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Brae Fell
586m (1923ft)

The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


Record Brae Fell as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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(No. 134)

Walk Brae Fell walking UK Mountains in The Northern Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria, England

Brae Fell Summit

Photo: David Hayter

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

The Lake District National Park


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

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


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

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


See Brae Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Brae Fell and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:

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!


You can walk to the top of Brae Fell by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c284 Great Sca Fell and High Pike from Fell Side

Plenty of views, few people.

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.75ml (12.5km)
Ascent:2,198ft (670m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c163 Great Sca Fell from Over Water

Quiet lonely fells with good views

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 9ml (14.5km)
Ascent:2,624ft (800m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c461 Great Sca Fell and Knott from Over Water

High Fell views with little company

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 12.25ml (19.5km)
Ascent:3,062ft (933m)
Time:7½ hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 7 Icon (Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Brae Fell Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Brae Fell

Jon Floyd walked up Brae Fell on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Over water to Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell back to Over Water [with] Solo [weather] Good, dry & clear - Added Binsey at the end

Chris Mcmanus climbed Brae Fell on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty

Paul Macey bagged Brae Fell on July 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c163 [weather] Cloudy some sunshine towards end 15 degrees very strong winds @ high level occasional shower

Steve Lucas hiked Brae Fell on June 5th, 2021 [with] On my own

Rob Prikanowski summited Brae Fell on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.

Martin Hartshorne conquered Brae Fell on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end

Christine Shepherd scaled Brae Fell on September 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Overwater using walk c163 Repeated this walk on another glorious day 11.04.2021 [with] On my own [weather] Glorious walking weather. - Part of wonderful day's walking. Climbed again on 13/10/22 On a lovely Autumn day.

Simon Myerscough walked up Brae Fell on September 18th, 2022 [from/via/route] C163 from Orthwaite [with] no-one else [weather] Low cloud, but dry - misty over 2000ft

Ian Ashton climbed Brae Fell on September 11th, 2022 [with] Solo

Angeline Grieveson bagged Brae Fell on September 9th, 2022 [with] Dotty

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Brae Fell

The view from Brae Fell summit cairn

The view from Brae Fell summit cairn

Photo: Christine Shepherd (880)

Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond

Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond

Photo: Mike Moodie (1)

Cairns on the summit of Brae Fell

Cairns on the summit of Brae Fell

Photo: Terry Howard (113)


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