Black Sails

Area:	Lake District - Southern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Birkett, Hewitt, and Nuttall (also Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:	745m
Maps:	OL6(N) Explorer or 89, 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:	NY282007         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	cairn - photo
Daylight:	dawn 07:13, sunrise 07:50, sunset 18:04, dusk 18:40

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

• Wetherlam, via Lad Stones ridge and Black Sails

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: Biscuits17, chrisfry35, dsutton101 (twice), fizzerfox, gilly_3886, James82, McLeish, Mikew92, and RuslandRambler.

If you need accommodation we have details of 19 properties offering rooms near Black Sails. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Swallows Nest, Coniston

£275-1100 per week
3.8km (2.3 miles) away, sleeps 2

4 Visit England Assessed Bed and Breakfast or Guest House

Orchard Cottage, Coniston

£37-45 per night
3.7km (2.3 miles) away

4 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage

Gable End, Coniston

£340-1226 per week
4.9km (3.1 miles) away, sleeps 2