View of Ullswater – Arthur's Pike summit loop from Askham

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View of Ullswater – Arthur's Pike summit loop from Askham

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View of Ullswater – Arthur's Pike summit loop from Askham

03:06

10.9km

240m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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2.37 km

High Street Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The way to the top is mostly easy

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3.53 km

View of Esthwaite Water

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This part can turn into a small river after/during rain

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4.69 km

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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5.22 km

Final Steps to Arthur's Pike

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5.58 km

View of Ullswater from Arthur's Pike

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on a clear day, there are great views

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5.85 km

Arthur's Pike summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 that anything worth looking at would be to the west of the summit but that's not true. You can see many of Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland from here (like Dunmallet, Heughscar Hill and Knipescar Common), plus on a good day the mountains of the North Pennines including Cross Fell.

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8.72 km

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This is an impressive stone circle on the ancient High Street roman road, measuring 89 feet (27 m) in diameter.

Because of its antiquity, it's unclear what it was actually for; common theories include rituals and gatherings or more prosaically simply as a (surprisingly elaborate) signifier of land ownership.

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