Swinside (Portinscale)
244m (800ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
Swinside (Portinscale) is on private land with no public right of access.
The summit of Swinside (Portinscale) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can find Swinside (Portinscale) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
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See Swinside (Portinscale) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
See Swinside (Portinscale) and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
*Walk & bag all 29 Wainwrights in The North Western Fells area of The Lake District in just 7 easy-to-follow circular walks.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks. Click here for more information.
NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Swinside (Portinscale)
Mark Davidson walked up Swinside (Portinscale) on July 15th, 2015 [with] Solo [weather] Bright & sunny - Went up the track north of the pub & straight back down again.
Mike Walker has walked, climbed & bagged Swinside (Portinscale).
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Swinside (Portinscale)
The view north from the summit of Swinside (Portinscale) featuring Skiddaw and Blencathra
The view north west from the summit of Swinside (Portinscale) featuring Lord's Seat (Whinlatter), Barf and Bassenthwaite Lake
The view from the summit of Swinside (Portinscale) featuring Derwent Water, Cat Bells , Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head (Newlands), Hindscarth, Robinson, Causey Pike, Sail, Crag Hill (Eel Crag), Barrow and Gridedale Pike
Cat Bells, High Spy (just poking up) and Dale Head (Newlands) (in the distance far right) from the Swinside Inn near Portinscale
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