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A steep path climbs through bracken and rock outcrops straight up the ridge from the road to the summit.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Middle Fell each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 582m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Middle Fell each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 39m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:00 and starts 15:53. From the summit you see the sun 07:01 to 16:51.
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About Middle Fell
Middle Fell rises on the north-west side of Wast Water, between Greendale Gill and Nether Beck. Seatallan is the bigger hill behind it, 1.6 km north-west, with Greendale Tarn in the hollow between them. Yewbarrow lies 2.6 km north-east across Nether Beck, and Illgill Head stands across the lake to the south-east.
The usual start is the hamlet of Greendale on the Wasdale road. A path climbs the south-west ridge from the road, steep through bracken and then rocky outcrops, and levels out on a knobbly top with a cairn. You can return the same way or drop north to Greendale Tarn and down Greendale Gill. Walkers wanting a longer day add Seatallan from the tarn.
The summit looks over Wast Water to the Screes on Illgill Head and up the valley to Great Gable and the Scafell group. Parking at Greendale is limited to the verges, so get there before mid-morning in summer.
Middle Fell is 582 m (1,909 ft) high with 117 m of prominence. It is in Lake District C&W, England. OS grid reference NY150072. It is the 5th highest of the 70 summits Peakify lists in Lake District C&W. The nearest summits are Seatallan (1.6 km), Buckbarrow (1.9 km) and Haycock (3.5 km).
Start at Greendale on the Wasdale road and follow the path up the south-west ridge. It is steep but short.
Yes. Drop to Greendale Tarn from Middle Fell and climb Seatallan, 1.6 km to the north-west, then return down Greendale Gill.
It suits fit beginners on a clear day. The path is clear but steep, and the top is rocky and knobbly.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights, and also a HuMP and a Birkett.
Middle Fell is 582 metres high with 117 metres of prominence.
Middle Fell is listed in Lake District C&W, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Middle Fell, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Middle Fell
Middle Fell rises on the north-west side of Wast Water, between Greendale Gill and Nether Beck. Seatallan is the bigger hill behind it, 1.6 km north-west, with Greendale Tarn in the hollow between them. Yewbarrow lies 2.6 km north-east across Nether Beck, and Illgill Head stands across the lake to the south-east.
The usual start is the hamlet of Greendale on the Wasdale road. A path climbs the south-west ridge from the road, steep through bracken and then rocky outcrops, and levels out on a knobbly top with a cairn. You can return the same way or drop north to Greendale Tarn and down Greendale Gill. Walkers wanting a longer day add Seatallan from the tarn.
The summit looks over Wast Water to the Screes on Illgill Head and up the valley to Great Gable and the Scafell group. Parking at Greendale is limited to the verges, so get there before mid-morning in summer.
Middle Fell is 582 m (1,909 ft) high with 117 m of prominence. It is in Lake District C&W, England. OS grid reference NY150072. It is the 5th highest of the 70 summits Peakify lists in Lake District C&W. The nearest summits are Seatallan (1.6 km), Buckbarrow (1.9 km) and Haycock (3.5 km).
Start at Greendale on the Wasdale road and follow the path up the south-west ridge. It is steep but short.
Yes. Drop to Greendale Tarn from Middle Fell and climb Seatallan, 1.6 km to the north-west, then return down Greendale Gill.
It suits fit beginners on a clear day. The path is clear but steep, and the top is rocky and knobbly.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights, and also a HuMP and a Birkett.
Middle Fell is 582 metres high with 117 metres of prominence.
Middle Fell is listed in Lake District C&W, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Middle Fell, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
