Walk Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from Howtown
Fine views from less visited fells
This 7½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Howtown in the Lake District & will take you about 5¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
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| Walk No.: | c134 | |
| Length: | 7½ miles (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 2283 ft (696m) | |
| Time: | 5¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Howtown - Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) - Brownthwaite Crag - Keasgill Head - Wether Hill (South Top) - Wether Hill - Loadpot Hill - Bonscale Pike - Bonscale Tower - Swarthbeck Gill - Howtown
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 1 English Mountain |
 4 Wainwrights |
 2 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Wether Hill (South Top) at 674m (2212ft). Wether Hill (South Top) is also known as an English Nuttall (162nd highest in England, 275th highest in England & Wales).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Loadpot Hill at 672m (2205ft). Loadpot Hill is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (125th highest in England, 210th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 102).
Loadpot Hill is also known as an English Nuttall (167th highest in England, 281st highest in England & Wales). The summit of Loadpot Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Wether Hill at 670m (2199ft). Wether Hill is classified as an Wainwright (No. 103).
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Bonscale Pike at 524m (1720ft). Bonscale Pike is classified as a Wainwright (No. 162)
- Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) at 432m (1418ft). Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) is classified as a Wainwright (No. 195)
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Wether Hill and Loadpot Hill from Howtown
In no particular order . . .
*Beda Head (Beda Fell) with Place Fell beyond (left), Ullswater and Hallin Fell (right) from Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa)
. . . load all 15 pictures & photos from this walk
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