Low Raise

About Low Raise

Sitting on the high, grassy spine of the Far Eastern Fells above Patterdale, this broad 754m plateau offers a sense of immense scale. Often bypassed on the way to High Street, it provides an exceptional perspective down the deep, secluded trench of Rampsgill and across the valley to the dark crags of High Street.

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• •The name derives from the Old Norse 'hreysi', meaning a heap of stones or a burial cairn. In the context of the Far Eastern fells, 'Low Raise' serves to distinguish this summit from its immediate neighbour to the south, High Raise, which stands just twenty metres taller.
• •Despite its significant height and position on the main ridge, Alfred Wainwright did not grant Low Raise its own chapter, instead considering it a subsidiary of High Raise. Consequently, it remains a quiet spot, primarily visited by those completing the Birkett or Synge rounds.
• •The summit offers a spectacular, plunging view into the glacial trough of Rampsgill to the north. This is one of the most remote and uninhabited valleys in the Lake District, often used as a sanctuary by the local red deer herd.
• •It sits at a major topographic junction where the main ridge splits, with one arm heading towards the popular Haweswater exit at Kidsty Pike and the other continuing south towards the Roman road on High Street.
• •Peak baggers should check their compasses carefully; the Lake District contains multiple summits named High Raise or Low Raise, and it is a common mistake to claim the right name on entirely the wrong side of the National Park.