Highlights

7 Wainwrights

Cost: £35.00 

• ROUTE – Out and back
• DISTANCE – 15 miles
• TIME – 10 -11 hours
• ASCENT – 1724m
• GUIDED – Walk with experienced Mountain Leaders
• DIFFICULTY – Challenging (good walking fitness required)

The Buttermere Marathon – 7 Wainwrights in a Day

Seven Wainwrights. 14.6 miles. A monster day in the Western Fells!

Fancy a proper Lakeland epic? The Buttermere Marathon is a big, challenging mountain adventure that takes us across some of the Lake District’s most rugged and spectacular terrain. With seven Wainwrights to conquer, incredible views and plenty of climbing, this is one for those who love a serious day out on the fells.

Starting from Buttermere, we’ll head into the quieter western mountains to take on Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag, Haystacks and Fleetwith Pike – seven summits in one unforgettable outing.

We’ll work our way up to Great Borne before continuing over Starling Dodd, gradually building towards the magnificent high ridge above Buttermere. Red Pike marks the start of an incredible stretch of mountain walking, with the route carrying us over High Stile and High Crag. Up here, the scenery is simply superb, with dramatic crags, steep slopes and far-reaching views across Buttermere, Crummock Water and the rugged wilderness of Ennerdale.

After the high ridge, we’ll head towards one of Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fells, Haystacks. With its rocky summit, hidden tarns and wonderfully rugged landscape, it’s a mountain with real character. We’ll then continue to Fleetwith Pike, where the views back across Buttermere provide a fitting finale to our summit-bagging adventure.

But don’t let the scenery fool you into thinking this is an easy day! With approximately 14.6 miles of walking and 1,724 metres of ascent, this is a demanding mountain route that will test your fitness, stamina and determination. Expect steep climbs, rocky and uneven paths, exposed ridge walking and potentially boggy ground.

The rewards, though, are immense: seven Wainwrights ticked off, some of the finest mountain scenery in the Western Lakes and that unbeatable feeling of completing a proper mountain marathon.

If you’re ready to push yourself, take on a big Lakeland challenge and explore the fells beyond the usual tourist trails, come and join Boot Up Adventures for the Buttermere Marathon.

Seven summits. One huge day. Let’s get those boots up!