Buckbarrow
405m (1329ft)
Buckbarrow is in The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
You can walk to the top of Buckbarrow by using any of these 3 route maps:
Walk c328 The Greendale Horseshoe
Superb views from lonely fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6ml (9.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,504ft (763m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Greendale Farm - Gill Farm - Gill Beck - Buckbarrow - Glade How - Cat Bields - Nether Wasdale Common - Seatallan - Pots of Ashness - Windscale Hows - Middle Fell (Wasdale) - Greendale Gill - Greendale Farm
Walk c364 Seatallan and Haycock from Wast Water
Superb views from little visited fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,236ft (986m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Greendale Farm - Gill Farm - Buckbarrow - Seatallan - Pots of Ashness - Gowder Crag - Haycock - Little Lad Crag - Nether Beck - Wast Water - Wasdale - Greendale Farm
Walk c423 The Wast Water Round from Wasdale Head, Wast Water
Testing hike around Lakeland's deepest lake
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.25ml (24.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,841ft (1,475m) |
| Time: | 10½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - (National Trust Campsite) - Wast Water - Lingmell Gill - Illgill Head - Whin Rigg - Greathall Gill - Low Wood - Lund Bridge - Woodhow Farm - Woodhow Tarn - Scale Farm - Tosh Tarn - Gill Farm - Gill Beck - Buckbarrow - Cold Well - Nether Wasdale Common - Seatallan - Windscale Hows - Middle Fell (Wasdale) - Greendale Farm - Nether Beck - Overbeck Bridge - Wasdale Head - Wast Water.
Interactive Walking Maps
See Buckbarrow and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
See Buckbarrow and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Western Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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You can find Buckbarrow & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Buckbarrow
Geoff Hand walked up Buckbarrow on June 20th, 2026 [from/via/route] C328 The Greendale Horseshoe. On a lovely clearing morning we started walking a little up the road from Greendale upto opposite Gill Farm & headed North up the hill along the beck & then followed the path up Buckbarrow. Beautifully clear now great views all round. So headed Northwest towards Glade How & Cat Bields. From there a steady climb Northeast to Seatallan. Once again great views all round. Then heading East a steep decent off Seatallan down Windscale Hows then Southwest another steady climb to Middle Fell. A great location for my 214th Wainwright nestling right in the middle this beautiful area. [with] Walked with Claire & Graham (Daughter & Son) [weather] Plenty of sun & high clud. - a great last walk to complete my Wainwright challenge with such iconic views. Finished with a pint at the Wasdale Inn. about as perfect as it can get.
Simon Myerscough climbed it on March 31st, 2026 [from/via/route] First day in Wasdale, dry & cloudy [with] Joanne [weather] dry & cloudy
James Hughes bagged it on August 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c328 The Greendale Horseshoe [weather] Warm & generally sunny - Short but pleasant circular. Parked at Greendale & short jaunt on the road before climbing next to Gill Beck up to Buckbarrow. Short down & up to Cat Bields before long gentle climb up to Seatallan summit. Impressive views over to Caw Fell & Haycock. Some path finding difficulty off top & followed instructions which was not ideal path down form Trig point. Better to head right towards Middle Fell. Descent off Seatallan is steep. Reasonably easy climb up to Middle Fell. Great views across Wasdale towards Scafell range from summit. Straightforward descent to Greendale Tarn path before dropping back down to Greendale. Drove to Nether Wasdale to The Strand. Nice pint of Errmm.
Caroline Winter hiked Buckbarrow on July 30th, 2020 [from/via/route] Greendale Gill, Middle Fell, Seatallan, Buckbarrow, Tongue Gill. [with] Becky [weather] Drizzly & cleared up later - Good leg stretch after long drive here & pleasant walk out via Tongue Gill
Ian Ashton summited on January 25th, 2025 [with] Ella
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Buckbarrow
Illgill Head (left) and Whin Rigg (right) above the Wast Water screes from Buckbarrow
Wast Water with the Scafel Massive (far left- featuring Ling Mell, Great End, Broad Crag, Ill Crag, Scafell Pike, Symonds Knott and Sca Fell) and Illgill Head (centre) and Whin Rigg (centre right) above the Wast Water screes from Buckbarrow
The Scafell Massif, Illgill Head, Whin Rigg and the Wast Water Screes from Buckbarrow
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