Arant Haw

Rising steeply above Sedbergh, this grassy shoulder of the Howgill Fells offers a straightforward but heart-pumping ascent. Its smooth, velvet slopes are typical of the range, leading to a breezy summit with far-reaching views across the Lune Valley toward the Lake District fells and the nearby bulk of The Calf.

• •The name is rooted in Old Norse, with 'Haw' deriving from haugr, meaning a hill or mound, reflecting the Viking heritage common throughout the Howgill Fells.
• •Arant Haw is a key waypoint on the popular ridge route from Sedbergh, acting as a final steep pull before the terrain levels out towards the range's high point at The Calf.
• •From the summit, the view south-west over the rooftops of Sedbergh is particularly fine, framed by the deep cleft of Settlebeck Gill and the distant glimmer of Morecambe Bay.
• •The Howgill Fells are famous for their lack of walls, fences, and trees; Arant Haw offers a landscape so relentlessly green and uniform that visitors have likened the experience to walking across a giant, mossy billiard table.