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Shipman Knotts summit – Summit of Kentmere Pike loop from Kentmere

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Shipman Knotts summit – Summit of Kentmere Pike loop from Kentmere

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Shipman Knotts summit – Summit of Kentmere Pike loop from Kentmere

05:07

15.4km

630m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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3.37 km

Wray Crag

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.34 km

Shipman Knotts summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Shipman Knotts is a 1,926 feet (587 m) Wainwight fell in the Lake District National Park. It sits along the delightful Kentmere Horseshoe route. Alfred Wainwright's summit is actually the …

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6.02 km

Summit of Kentmere Pike

Highlight • Natural Monument

Kentmere Pike is on the eastern side of the Kentmere Horseshoe, a less impressive counterpart to Ill Bell ridge across the other side of Kentmere. The top of the fell …

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6.58 km

Brown Howe Viewpoint

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From Brown Howe you can enjoy sweeping vistas of the Kentmere Valley, as well as the fells of the southern Lake District, including the peaks of High Street, Harter Fell, …

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7.28 km

The Knowe Peak

Highlight • Summit

You get a fantastic view on clear skies days of all the nearby Fell and mountain ranges that span the Lakes

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7.83 km

Harter Fell (Mardale) Summit Cairn

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This is one of two Wainwright fells of the Lake District with the name Harter Fell, not to be confused with the Harter Fell of the Southern Lake District. The …

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8.34 km

View of Kentmere Reservoir and Valley

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If your doing the Kentmere Horseshoe this could be a great place for lunch. Great views towards Yoke, Froswick, ill crag and Kentmere Reservoir. It kept the wind gusts off us!

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8.76 km

View of Small Water and Haweswater from Nan Bield Pass

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The Nan Bield Pass gives access to the fells of the Kentmere Horseshoe from Mardale Head. It passes between the Wainwright summits of Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell and …

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15.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.70 km

4.21 km

2.09 km

451 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

2.09 km

1.84 km

638 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 31 May

16°C

10°C

94 %

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Shipman Knotts summit – Summit of Kentmere Pike loop from Kentmere

Wray Crag

Shipman Knotts summit

Summit of Kentmere Pike

Brown Howe Viewpoint

The Knowe Peak

Harter Fell (Mardale) Summit Cairn

View of Kentmere Reservoir and Valley

View of Small Water and Haweswater from Nan Bield Pass

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