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Barton

Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

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North West England
Cumbria
Eden
Barton

Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

Moderate

4.7

(9)

79

hikers

Arthur's Pike summit – View of Ullswater loop from Pooley Bridge

03:59

13.2km

430m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

377 m

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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2.65 km

Parkfoot Plantation

Forest

3

5.44 km

Arthur's Pike summit

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Arthur's Pike is a 1,749-foot (533 m) Wainwright fell in the Far Eastern Lake District. Being on the very eastern edge of the group of 214 Wainwright fells you'd think …

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4

6.72 km

Bonscale Pike summit cairn

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From the summit head down you see two cairns called “the towers” great views across ullswatwr

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5

6.77 km

If you’re doing the Wainwrights don’t get drawn in by the trig pillars on the slope sides and be sure to bag the true summit marked by a small cairn

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6

7.76 km

on a clear day, there are great views

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7

8.12 km

Final Steps to Arthur's Pike

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Always in good company

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8

8.15 km

View of Ullswater

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View of Ullswater from the trail below Arthur's Pike. This point is at about 1,640 feet (500 m) so you can see across the lake, over Gowbarrow Fell opposite and out across the Lake District towards Skiddaw and Helvellyn.

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9

8.65 km

View of Ullswater

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13.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

2.60 km

1.84 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.93 km

2.48 km

1.30 km

1.18 km

271 m

< 100 m

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