North Western Fells

Including such favourites as Catbells and Grisedale Pike, they occupy an oval area beneath the Buttermere and Borrowdale valley systems.

The North Western Fells are characterised by soaring east-west ridges and an absence of mountain tarns.

The most influential of all such authors was Alfred Wainwright whose Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells series has sold in excess of 2 million copies,[1] being in print continuously since the first volume was published in 1952.

The streams falling east and west from Honister turn gradually northward and flow along roughly parallel courses for around 12 miles (19 km).

This is the highest of the North Western Fells at 2,795 feet (852 m), standing above a dramatic fall to Crummock Water.

The parallel northern ridge includes Grisedale Pike, visible as a fine triangular pyramid from Keswick, Hopegill Head and Whiteside.

The most popular climb in the area is Cat Bells via Hause End, a walk which can be made from Keswick via the Derwentwater launches.