Blake Fell: 572.6m, Walks and Views above Loweswater

Blake Fell is the highest of the Loweswater fells, standing at 572.6 metres on the western side of the Lake District. Its broad, grassy uplands offer a different character from the craggy country deeper into the national park. Walkers come for the open outlook towards the Cumbrian coast, the higher fells inland and the chance to link several modest summits into a satisfying day.

The highest of the Loweswater fells

Blake Fell belongs to the group of rounded uplands west of Loweswater, where the Lake District begins to give way to the coastal plain. It is the highest summit in this group, although its broad outline is less immediately striking than the sharper profiles of the central fells. Grass-covered slopes and connecting ridges give it an open, spacious character above the woodland below.

Cogra Moss, a reservoir at the western foot of the fell, is a distinctive feature of this side of the landscape. Around it, woodland contrasts with the open ground higher up. The summit has a stone wind shelter, but the main attraction is the outlook: towards the coast and Solway Firth in one direction, and back into the higher Lakeland fells in the other.

Blake Fell in the Western Fells

Alfred Wainwright included Blake Fell in The Western Fells, the seventh volume of his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. This places it in the same book as much higher and rockier ground around the western valleys. Blake Fell shows another side of that region: lower, grassier country whose interest lies as much in its position and outlook as in its height.

At 572.6 metres, or 1,879 feet, it ranks 140th among the 214 Wainwrights. Its summit grid reference is NY110196. Burnbank Fell and Gavel Fell are natural companions for walkers exploring this group, while Hen Comb and Great Borne belong to the surrounding western fell country. Together, these summits help give the western edge of Lakeland its layered skyline.

Walks and the wider outlook

Walks on Blake Fell commonly draw on the Loweswater or Cogra Moss sides of the fell. It can be visited as a summit in its own right or included in a longer outing with neighbouring Wainwrights. The choice changes the character of the day, from woodland and reservoir scenery lower down to the exposed grassland of the upper slopes. Dedicated route guides provide the practical detail.

Clear weather brings out the value of its position. The contrast between the open land towards the sea and the more closely gathered fells inland is particularly rewarding. This is still exposed fell country, despite the rounded contours: wind, low cloud and wet ground can change a walk considerably. Modest height should not be confused with shelter or straightforward navigation in poor visibility.

Where Blake Fell stands

Summit at grid reference NY110196 · open full map

The real Blake Fell

Walking Blake Fell

We make artwork, not route guides — these are the guides we'd point a friend to:

• Loweswater Fells Circular, Cumbria, England (alltrails.com)
• Blake Fell - Lake District Walk (peakwalker.net)
• Blake Fell and Mellbreak - Lake District Walks (lakedistrictwalks.com)

Weather on Blake Fell

Conditions estimated at summit height (573 m) via Open-Meteo. For a walker's forecast, use the Mountain Weather Information Service.

Blake Fell on your wall

A painting of Blake Fell can bring home something of Lakeland’s quieter western edge: broad slopes, woodland below and the changing light towards the coast. As a print or canvas, it is a way to keep a familiar fell in view long after the boots have dried.

Own “Sunlight on Blake Fell Ridge” — our painting of Blake Fell → or browse all Fells & Mountains artwork

Neighbouring Wainwrights in The Western Fells

• Burnbank Fell 475 m
• Gavel Fell 524 m
• Hen Comb 506 m
• Great Borne 616 m

Part of our guide to all 214 Wainwrights — see the full index.