Barrow

455m
Height
70m
Prominence
NY227218
OS grid ref
Lake District C&W
Range

Barrow is a 455m summit in England, classified as a Wainwright and Birkett. It sits within the Lake District C&W range. As a Wainwright, Barrow is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There are currently 3 trail running routes on Trail Running Planet that summit Barrow, with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

3 routes that summit Barrow

Coledale HorseshoeVERY HARD
Coledale Horseshoe
14.8km · 1,199m climb · Loop
Seven Wainwrights, 1,199m of climbing, and a long ridge with exposure on both sides. This is proper fell running territory — you need to move well on open ground.
Checked Jul 2026
Abraham's Tea RoundEXPERT
Abraham's Tea Round
48.2km · 3,378m climb · Loop
You earn a free cup of tea at Abraham's Cafe by touching every summit you can see from its top-floor window: a proper Keswick fell-running rite of passage.
Checked Jul 2026
Espresso RoundVERY HARD
Espresso Round
22.6km · 1,055m climb · Loop
All four summits are visible from George Fisher's cafe window, so you can plan the whole thing over a coffee before you go and pick out exactly what you're about to climb.
Checked Jul 2026