Carrock Fell Summit – High Pike Summit loop from Hesket Newmarket

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Carrock Fell Summit – High Pike Summit loop from Hesket Newmarket

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Carrock Fell Summit – High Pike Summit loop from Hesket Newmarket

05:14

16.2km

660m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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83 m

The Old Crown

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Pub in the heart of Hesket Newmarket, serving, among other beers, beer from the local, cooperatively run microbrewery "Hesket Newmarket Brewery" (founded in 1988).

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The pub is owned by a cooperative with around 150 customers and supporters from the local and wider community.
It is England's first registered cooperative-owned pub.

In 2024, The Old Crown won the Cumbria Life Awards for "Best Pub or Bar."

We were there on a Monday - unfortunately, there was no food that day, but there was an open stage where various musicians performed songs.

theoldcrownpub.co.uk

hesketbrewery.co.uk

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91 m

Hesket Newmarket Village

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Hesket Newmarket is a picturesque village in the northern part of the Lake District National Park. It sits on a terrace above the River Caldew valley and is surrounded by rolling hills, meadows, and footpaths.
The village center consists of 18th-century cottages surrounding a long village green with a covered market cross. Although granted a market charter in the 18th century, it remained primarily a rural settlement. Today, you'll find a village shop, a post office, and the Old Crown Inn—the UK's first cooperatively run pub, renowned for its local character and connected to the Hesket Newmarket Brewery, also cooperative and beloved by beer lovers.

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3.25 km

Calebreck Hill Summit

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Calebreck Hill 314m P13.7 Hill ID New [JNSA s9138]
Lake District National Park Definitive List summit
County of Cumberland Definitive List summit

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6.76 km

Waterfall in Lake District National Park

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A natural waterfall in the wetter months of the year

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7.46 km

Arched Cairn on Carrock Fell

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A carefully constructed arched cairn which is passed on the ascent to Carrock Fell.

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7.81 km

Carrock Fell Summit

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Carrock Fell is a much-loved Wainwright summit in the Northern Fells of the Lake District. Its position in the very north east of the national park gives it unique views towards the Eden Valley and the Pennines beyond.

On a summer day, Carrock Beck is a superb picnic spot. I have many happy memories of playing in the stream as a child with my family.

Its summit is notable for a number of reasons. It is one of the only places in Britain where gabbro rock is found, the magnetic qualities of which can play havoc with your compass needle. It was also once the site of a Neolithic hill fort.

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9.29 km

Miton Hill

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Miton Hill is a subsidiary peak of Carrock Fell in the northern Lake District. It's quite commonly hiked when people link Carrock Fell and High Pike - two Wainwrights.

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11.1 km

High Pike Summit

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High Pike is the most northerly of the Lakeland fells over 2,000 feet (610 m). The summit is known for its majestic light and changing moods. It affords an excellent view north over the Solway Firth and the Scottish Border hills.

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