Brandreth
715m (2346ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.75ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,340ft (731m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Grey Knotts - Brandreth - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Beck Head - Beckhead Tarn - Moses' Trod - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Honister Pass
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25mls (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,756ft (840m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Bell Crags - Hopper Quarry - Honister Quarries - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Burnt Scarth - Fleetwith Pike - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Warnscale Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Loft Beck - Coast to Coast Walk - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,289ft (1,002m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Grey Knotts - Brandreth - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Beck Head - Beckhead Tarn - Kirk Fell (East Top) - Kirk Fell - Moses' Trod - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Honister Pass
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,260ft (1,298m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Black Beck - Blackbeck Tarn - Innominate Tarn - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Scarth Gap - Ennerdale - River Liza - Black Sail Hut (Youth Hostel) - Black Sail Path - Kirk Fell - Kirk Fell (East Top) - Beckhead Tarn - Beck Head - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Gillercomb Head - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,965ft (1,208m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Honister Pass - Honister Hause - Grey Knotts - Brandreth - Blackmoor Pols - Base Brown - Mitchell Cove - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Beck Head - Beckhead Tarn - Kirk Fell (East Top) - Kirk Fell - Moses' Trod - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Honister Pass
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5ml (17km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,693ft (1,430m) |
| Time: | 8½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Seatoller - Strands Bridge - Borrowdale - The Combe - Thornythwaite Fell - Comb Head - Glaramara - Looking Steads (Glaramara) - Red Beck - Red Beck Top - Allen Gill - High House Tarn - High House Tarn Top - Allen Crags - Esk Hause - Ruddy Gill - Sprinkling Tarn - Sty Head - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Windy Gap - Green Gable - Gillercomb Head - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Hause - Honister Pass - Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk - Seatoller
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 18.75ml (30km) |
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| Ascent: | 7,309ft (2,408m) |
| Time: | 14.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale - Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre - High Gillerthwaite Yourth Hostel - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag (Buttermere) - Seat (Buttermere) - Scarth Gap - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Black Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Great Round How - Brandreth - Gillercomb Head - Green Gable - Windy Gap - Great Gable - Westmorland Cairn - Beck Head - Beckhead Tarn - Kirk Fell (East Top) - Kirk Fell - Black Sail Pass - Looking Stead (Pillar) - High Level Route - Robinson's Cairn - Pillar - Wind Gap - Black Crag (Pillar) - High Beck - Low Beck - Ennerdale.
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Brandreth
Geoff Hand walked up Brandreth on April 9th, 2025 [from/via/route] Climbed up from Honister slate mine to close this one out. Missed it last year when going for Gt Gable & Kirk fell [with] Solo [weather] Lovely sunny day - Done & dusted
Tim Winn climbed Brandreth on October 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] Honister Slate Mine [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Dry.
Christine Shepherd bagged Brandreth during July, 2003 [from/via/route] Walked from Honister slate mine. [with] Miriam, Andy and Ishmay aged 7 [weather] Sunny - Climbed again on a bright Autumn Day on 30.11.19. Climbed for a third time on 8.6.23 using walk c417, in gorgeous sunshine with a pleasant breeze.
Ian Ashton hiked Brandreth on May 13th, 2023 [with] Jph
John Ramsbottom summited Brandreth on April 10th, 2023 [from/via/route] walk c442 parked at Honister slate mines [with] Lola [weather] misty/rainy/windy - solo walk with Lola, bad visibilty, glad i had digital mapping
Richard Fulcher conquered Brandreth 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.
Carl Murphy scaled Brandreth on July 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Honister [weather] Mist
Martyn Atherton walked up Brandreth on September 20th, 2020 [from/via/route] c338 Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable, Kirk Fell [with] Martyn and Paul [weather] Cloudy at first then very warm & sunny - Great view of the mines
John Tippins climbed Brandreth on April 12th, 2012 - And again on 11th July 2022, with Afia & Farah.
Caroline Winter bagged Brandreth on August 13th, 2018 [from/via/route] Honister slate mine, Brandreth, Fleetwith Pike [with] Becky [weather] Fog, low cloud & poor visibility on tops - walked on a bearing. Cut across slate mine to Black Star. Walked off Fleetwith Pike with another 2 ladies with their dogs. Would have liked to walk the edge off Fleetwith Pike but ladies made for slate mine path. As views none existent today we did same
Paul Macey hiked Brandreth on June 6th, 2022 [from/via/route] C417 in reverse [with] Luke [weather] Cloudy but cloud above summits
Michael Austin summited Brandreth on June 17th, 2021 [from/via/route] C417
Kevin Foster conquered Brandreth on May 14th, 2021 [from/via/route] Honister Pass (slate mine) [with] By myself. [weather] Low clouds down on tops gradually lifting - Not really a good day for views! Very confusing place in mist. The iron fence posts which traverse the top are either broken or spaced well apart & of limited use as a navigation aid.
David Butterfield scaled Brandreth on May 26th, 2021 [from/via/route] Black Sail YHA - Biked from Bowness Knott.
Darren Wilson walked up Brandreth on September 20th, 2020 [from/via/route] Grey Knotts & Brandreth from Honister Slate Mine [with] Mike [weather] Beautiful day
Dave Eyes climbed Brandreth on August 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked at Honister Slate Mine [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Cloudy with a few spots of rain - decent views
Richard Beardsley bagged Brandreth on July 29th, 2020 [from/via/route] Route C442 from Honister Pass. [with] Gillian, Lisa, Andy, Abigail (10) and Jessica (7). [weather] Overcast all day with partial sunshine & windy on summits. - Parked at slate mine (£5) & commenced walk at 1100hrs. Followed the route guide throughout & summited Grey Knotts & Brandeth where we had lunch. Continued onto the tops of Green Gable & Great Gable along with other walkers taking advantage of a rain free day. After a careful descent from Great Gable we strolled back to the car park arriving back at 1730hrs. A thoroughly enjoyable day out with tired children.
Richard Marshall hiked Brandreth 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
Andrew Johnson summited Brandreth on November 8th, 2019 [from/via/route] Honister [with] Ted [weather] Cloudy
Richard Marchant conquered Brandreth on November 3rd, 1989 [from/via/route] Parked the car at Honiston Hause & took the path to Fleetwith around Brandreth & straight to Great Gable, the return route took me from here on to Green Gable-Brandreth & finally Grey Knotts & back to Honiston Hause. Spent most of the day in the clouds but still a awesome experience & great to be in the Lakes. [with] On my own [weather] A cold damp day with snow & ice on the tops & the cloud level down to the 600m mark - A 3 day trip to the Lakes on my own from Plymouth. I stopped in Windermere at a Navy Pal's Andrew (Ali) Mcgraw Mum & Dad's house.
Louis Smith scaled Brandreth on December 29th, 2018 [weather] mist
Jill Dean walked up Brandreth on September 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Honister pass [with] Me, Grez & dexter [weather] Fab
Simon Myerscough climbed Brandreth on November 12th, 2006 [from/via/route] C151 [with] Martin - Scramble on Kirk Fell
Tony Rogerson bagged Brandreth on February 20th, 2018 [from/via/route] Seathwaite Gillercombe Base Brown Gillercombe Head Brandreth Grey Knotts [with] Floss [weather] Sunny
Christina Lander hiked Brandreth on January 7th, 2018 [from/via/route] Honister Slate Mine - Moses Trod - Great Geable - Green Gable - Brandreth - Grey Knotts - Honister Slate Mine [with] Dick and Meg [weather] Beautiful sunny day
John Almond summited Brandreth on September 17th, 2017 [from/via/route] go4awalk c417 from Honister Slate Mine - Grey Knotts - BRANDRETH - Base Brown - Green Gable - Great Gable - Kirk Fell - Wainwright 117 [with] Solo [weather] Good, improving throughout the day. Light cloud on summit of Great Gable. - Horrible direct descent from Great Gable via scree/boulder field to Beck Head Tarn, not recommended! Probably better to descend via NW ridge to Beck Head as described in go4awalk walk c417 route description
Iain Jones conquered Brandreth on July 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Honister Hause (The Wainwright 60 - Day 1 (Ennerdale)) [with] Graeme High
Nick Dobson scaled Brandreth on June 24th, 2017 [from/via/route] Honister pass car park [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Dry & breezy with cloud cover - A nice easy walk with no difficulty, taking in the ridge to Grey Knotts on way back.
Chris Sheard walked up Brandreth on October 14th, 2004 [from/via/route] Across from Grey Knotts [with] George & Baz [weather] Wet, always overcast, fresh breeze, tough walking
David Wand climbed Brandreth on August 10th, 2011 [from/via/route] long walk as was doing as many in two days as poss. thunder storm all around me on the second night. [with] Long walk and camp on the hills.
Chris Bramley bagged Brandreth on March 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] honister [with] jacqui, blake and janet [weather] warm sunny skies
Elaine Evans hiked Brandreth on December 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] From Honister slate mine to Grey Knotts then Brandreth. [with] Sue [weather] Fine, clear & mild. - Patchy areas of snow - deep in places.
Gillian Atkinson summited Brandreth on September 18th, 2016 [from/via/route] from honister [with] tony and alan club weekend
Mark Davidson conquered Brandreth on October 17th, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Quite good for October - some good views
Anthony Scott scaled Brandreth on October 10th, 2016 [from/via/route] Honister Hause [with] me [weather] Very sunny
Chris Faulkner walked up Brandreth on June 4th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Honister via Grey Knott & on to Green & Great Gable [with] Michelle Chandler [weather] Hot & humid.
Tracey Cowell climbed Brandreth on February 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Grey knotts/brandreth/green gable/ moses trod [with] Sister [weather] Sun/cloud/snow above 800mfrost in valleys
Victoria Bates bagged Brandreth on February 24th, 2016 [from/via/route] C417 [with] Mark [weather] Clear, snow shower, clear
Craig Steeland hiked Brandreth on September 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Honister Hause via Grey Knotts [with] Sue [weather] Sunny & clear
Steve Frank summited Brandreth on May 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Honister Pass
Claire Lloyd conquered Brandreth on August 28th, 2004 [from/via/route] From Grey Knotts [with] Family
David Noble scaled Brandreth on November 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Honister Pass Seatoller [with] Chris [weather] Drizzle - Remembrance Sunday Sunday 11th May 2015 Lakes mega meet
Kevin Parnham walked up Brandreth on December 30th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Honister Pass via Grey Knotts [with] Jo [weather] Cold & windy with intermittent cloud
Andy Gibbs climbed Brandreth during 1992 [from/via/route] From Buttermere. Great & Green Gables & back off Fleetwith Pike [with] Dave [weather] Good
Phillip Bulley bagged Brandreth on September 8th, 2014 [from/via/route] Base Brown [with] Judith and Toby [weather] Sunny
Clive Ward hiked Brandreth on July 24th, 2014 [from/via/route] Gatesgarth, Fleetwith Pike, Grey Knotts, Great Gable, Haystacks - see Great Gable [with] Ian J & 6 others [weather] Perfect
Keith Eastman summited Brandreth on June 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] c417
Harry Meijer conquered Brandreth on August 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] The Ennerdale Horseshoe [with] The Lake District Walker
Charlie Housley scaled Brandreth on May 29th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Grey Knotts via the ridge. [with] Solo. [weather] Overcast but dry all day. A nice cooling breeze in places which was much needed as there was a bit of humidity in the air.
Graham Coules walked up Brandreth on May 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Great Gable from Honister [with] Dale [weather] Overcast, some breaks in the cloud which was down to approx 2600ft (mist on tops)
Joanne Mcgawley climbed Brandreth on February 16th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Deep snow & Windy
Wayne Baxter bagged Brandreth on August 25th, 2013 [from/via/route] Seatoller, Honister hause, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, green Cable, Base Brown & Seatoller [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy & warm
Gill Watson hiked Brandreth on April 16th, 2003 [with] All on way from GG
Beth Webster summited Brandreth on June 6th, 2012 [with] Hannah Phillips
Dale Verrall conquered Brandreth on March 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Honister pass - Walk number C417 [with] Amber [weather] Nice day
Raymond Barnett scaled Brandreth on January 1st, 2013 [from/via/route] honister [with] myself [weather] windy snow & rain mist - scary
David Lane walked up Brandreth on October 13th, 2001 [with] Kelly
Iain Taylor climbed Brandreth on March 14th, 2010 [from/via/route] Honister Pass Slate Mine (NY 22471 13550)
Darren Mortimer bagged Brandreth on September 29th, 2012 [from/via/route] Honister [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] wet & windy with a little bit of sun thrown in from time to time
Tony Aspden hiked Brandreth on June 14th, 2011 [from/via/route] Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable & Great Gable [with] Andy [weather] Fine & sunny
Christine Knowles summited Brandreth on May 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] From Seatoller via Seathwaite [with] Graham [weather] Lovely. No wind.
Stephen Byrne, Matthew Thomas, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Melanie Dunn, Jenny Godfrey, David Hallam, Maxine Down, Wendy Sockett, Mr M A Blanchard, David Watson, Jonathan Tobin, Doug Jeffries, Paul Kendell, Jo Dixon, Simon Clark, David Shaw, John Walter, David Laws, Elaine Grayson, Carl Abbott, Louise Sandwith, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Michael Nolan, Phil Clark, Paul Booth, Adrian Roberts, Tracey Cordes, Rod Cove, Linda Mckeogh, Trevor Williams, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Derek Parkin, G Philpott, Jacqui Smith, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, Martyn Rouse, Jeanette Coward, Pete Howes, Ray O'hara, Libby Burns and Rebecca Hardy have all walked, climbed & bagged Brandreth.To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Brandreth
Brandreth summit cairn with Gillercomb Head leading up to Green Gable with Great Gable looking majestic in the background
The view north from Looking Stead (Pillar) featuring Ennerdale with Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag, Seat, Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and Brandreth (far right)
Great view of Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable (the rounded dome), Kirk Fell, Pillar (the highest point), Black Crag and Steeple from Lingcomb Edge just below the summit of Red Pike (Buttermere)
360 degree panorama featuring Great Gable, Green Gable, Little Scoat Fell & Pillar (distance), Brandreth, Dale Head (Newlands), High Spy, Glaramara, Esk Pike, Great End and Scafell Pike from Base Brown
The High Stile ridge (left), Buttermere and the Grasmoor massif (right) from Brandreth
Little Scoat Fell and Pillar (distance) with Brandreth (foreground) from Base Brown
Green Gable (left) and Great Gable (centre left) from the summit of Brandreth
Innominate Tarn with Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable and Kirk Fell forming the backdrop
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