Base Brown
646m (2120ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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You can find Base Brown & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

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NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Base Brown

Richard Fulcher walked up Base Brown on April 3rd, 2023 [from/via/route] Parked in the NT car park at Honister Slate Mine & walked up the steep path to Grey Knotts. We then traversed over the rock strewn ridge to Brandreth & across Gillercomb Head to Green Gable. Just before reaching the top of GG I diverted left down the fell & across to Base Brown. I then returned by the same route & we carried on up to the summit of GG after having some lunch. After a slippery descent from GG to Windy Gap we then started the rocky ascent to Great Gable. We returned to WG by the same route & then descended down another scree strewn path to join the Moses Trod path before branching off towards the dismantled tramway at Honister. The rocky paths continued pretty much all the way back. [with] Jen [weather] Sunny, blue skies, cold at times when in exposed sections, very good visibility. - Be prepared for some climbing over rocks in certain stretches esp. up Great Gable.

John Tippins climbed Base Brown on July 11th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Honister [with] With Afia and Farah [weather] Dry, sunny & warm; a little wind chill on top.

Paul Macey bagged Base Brown on June 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] C417 in reverse [with] Luke [weather] Cloudy but cloud above summits

Ian Ashton hiked Base Brown on September 4th, 2021 [from/via/route] Seathwaite & corridor route down [with] Solo

Claire Kirk summited Base Brown on July 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Seathwaite [with] Suzy [weather] Very hot & sunny, Clear day

Michael Austin conquered Base Brown on June 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] C417

Christina Lander scaled Base Brown on June 6th, 2021 [from/via/route] Seathwaite - Base Brown - Seathwaite Fell - Allen Crags - Seathwaite [with] Dick [weather] Cloudy at times but mostly sunny - During our holiday staying at Station House, Troutbeck, Penrith

Kevin Foster walked up Base Brown on May 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] Honister Pass (slate mine) [with] By myself. [weather] Low clouds down on tops gradually lifting - I will have to do these summits again on a clearer day. Weather forecast said some clouds!

Andy Buxton climbed Base Brown on June 22nd, 1980 [from/via/route] From Seathwaite, via Climbers' Traverse & Great Hell Gate; return over Green Gable & Base Brown [with] Ian Wright [weather] Hot

Richard Marshall bagged Base Brown on May 31st, 2020 [from/via/route] Great Gable from Seathwaite [with] Bo and Andy Pratt [weather] Sunny low wind & very hot. Middle of Pandemic

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