Binsey
Binsey is a nice little hill, and that's not to damn it with faint praise. It's often said that to see the big hills in all their glory go to a smaller neighbour. That's very true here. Looking around from the summit much of the North of Skiddaw group is laid out, as well as the spine of Ullock Pike, Longside Edge. In the distance are the hills above Whinlatter, and west to Buttermere. Northwards to Scotland, the hills of Dumfries and Galloway are visible across the Solway Firth. In fact standing on its own, as it does, gives fantastic 360° views.
Birkett suggests a circular walk, but here we stick to the main path with just an out and back. You're free to explore all over the hill of course, but since this was surveyed in June with nesting bird restrictions we didn't want Jessie disturbing too much wildlife with a yomp amongst the bracken and heather.
There is a small parking spot on the 'yellow' minor road beside Binsey lodge, enough for a couple of cars.
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Binsey Trig Point
This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: Binsey; and includes 1 Wainwright, 1 Birkett, 1 Marilyn, and 1 HuMP.
- Maps:
50K: 89, 90
25K: OL4
- Start:
- NY235351 (get directions via Google Maps)
- Near to:
- Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Keswick
- Tags:
- Birketts, Marilyns, Wainwrights
- Distance:
- 3.0km (1.9 miles)
- Ascent:
- 190m
- Min. time:
- 0 hrs 55 mins
- View in 3-D:
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- Terrain:
- 1 - easy
- Bog Factor:
- 1 - none
- Tech Diff:
- 1 - easy
Easy walking on grass. - Dog issues:
- No water available
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Walk height profile
note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated
Route Description
Go along the road a few metres and go through the pedestrian gate. Cross the small stream, which will dry in summer, and onto the wide grass path heading up the hillside. It zigzags gently to the summit cairn, trig point, and collection of windshelters.
Binsey
Dash Valley
Binsey Summit Trig and Windshelter
Return by the same route.
Ullock Pike, Longside Edge, Southerndale
Binsey, Pedestrian Gate
If you like this walk then why not try one of our other nearby walks:
| Name | Rating | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Dash - Dash Falls | | 3.1km (1.9 miles) away |
| Longlands, Lowthwaite, and Brae Fells | | 3.2km (2.0 miles) away |
| Little and Great Sca Fells, Meal Fell, and Great Cockup | | 3.2km (2.0 miles) away |
Unless otherwise stated the text in this walk is the copyright of Hug Solutions Ltd trading as The Hug and the photographs are the copyright of Elizabeth Oldham. Hill data is derived from Database of British and Irish hills which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Maps contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011 and paths © OpenStreetMap Contributors,CC-BY-SA, 2011