How high is Cat Bells [Catbells]?

Cat Bells [Catbells] is 451 metres (1480ft) above sea level.

What is the prominence of Cat Bells [Catbells]?

Cat Bells [Catbells] has a topographic prominence of 87 metres.

What hill classification is Cat Bells [Catbells]?

Cat Bells [Catbells] is classified as: Tump, Wainwright, Birkett.

What is the grid reference for Cat Bells [Catbells]?

The OS grid reference for Cat Bells [Catbells] is NY244198.

Cat Bells [Catbells]

451m

Height

87m

Prominence

NY244198

OS grid ref

Lake District C&W

Range

Cat Bells [Catbells] is a 451m summit in England, classified as a Tump, Wainwright and Birkett. It sits within the Lake District C&W range. As a Wainwright, Cat Bells [Catbells] is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There are currently 6 trail running routes on Trail Running Planet that summit Cat Bells [Catbells], with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

6 routes that summit Cat Bells [Catbells]

VERY HARD

Robinson, Dale Head, High Spy and Catbells from Lingholm

20.9km · 1,175m climb · Loop

Five Wainwrights in one flowing 20.9km round, finishing along the famous Catbells ridge with Derwentwater spread out below and a celebrated cafe at the start and finish.

Checked Jul 2026

MODERATE

Catbells from Hawes End

6.0km · 366m climb · Loop

The biggest view to effort ratio in the district. A 451 m Wainwright summit with a full Derwentwater panorama reached in well under an hour of running.

Checked Jul 2026

HARD

Catbells from Keswick

16.8km · 431m climb · Loop

You earn the Catbells summit the long way, with kilometres of lakeside running each side of the climb and no car needed from Keswick.

Checked Jul 2026

VERY HARD

Catbells, Maiden Moor, Dale Head and Hindscarth from Lingholm

19.6km · 1,022m climb · Loop

Five Wainwright summits in one continuous Newlands ridge, from gentle Catbells along the airy skyline to the high point on Dale Head, with the valley falling away on both sides.

Checked Jul 2026

EXPERT

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

VERY 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