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Mosedale Valley – Kirk Fell Summit loop from Wasdale Head

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Mosedale Valley – Kirk Fell Summit loop from Wasdale Head

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Mosedale Valley – Kirk Fell Summit loop from Wasdale Head

05:29

12.8km

730m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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After 1.04 km for 339 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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73 m

Wasdale Head Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Great place to start your adventure. Get there early as gets full quick. This is FREE car park. Please remember to put some coins in the collection boxes.

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3.48 km

Ritson's Force Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lovely waterfall that is well worth visiting, would be a good spot for wild swimming too.

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4.74 km

Mosedale Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wild side valley that branches off to the northwest of Upper Wasdale, Mosedale is a beautiful place to explore. It is ringed by some of the Lake District's most …

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7.60 km

Kirk Fell Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Kirk Fell is one of Alfred Wainwright's 214 fells of Lakeland. The summit offers brilliant views down Wasdale to Wast Water, but my favourite view from here has to be …

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8.13 km

Kirk Fell East Top

Highlight • Summit

Kirk Fell East Top is a subsidiary top of Kirk Fell (802m) and is a UK designated Nuttall in its own right. It is marked by a small cairn on rocks.

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8.92 km

Beck Head Tarn

Highlight • Trail

This is the col between Kirk Fell and Great Gable and the view down to Wast Water from here is simply brilliant! A great place to stop and have lunch.

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12.3 km

Packhorse Bridge Over Mosedale Beck

Highlight • Historical Site

Quirky little bridge at the start of the Black Sail Pass route.

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12.4 km

Barn Door Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

If you've forgotten something or need an ice cream after a long walk highly recommend

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.71 km

3.75 km

1.05 km

257 m

Surfaces

5.39 km

2.87 km

1.84 km

1.16 km

915 m

582 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

22°C

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Mosedale Valley – Kirk Fell Summit loop from Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head Car Park

Ritson's Force Waterfall

Mosedale Valley

Kirk Fell Summit

Kirk Fell East Top

Beck Head Tarn

Packhorse Bridge Over Mosedale Beck

Barn Door Shop

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