WalkLakes • A walk from St Peter's Church, Martindale taking in five Wainwrights

A walk from St Peter's Church, Martindale taking in five Wainwrights

By Jimearl6 on 07/08/23 at 3:38pm (last edited 10/12/23 at 12:57pm)

Hills walked:

Steel Knotts (Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, Synge, and Tump)
Wether Hill (Nuttall and Synge)
Wether Hill (Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, Synge, and deleted Nuttall)
Loadpot Hill (Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Arthur's Pike (Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, and Synge)
Bonscale Pike (Wainwright, Birkett, Fellranger, and Synge)
Swarth Fell (Ullswater) (Birkett)

Date started:	25/04/2023
Distance:	14.2 km or 8.8 miles
Ascent:	710m or 2329ft
Descent:	707m or 2320ft
Start OSGB:	NY435191
Time taken:	5:54
Naismith:	4:01

This is a good walk with great views of Ullswater, the Eastern Fells and over to the Northern Pennines. From St Peter’s Church in the quiet corner of Lakeland that is Martindale walk up and over Steel Knotts and the onto the final remnants of the Roman road. This will take you over Wether Hill, Loadpot Hill and ends at Arthur’s Pike. Bonscale Pike is also taken in before a steep drop to Howtown and a return to St Peter’s Church. If you would like to read more please click the link https://jimearl6.com/five-wainwrights-from-st-peters-church-martindale/#more-7587

Car park at St Peter’s

Steel Knotts

Wether Hill

Loadpot Hill

Arthur’s Pike

Bonscale Pike

St Peter’s Church

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