Trails › United Kingdom › Cumbria › Pennines › Pillar
Pillar Trail from Wasdale Head, North Lakes Outdoors
Next nearby hike: Greendale and Middle Fell Walk, North Lakes Outdoors 2.7 mi · 4.4 kmExplore Pillar →
Pillar Trail from Wasdale Head, North Lakes Outdoors other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
Get directions · Google MapsApple Maps
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Full route · OpenStreetMap · Basemap: OpenFreeMap (OpenMapTiles, © OSM contributors).
7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Sep · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
- J6°2°170
- F6°2°125
- M8°3°141
- A10°4°99
- M13°7°91
- J16°10°101
- J17°12°117
- A17°12°129
- S15°10°150
- O12°8°203
- N9°5°188
- D6°2°179
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 challenging walk involves a vertical ascent of over 800m so will test the stamina of most walkers. But it's well worth the effort because few places in the Lake District have views that can compete with those offered from the Pillar summit.
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 12 km · 7 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Pillar (mountain, 892 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 13 km NE of Gosforth (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Wasdale Head Village Green, Wasdale, Cumberland, CA20 1EX;NY 1868 0852 → Wasdale Head Village Green, Wasdale, Cumberland, CA20 1EX;NY 1868 0852
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.4815, -3.2653
- Route start
- 54.4657, -3.2558
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19553644
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wasdale
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.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail startGreendale and Middle Fell Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Cumbria
Downstream to Derwent Walk, Borrowdale and Derwent Water
5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Cumbria
Mickleden Valley Trail, Grasmere Great Langdale
5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Cumbria
Castle Crag from Seatoller Trail: The Scenic Route, North Lakes Outdoors
5.6 mi · 9.1 km · Cumbria
Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Cumbria
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes Outdoors
6 mi · 10 km · Cumbria
All trails in Cumbria → · All 1,862 trails in United Kingdom →