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Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
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Next nearby hike: Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk, North Lakes Outdoors 2.2 mi · 3.6 kmExplore Pennines →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 13–17 °C (55–63 °F)
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This invigorating Lakeland ridge walk climbs from the Buttermere Valley up to the summit of Rannerdale Knotts, offering views over 3 lakes & high peaks. The scenic circular then returns via Crummock Water & Nether How woodland to the village of Buttermere
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 4.6 km · 2.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 9.9 km SW of Portinscale (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Buttermere National Trust car park,Buttermere, near Cockermouth, CA13 9UZ;NY172172 → Buttermere National Trust car park,Buttermere, near Cockermouth, CA13 9UZ;NY172172
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.5479, -3.2820
- Route start
- 54.5441, -3.2801
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19584208
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/butterm
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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