggindale Crag, High Street, Kidsty Pike, High Raise (Mardale) Wether Hill and Wether Hill (South Top) from the cairn marking the high point on the Old Corpse Road (Haweswater)
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