Highlights

St John’s Vale Skyline – 5 Wainwrights in a day!

Cost: £35.00 

• ROUTE – Out and back
• DISTANCE – 12 miles
• TIME – 8 hours
• ASCENT – 1195m
• GUIDED – Walk with experienced Mountain Leaders
• DIFFICULTY – Hard (good hiking fitness required)

Five Wainwrights. Big mountain views. One brilliant Lake District adventure.

Ready to get off the beaten track and take on a proper day in the fells? The St John’s Vale Skyline is a fantastic circular challenge across the rugged Eastern Fells, combining a big mountain day, sweeping ridgelines and some of the Lake District’s finest views.

We’ll take on the route, ticking off five Wainwrights in this order: Stybarrow Dodd, Watson’s Dodd, Great Dodd, Clough Head and finally High Rigg.

Our journey takes us high onto the open fells, starting with Stybarrow Dodd before continuing across the broad, rolling ridgeline to Watson’s Dodd and Great Dodd. Up here, the views really open up, with Ullswater, Thirlmere and the surrounding Lakeland mountains providing a spectacular backdrop. It’s mountain walking at its best – big skies, expansive landscapes and that wonderful feeling of being a long way from the everyday.

From Great Dodd, we continue north towards Clough Head, where the views stretch across the northern Lake District and towards the dramatic slopes of Blencathra. With the high summits behind us, we’ll descend from the mountains and make our way back towards St John’s Vale for our final Wainwright of the day: High Rigg.

Don’t underestimate that last summit! Although lower than the big Eastern Fells, High Rigg’s undulating terrain provides a fitting finale after a full day in the mountains.

This is a rewarding challenge for walkers who enjoy quieter routes, open fell country and the satisfaction of linking several summits in one outing. Expect steep climbs, rough and potentially boggy ground, exposed conditions on the higher fells and plenty of opportunities to stop, catch your breath and take in those incredible views.

With approximately 11–12 miles of walking and over 1,000 metres of ascent, this is a proper day out for anyone with a good level of fitness and a taste for adventure.

Five summits, one fantastic Lakeland skyline and another five Wainwrights in the bag!

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