Loadpot Hill, Arthur's Pike + Bonscale Pike.

DATE 02.06.2026 | DISTANCE approx 13KM approx | HIGHEST POINT 672M

Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district

 

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Today's hike was another mission to tick off wainwright's and to revisit one that i've been to but i don't think i actually reached it's summit (wether hill). After 5 hours in the car, this felt like quite a long walk, but it was steady apart from the descent of bonscale pike. Ouch!

 

A parked up at martindale church and headed off south. looking back to the wall we followed from the start.

continuing following the wall along a faint quiet track.

Looking down to a winter crag farm and winter crag behind.

martindale and the nab in the distance.

continuing on the gradual climb.

looking back to steel knotts. our route up to here was the faint track on the left.

view back from brownthwaite crag

ruins near gowk hill

heading for wether hill

looking back from the ascent of wether hill.

up on the roman road. last time we were up here, we missed the wether hill summit cairn. i cant tick this off until i've touched it.

We found it. i think last time we were on a track just slightly lower down from here. the low profile of this cairn meant we didn't see it last time.

approaching loadpot hill.

Loadpot Hill

next stop, arthur's pike (right).

arthur's pike

A gyroplane passing us at Arthur's Pike.

Looking out from Bonscale Pike. We don't bring out the chairs often. today was a perfect day to do so.

now for the descent. i've read that this gets steep and a knee killer.

yeah, steeper than it looks but amazing view down to hallin fell and ullswater.

boats coming in to the pier at howtown wyke

Half way down i was commenting about my knees feeling fine despite the comments i had read about this descent. At this point, i was feeling it and very much looking forward to some level ground.

steel end on the edge of howtown.

skimming the base of steel end, heading back to martindale.

martindale church. the third time parked here for a hike and another great one today.