Lake District
Burn Edge
320M
1050FT
About Burn Edge
Sitting on the fringes of the Western Fells near Ennerdale Bridge, this modest Birkett forms the northern shoulder of Grike. Often bypassed for higher summits, it offers a quiet, grassy vantage point with specific views across the mouth of Ennerdale Water and the transition toward the West Cumbrian coastal plain.
Key Statistics
Rank
740th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Western Fells
Prominence
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22m
Nearest Town
Ennerdale Bridge
Geology
The foundation of Burn Edge is the Buttermere Formation. This landscape is built from layers of mudstone and sandstone.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NY069125
Latitude
54.5001°N
Longitude
3.4388°W
Did You Know?
- •The hill is classified as a Birkett and a Synge, making it a necessary stop for peak-baggers aiming to complete the comprehensive lists of Lakeland fells beyond the standard Wainwrights.
- •Its name is rooted in the Old English 'burna', meaning a stream, describing the ridge's position above the various becks that drain the moorland into the Ennerdale valley.
- •From the 320-metre summit, you gain an unusually clear view of the lower Ennerdale valley and the wooded slopes of the Ennerdale Forest, providing a perspective that is often obscured on the higher, craggier peaks nearby.
- •Most walkers visit Burn Edge as a brief detour while traversing the high ground between Grike and the village of Ennerdale Bridge, utilizing the extensive network of forestry tracks.
- •Locating the highest point on this broad, mossy plateau is less of a mountaineering challenge and more an exercise in polite disagreement with your map.