Orrest Head is a
fell in the
Lake District on the eastern shores of
Lake Windermere. It is one of Wainwright's
The Outlying Fells of Lakeland - and the first fell he climbed. On the summit is a panorama naming the key visible fells which include the
Old Man of Coniston,
Scafell Pike,
Great Gable,
Fairfield and the
Langdale Pikes.
Orrest Head is typically climbed directly from Windermere near the station. Access is made via a road which reaches most of the way to the summit.