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Whiteless Pike – Grasmoor loop from Buttermere

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Whiteless Pike – Grasmoor loop from Buttermere

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Whiteless Pike – Grasmoor loop from Buttermere

05:29

11.5km

830m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 741 m for 184 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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912 m

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

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Rannerdale Knotts is a 1,165-foot (355 m) Wainwright fell in the Lake District close to the eastern edge of Crummock Water. My favourite time to hike Rannerdale Knotts is in …

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2.26 km

View of Buttermere Valley

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Views of Wainwright's favourite fell

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2.72 km

Doing this ascent at sunset was pure joy! I highly recommend you experience a mountain sunset at some point in your life and Whiteless Pike overlooking Rannerdale Knotts with the sun setting over Crummock Water is bliss.

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3.83 km

Whiteless Pike

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Whiteless Pike is a 2,170-foot (660 m) Wainwright fell. It's most often hiked from Buttermere up a steep and sometimes scramble-y ascent. The best views of Rannerdale Knotts can be …

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4.28 km

View of Whiteless Pike and Buttermere

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Great view down the narrowing ridge from Wandope towards Whiteless Pike with Buttermere and the Red Pike, High stile, High Crag ridge beyond. Whiteless Pike feels very offset from the rest of the Grasmoor hills.

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5.07 km

Wandope Summit

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Wandope, at 2,533 feet (772 m) is a Wainwright fell that isn't often hiked alone. It can be approached from Whiteless Pike (from Buttermere) or as part of a loop …

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6.94 km

Grasmoor

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Beefy and cumbersome, Grasmoor is the highest peak of Lakeland’s North Western Fells: a colossus overlooking Crummock Water and the Buttermere valley. Protected to the north and west by vertiginous, …

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10.3 km

Rannerdale Bluebells

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Great place to visit when the bluebells are out (or any other time of year). Make sure you stay to the paths to preserve the bluebells to make sure they keep blooming and looking amazing year after year!

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11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.01 km

1.24 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.53 km

1.85 km

1.11 km

985 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

17°C

13°C

58 %

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Whiteless Pike – Grasmoor loop from Buttermere

View of Buttermere and Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts

View of Buttermere Valley

Whiteless Pike Ascent

Whiteless Pike

View of Whiteless Pike and Buttermere

Wandope Summit

Grasmoor

Rannerdale Bluebells

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