Last updated: July 2026

Sitting above the popular tourist hub of Keswick is the little summit of Latrigg, overlooked, quite literally, by Skiddaw to the north and the more popular Catbells to the south.

No summit in The Lakes exceeds 1,000m, and yet the landscape is one where the line between hill and mountain is blurred. Scafell Pike is a definite mountain, as is Helvellyn. Latrigg sits at the other end of the spectrum -  a modest 368m, grassy and unassuming.

Why dedicate a page to it then?



Because the walk to Latrigg’s summit offers one of the best effort-to-view ratios in the Lake District, the walk is extremely accessible - one that the whole family can enjoy, year-round. There are days to test yourself, but now and then it’s good to take a stroll and soak up the views.

Last updated: July 2026

There are a few fells in the Lake District that have obtained sticker status – the kind you’ll see plastered across water bottles and rucksacks (guilty). Catbells is one of those fells; its unassuming stature (451m) holding its own against the greats of Scafell Pike and Helvellyn, despite being barely half their height.

Unlike Scafell Pike, Catbells is an easy half-day route, making it a perfect option when there’s a brief gap in the weather. We climbed Catbells in December as a more relaxed day between two bigger days on Skiddaw’s north-west ridge and Scafell Pike. Whilst the day started dry and clear, it soon turned into a traipse in the rain – which is, funny enough, much the same experience I remember from climbing the same hill in August as a kid.