Ling Fell
Ling Fell is one of two at the northern tip of Wainwright's North Western Fells. The other is Sale Fell. Marginally higher than its near neighbour the best views are still to the north west overlooking Cockermouth, and on a clear day to the Galloway hills in Scotland. Being the higher of the two, the Ordnance Survey thought it important enough to decorate the summit with a trig point.
Ling Fell's slopes are predominantly grass making way for heather as height is gained.
Part of the route uses a 'corpse road', these old tracks and paths were used to take the deceased to the nearest church with a cemetery.
Parking at the bottom of the fell, above Eskin, there are a couple of narrow muddy pull-ins. Alternatively there is a small parking area beside Brumston Bridge.
Whilst we give you separate walks to Ling Fell and its near neighbour Sale Fell the two could be walked in one hit, so to speak. The small parking area at Brumston Bridge, centrally, being the key.
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Ling Fell
This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: Ling Fell; and includes 1 Wainwright and 1 Birkett.
- Maps:
50K: 89, 90
25K: OL4
- Start:
- NY183290 (get directions via Google Maps)
- Near to:
- Bassenthwaite Lake, Braithwaite, Cockermouth, Keswick
- Tags:
- Birketts, circular, Wainwrights
- Distance:
- 2.7km (1.7 miles)
- Ascent:
- 181m
- Min. time:
- 0 hrs 50 mins
- View in 3-D:
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- Terrain:
- 1 - easy
- Bog Factor:
- 2 - soft
- Tech Diff:
- 1 - easy
- Dog issues:
- There is no water on the fell.
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Walk height profile
note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated
Route Description
Go through the gate at the bottom of the Corpse Road, interestingly there are no waymarking signs here. Follow the track as it traverses the fellside climbing gently. Keep left, and then bear left when the track splits just in front of a lone boulder. Follow the track as it climbs much more steeply and swings left to climb a shallow ravine. Nearing the crest, bear right and then right again on a worn but faint path through the grass and heather. The trig point soon comes into view.
Gateway to Ling Fell
Sale Fell from Ling Fell Corpse Road
Ling Fell Trig Point
From the summit trig point bear south east to the cairn just 30m (33 yards) away. Follow this path as it becomes gradually narrows, meanders, and swings left to the north east. Cross one track, and drop down to the track beside the fence. Turn left to return to the gate at the bottom of the fell.
South-west Cairn on Ling Fell
Dropping down to the track on Ling Fell
If you like this walk then why not try one of our other nearby walks:
| Name | Rating | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Fell | | 1.4km (0.9 miles) away |
| Graystones, Broom Fell, and Lord's Seat | | 3.3km (2.0 miles) away |
| A short walk to Spout Force | | 3.4km (2.1 miles) away |
| Barf, Lord's Seat, Ullister Hill and Seat How | | 4.6km (2.8 miles) away |
Unless otherwise stated the text in this walk is the copyright of Hug Solutions Ltd trading as The Hug and the photographs are the copyright of Elizabeth Oldham. Hill data is derived from Database of British and Irish hills which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Maps contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011 and paths © OpenStreetMap Contributors,CC-BY-SA, 2011