Green Pikes

Overlooking the Lickle Valley near Coniston, this craggy Wainwright Outlying Fell offers a quiet alternative to the busier high peaks. Its summit is a series of rocky outcrops providing a grandstand view of the Scafell range and the Duddon Estuary, making it a rewarding objective for a half-day trek.

• •The name is a descriptive fusion of the Old Norse 'pík', meaning a pointed hill, and the vibrant fell-grass that surrounds the scattered rocky outcrops of the summit ridge.
• •Alfred Wainwright included this hill in 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland,' recommending a circular route from Broughton Mills that pairs it with the neighbouring summit of Buck Barrow.
• •The summit offers an earned perspective on the higher Southern Fells; the sheer eastern faces of Dow Crag and the Old Man of Coniston look particularly imposing from this 420-metre vantage point.
• •Looking south, the view extends over the sands of the Duddon Estuary towards the Furness Peninsula, often remaining clear when the higher summits to the north are lost in cloud.
• •Despite the name suggesting a single point, the summit is a sprawling collection of hummocks and heather, ensuring that those without a map can spend a surprising amount of time debating which 'pike' is actually the top.