Yewbarrow
628m (2062ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25ml (8.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,123ft (647m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - Mosedale Beck - Dore Head - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Yewbarrow - Bell Rib - Dropping Crag - Over Beck - Overbeck Bridge - Wasdale Head - Wast Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11ml (17.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,782ft (1,457m) |
| Time: | 8.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Wasdale Head - Mosedale Beck - Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead (Pillar) - High Level Route - Robinson's Cairn - Pillar - Wind Gap - Black Crag (Pillar) - Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) - Steeple - Red Pike (Wasdale) - Dore Head - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Yewbarrow - Dropping Crag - Bell Rib - Over Beck - Wasdale Head - Wast Water.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) |
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| Ascent: | 5,100ft (1,554m) |
| Time: | 9.25hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Greendale Farm - Middle Fell (Wasdale) - Seatallan - Pots of Ashness - Gowder Crag - Haycock - Great Scoat Fell - Steeple - Scoat Fell (Little Scoat Fell) - Red Pike (Wasdale) - Dore Head - Yewbarrow (North Top) - Yewbarrow - Bell Rib - Dropping Crag - Overbeck Bridge - Wast Water - Greendale Farm
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Yewbarrow
Geoff Hand walked up Yewbarrow on July 3rd, 2025 [from/via/route] Walked the Mosedale round from Burnthwaite Cottage. Pillar, Black Crag, Scoat fell, Steeple, Red Pike & Yewbarrow. One of my toghest days in the lakes, but very enjoyable & rewarding. [with] none [weather] Started off Sunny then cloud, mist, high wind & rain caught me up at Pillar. Some great views before that. - Got a bit confused coming off Scoat fell & picking up the path to Red Pike. Had to use my map compass & watch to find the path.
Ian Ashton climbed Yewbarrow on November 9th, 2024 [with] Solo
Richard Fulcher bagged Yewbarrow on July 16th, 2024 [from/via/route] Parked at the NT car park at Overbeck Bridge (the only car at 8:40am on Tuesday). We set off up the path towards Bell Rib following the left side of the wall. At the end of the wall we traversed over to the scree area just before Dropping Crag. Here we followed the rhs zig zag path up until we reached a gorge that required both hands & feet. After a short while we found a path on the left that provided another zig zag path up to Great Door. From here we followed the well used path over Bull Crag up to the summit of Yewbarrow. We descended via the diagonal path to the left that crosses many patches of scree to arrive at Dore Head. We returned to the car park by following the rock strewn paths down the valley. [with] Jen [weather] A mixture of low cloud & misty conditions with a smattering of rain. Warm & humid. - Great views when the clag cleared a bit!
Christina Lander hiked Yewbarrow on June 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head - Kirk Fell - Pillar - Yewbarrow North Top - Yewbarrow - Wasdale Head [with] Dick [weather] A beautiful, sunny day - During our holiday staying at Station House, Troutbeck, Penrith
Christine Shepherd summited Yewbarrow on October 29th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Wasdale Head using walk c386 Climbed again on 23.8.21 adding Yewbarrow to the end of walk c240 Climbed for a third time using walk c101 with the addition on Haycock with Louise. [with] On my own [weather] Mixed - Added Yewbarrow to the end of walk c240. This made a very long but brilliant day's walking. Tired legs made the descent off Yewbarrow a bit slow but very welcome.
John Tippins conquered Yewbarrow on May 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] From Wast Water [with] Alone [weather] Mild, misty/drizzly on the way up, summit in mist. Cleared later, sunny on the lower, return route.
Kevin Foster scaled Yewbarrow on July 7th, 2022 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head [with] By myself. [weather] Dry & sunny. - From Yewbarrow's North Top it was an easy walk across the grassy saddle to my final top of the day & my final English Nuttall bar one (Pillar Rock). It has taken me six years to climb them since I set myself the challenge. Feel a bit deflated that I didn't manage Pillar Rock. But who knows maybe one day? What next?
Chris Sheard walked up Yewbarrow on June 14th, 2022 [from/via/route] Up from Overbeck parking area, a lovely spot by the stream/Beck [with] Solo [weather] Pleasant at ground level, light cool winds, no rain brightened later later with sunshine - Really tough up with some technical scrambling, chose to come off via flank to Dore head as was walking alone, so no-one else at that time & thought safest option
Paul Macey climbed Yewbarrow on August 16th, 2021 [from/via/route] C101 [weather] Cloudy some sun
Darren Wilson bagged Yewbarrow on September 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Yewbarrow, Great Door [with] Lone [weather] Beautiful day
John Hanlon hiked Yewbarrow during August, 2020 [from/via/route] Wasdale Inn [weather] Wet, windy, low cloud - Very difficult walking weather
Martin Woods summited Yewbarrow on August 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] From wasdale head pillar, scoat fell, steeple, red pike & yeabarrow walk [with] Myself [weather] Sunny 15 to 18 degrees - Some scrambling over the top, amazing views & great fun
Caroline Winter conquered Yewbarrow on August 3rd, 2020 [from/via/route] Overbeck bridge, Yewbarrow Bell rib scramble, North top, Dore Head, Red Pike, Black Crag, Pillar, Little Scoat Fell, Haycock, Nether Beck [with] Becky [weather] Clear & warm - Pleasant, easy scramble up Yewbarrow. Retreated to easy path to Dore Head. 3 x Bob Graham competitors arrived at Pillar, as we finished lunch. Squeezed in Haycock before long tiring descent of Beck. Picquesque water falls heading down
Wayne Baxter scaled Yewbarrow on August 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] From a car park near Overbeck bridge car park.straight up great door & returned by a path that leads down the side towards Dore head [with] Sue [weather] Bright sun very hot
Andy Buxton walked up Yewbarrow on May 30th, 1994 [from/via/route] From Overbeck Bridge. Yewbarrow, Red Pike, Scoat Fell, Steeple & Haycock [with] Dan [weather] Good, some showers - Good day with some entertaining scrambling. Day rather marred by Derby losing 2-1 to Leicester in play-off final.
Andrew Johnson climbed Yewbarrow on November 2nd, 2019 [from/via/route] Wasdale [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy - Very wet under foot
Richard Marshall bagged Yewbarrow on September 21st, 2019 [from/via/route] Mosedale horseshoe [with] Bo and Andy Pratt [weather] sunny. Very warm. - Boot went so only did Kirk Fell
Elaine Evans hiked Yewbarrow on August 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] From car park at Overbeck Bridge up to summit of Yewbarrow via Great Door, descended via path just before Stirrup Crag to return to car along path running parallel to Over Beck. [with] Sue [weather] Dry, warm in the sun but a cold wind in some places. - Amazing views, lovely day. A very good half day walk.
Richard Marchant summited Yewbarrow on November 23rd, 1993 [from/via/route] This was a two day trip with an overnight camp at Beckhead Tarn below Great Gable. Day 1 we ascended Yewbarrow then onto Red Pike-Scoat Fell-Pillar-Kirk Fell & descended to Beckhead Tarn & camped the night & what a cold night. Day 2 Great Gable-Scafell Pike via the corridor route then Sca Fell & back down to Wasdale & the car. [with] Best Friend Ray Collins. [weather] Clear blue skies, no wind but very cold & in the minus overnight
Phillip Bulley conquered Yewbarrow on September 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Red Pike & dorehead. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny but chilly.
Craig Steeland scaled Yewbarrow on July 10th, 2018 [from/via/route] From Overbeck Bridge in Wasdale [with] On my own [weather] Warm & partly cloudy with no wind.
Simon Myerscough walked up Yewbarrow on February 25th, 2007 [from/via/route] C133 [with] Martin [weather] Low cloud on tops, dry - Cloud clearing, occasionally lost. Yewbarrow nice looking fell - Martin cooked some beans. Excellent scramble on Yebarrow (North Top) - good fun!
Anthony Scott climbed Yewbarrow on July 12th, 2017 [from/via/route] Wast Water [with] me [weather] Blue sky then white cloud. No wind
Clive Ward bagged Yewbarrow during July, 1975 [from/via/route] Not sure Also group walk, Wasdale, 19th Oct 2016 [with] Hazel, Pluto Group: see Red Pike Wasdale [weather] Fair, windy - We have photos of this walk. Date - very approximate
Mark Davidson hiked Yewbarrow on July 20th, 2004 [with] Alone [weather] Glorious
Doug Martin summited Yewbarrow on July 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Overbeck car park [with] Tom Bradford [weather] Wet & windy - met office forecast completely wrong other than getting cloud height right - tops covered most of the time with occasional clear 2 min spells.
Dave Eyes conquered Yewbarrow on May 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Carpark on the shores of Wasdale [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Sunny Day
Phill Brown scaled Yewbarrow on August 28th, 1995 [with] Anne [weather] Sunny
Colin Egan walked up Yewbarrow on March 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Ascent from car park halfway along Wastwater, up via Great Door [with] My wife Faith and son Peter [weather] Cloud above 2500ft, wind chill at summit near freezing, strong westerly winds, some sun at times. - A challenging climb, helped by the presence & guidance of Peter, training as a mountain leader. Wainwright's original route straight up to Great Door somewhat diluted by a newer path that takes the walker to the left of the straight climb. Easier but less dramatic.
Philip Layton climbed Yewbarrow on July 16th, 1986 [with] Grandad
Jacqui Smith bagged Yewbarrow on August 2nd, 2015 [from/via/route] From wasdale [with] Graham and John [weather] Rainy - This scared the life out of me but I did it : )
David Noble hiked Yewbarrow on July 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] From Wasdale Kirk Fell, Kirkfell Crags, Pillar via the high level route, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike, Stirrup Crags & Yewbarrow [with] Jack [weather] Rain brighter then sunny - via Stirrup Crags, had to lift jack up then climb up & repeat
Christine Knowles summited Yewbarrow on May 13th, 2015 [from/via/route] Wasdale Head Inn as part of Mosedale round [with] Graham [weather] Nice day, very clear - Scared of this one, pleased it's done, but cheated by going up the side path up to the middle of the fell, & coming down our own way down the grassy side towards Wastwater.
Charlie Housley conquered Yewbarrow on April 13th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Red Pike, via Dore Head & up & over Stirrup Crag. [with] Candy....the dog. [weather] Changeable, a mixture of high cloud, sunshine, low cloud & light showers. - Candy needed a helping hand to get up Stirrup Crag, there were times when I had to manhandle her up & over, but we got to the top eventually. This completes the Western fells.
Derek Parkin scaled Yewbarrow on March 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] waste water [with] Lynn parkin [weather] sunny, windy
Jeanette Coward walked up Yewbarrow on September 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Overbeck Bridge, then up to the right of Dropping Crag [weather] Lovely day - My final Wainwright!
Kevin Parnham climbed Yewbarrow on August 5th, 2014 [from/via/route] Mosedale Horseshoe [with] Jo and Charlotte [weather] Generally very good but wet going over Yewbarrow - Unpleasant scramble down past Bell Rib
Keith Eastman bagged Yewbarrow on June 23rd, 2014 [from/via/route] c101
Harry Meijer hiked Yewbarrow on June 7th, 2014 [from/via/route] The Wasdale Horseshoe [with] The Lake District Walker
Darren Mortimer summited Yewbarrow on November 16th, 2013 [from/via/route] Car park at bottom [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Overcast with a little wind & low cloud but otherwise fine.
Raymond Barnett conquered Yewbarrow on June 5th, 2013 [from/via/route] wasdale [weather] sunny
Michael Lee scaled Yewbarrow on October 30th, 2008 [from/via/route] Wast Water [with] Jessica & Tom [weather] Sunny & snowy
Iain Taylor walked up Yewbarrow on July 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] Wast Water (NY 16811 06823)
Tony Aspden climbed Yewbarrow on June 12th, 2011 [with] Andy [weather] Overcast with strong gusts of wind
Bay Wan bagged Yewbarrow on October 10th, 2010 [from/via/route] Cant remember was following Brian [with] Kira Dog and Brian [weather] Sunny - ended at the pub :)
Stephen Byrne, Patrick Rogozinski, Mark Smith, Melanie Dunn, Wendy Sockett, Jane Wilkinson, Michael Austin, Angela Moroney, Louise Sandwith, Leon Potts, Jenny Godfrey, Trevor Longman, Jonathan Tobin, Michael Nolan, Carl Abbott, David Butterfield, Adam Beeby, Simon Duerden, Paul Booth, Ian Thomas, Linda Mckeogh, Louis Smith, Peter Clark, Paul Henderson, Trevor Williams, Stephen Millington, John Kendall, Libby Burns, John Cuthbert, Victoria Bates, Rob Barklamb, Sarah Lowe and Ray O'hara have all walked, climbed & bagged Yewbarrow.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Yewbarrow
Yewbarrow (now conquered!) from the road to the National Trust Camp Site at Wasdale where we were staying
Red Pike (centre left), Pillar, Yewbarrow (centre), Kirk Fell & Great Gable (right) beyond Wast Water from Whin Rigg
The Mosedale Horseshoe - Yewbarrow (mid-distance left), Red Pike (Wasdale) and Little Scoat Fell beyond, Pillar (right of centre) and the shoulder of Kirk Fell (mid-distance right) from Scafell Pike
Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left) Wast Water and Yewbarrow and Middle Fell (right) from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell, Red Pike (Wasdale), Pillar, Top of Stirrup Crag, Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Great End, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Slightside, Harter Fell (Eskdale) and Burnmoor Tarn from the summit of Yewbarrow
The Wasdale Valley featuring Lingmell (left), Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left of centre in the distance), Wast Water (centre) and Yewbarrow (right) from near Westmorland Cairn on the summit of Great Gable
Wasdale Head (Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable), Whin Rigg and Eskdale Moor from Irton Pike
Looking NE up Wast Water to featuring Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell and Great Gable (right) from near Lund Bridge
Wast Water, Yewbarrow (left), Kirk Fell (centre left), Great Gable (centre right) and Lingmell Fell (right) from Illgill Head
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell (right) from across Wast Water
Haycock, Little Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale) from the summit of Yewbarrow
Wasdale Head featuring Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre), Lingmell (right) and the lower slopes of Scafell Pike (right) from across Wast Water
A dusting of snow on the shoulder of Lingmell (left), Middle Fell (centre left in the distance) and Yewbarrow above Wasdale from Sty Head
Yewbarrow (left), Great Gable (centre in cloud), Lingmell and the shoulder or Scafell Pike (right) from across Wast Water
Yewbarrow, Wasdale Head, Wast Water, Lingmell, Scafell Pike, Mickledore and Sca Fell, Illgill Head and Whin Rigg from below Middle Fell (Wasdale)
Yewbarrow (left) Great Gable (centre) and Lingmell (right) from across Wast Water in Wasdale
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