Hard
·
New
Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike
Cockley Beck
17.4 km · 1250 m · 6–8.5 h
Wainwright
Hewitt
- Height
- 903 m · 2,962 ft
- Drop
- 148 m
- Grid ref
- NY 244 064
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District C&W
- County
- Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
Summit: Rib of rock 5m NE of cairn.
Bowfell is a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District, 903 m (2,962 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike, is 17.4 km with 1,250 m of ascent and takes 6 to 8.5 hours.
Routes up Bowfell
Rounds that include Bowfell (1)
Map
Summit at NY 244 064 (54.4478, -3.1662). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Rossett PikeWainwright, Hewitt651 m · 1.2 km
- Shelter CragsHewitt815 m · 1.2 km
- Esk PikeWainwright, Hewitt885 m · 1.3 km
- Crinkle Crags - Long TopWainwright, Hewitt859 m · 1.6 km
- Crinkle Crags South TopHewitt834 m · 2.0 km
- Allen CragsWainwright, Hewitt785 m · 2.2 km
- Ill CragHewitt931 m · 2.3 km
- Great EndWainwright, Hewitt910 m · 2.6 km
Questions about Bowfell
- How high is Bowfell?
- Bowfell is 903 m (2,962 ft) high, a Wainwright and Hewitt in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 244 064.
- How long does it take to climb Bowfell?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike, takes 6 to 8.5 hours: 17.4 km with 1,250 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Bowfell?
- The route with the least climbing is Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Pike of Blisco and Cold Pike, starting from Cockley Beck, Hardknott Pass (NY 240 016): 17.4 km and 1,250 m of ascent, graded hard.