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Sale Fell – Barf Summit loop from Graystones

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Sale Fell – Barf Summit loop from Graystones

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4.7

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106

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Sale Fell – Barf Summit loop from Graystones

08:42

25.6km

1,230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.25 km

Ling Fell Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Can be done as a circular walk whilst also bagging Sale Fell

Tip by

6.63 km

The most northern of Wainwright's North Western Fells, Sale Fell is quiet and peaceful with fantastic views. As there are lots of different paths to explore too, it's definitely a place to put on your list.

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14.9 km

Broom Fell Summit Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Broom Fell has a really large summit cairn and also a wind shelter. It stands at 1,677 feet (511 m). It's often climbed from the direction of Graystones or Lord's Seat (its higher neighbour) over grassy trails. I love the view to Skiddaw from the summit.

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16.2 km

Lord's Seat summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lord's Seat is a 1,811-foot (552 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District. It's most commonly hiked alongside Broom Fell, Barf or Whinlatter (or all three). There are beautiful views from the top with a bit of everything: forest, lake and open fellside.

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16.2 km

View from Lord's Seat towards Barf

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is the summit on my trail today... views to follow .

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17.3 km

Barf Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Barf is a gorgeous little fell overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake. It's a member of the North Western Fells family and is easily linked with neighbouring Lord's Seat.

A word of caution. The ascent up Barf's south east face, via the Bishop of Barf (a distinctive white-painted rock), catches a lot of people out. It is relentlessly steep and features the kind of tricky scrambling that is normally associated with larger fells. Mountain Rescue receive a number of call outs every year to this route. You have been warned.

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17.4 km

View from Barf

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great lovely fell plenty of heather in the spring summer months also not a bad place to wild camp, steep ascent from powter how car park or could be encompassed via the lords seat fells

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20.6 km

Whinlatter Top

Highlight • Natural Monument

Whinlatter Top 524.7m P59.9 (1722ft) (DoBIH Hill ID: 3563) [JNSA 6323]

Lake District National Park Definitive List summit
County of Cumberland Definitive List summit

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25.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

6.89 km

1.75 km

Surfaces

16.4 km

4.32 km

1.90 km

1.75 km

646 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

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Sale Fell – Barf Summit loop from Graystones

Ling Fell Trig Point

Sale Fell

Broom Fell Summit Cairn

Lord's Seat summit

View from Lord's Seat towards Barf

Barf Summit

View from Barf

Whinlatter Top

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