Burnbank Fell
475m (1559ft)
The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.5mls (10.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,025ft (617m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater) - Loweswater - High Nook Farm - Highnook Beck - Holme Wood - Burnbank Fell - Sharp Knott - Blake Fell - Fothergill Head - Gavel Fell - Black Crag (Gavel Fell) - Highnook Beck - Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5mls (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,540ft (774m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater) - Loweswater - High Nook Farm - Highnook Beck - Holme Wood - Holme Beck - Burnbank Fell - Sharp Knott - Blake Fell - Fothergill Head - Gavel Fell - Grain Gill - Whiteoak Moss - Hen Comb - Little Dodd (Loweswater Fell) - Mosedale (Loweswater) - Mosedale Beck (Loweswater) - Loweswater Village - Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater)
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (15km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,666ft (1,117m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater) - Loweswater - High Nook Farm - Highnook Beck - Holme Wood - Holme Beck - Burnbank Fell - Sharp Knott - Blake Fell - Fothergill Head - Gavel Fell - Grain Gill - Whiteoak Moss - Hen Comb - Thrang Crags - Mosedale (Loweswater) - Mosedale Beck (Loweswater) - Mellbreak - Mellbreak (North Top) - White Crag - Loweswater Village - Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater)
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Burnbank Fell
Ian Ashton walked up Burnbank Fell on February 15th, 2025 [with] Ella
Tim Winn climbed Burnbank Fell on October 25th, 2024 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] Barry, Paul and Roger [weather] Dry.
Geoff Hand bagged Burnbank Fell on September 17th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C212 Burnbank fell, Blake fell, Gavel fell, Hen Comb & Mellbreak from Loweswater. What a lovely area, although quite wet. Route finding early on was difficult but once on Burnbank it was quite straight forward. Weather was superb, blue sky all day. Loweswater is lovely. [with] Tess, my Jack Russell [weather] Lovely blue sky all day & warm! - Finding the way up Burnbank was difficult as there didn't appear to be any paths, but after that it was plain sailing. Great climb down Mell break!
Caroline Winter hiked Burnbank Fell on August 16th, 2024 [from/via/route] Fell dyke CP, Cogra Moss reservoir, Blake fell, Burnbank Fell [with] Solo [weather] Warm, breezy in tops, excellent views over fells & Scottish Borders - Stunning scenery. Boggy walking to Burnbank fell- cairn by fence line
Richard Marchant summited Burnbank Fell on November 12th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Maggie's Bridge then walked up through Holme Wood on to Burbank Fell. From here I headed along a broad ridge on to Blake Fell & continued on to Gavel Fell staying high & heading South on the broad ridge. From Gavel I dropped down to Floutern Pass & headed East & then headed North up on to Hen Comb. Retracing my steps back to the pass I carried on Eastward & then picked up a path heading Northward on to Mellbreak & eventually over it & descended steeply in to Loweswater & back by road to the car. [with] On my Own [weather] Misty start to the Day with a slight breeze but brightened up by the afternoon
Paul Macey conquered Burnbank Fell on July 25th, 2022 [from/via/route] c212 abandoned at Gravel Fell due to poor visibility [with] Luke [weather] Low cloud
John Tippins scaled Burnbank Fell on July 12th, 2022 [from/via/route] From Loweswater [with] Alone [weather] Overcast most of the day & very windy on top, but dry. Sunny late afternoon.
Richard Fulcher walked up Burnbank Fell on April 20th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked in Maggies Bridge car park near Loweswater. Walked up through High Nook Farm & around the top of Holme Wood & then ascended up to Burnbank Fell. Continued on to Blake Fell, Gavel Fell & finally Hen Comb. Returned down Loweswater Fell to the hotel in Loweswater for a pint & a lager in the sun! [with] Jen [weather] A perfect day for walking - sunshine, light winds & some cloud in the afternoon. - Good packed lunch with chocolate biscuits & cake!
Christine Shepherd climbed Burnbank Fell on May 30th, 2010 [from/via/route] Used walk c212 from Maggie's Bridge at Loweswater. Climbed again using walk c413 on 14.10.21 [with] On my own [weather] Bright & clear - Bagged again while bagging Carling Knott on 5th September, 2018
Erin Ryan bagged Burnbank Fell on September 25th, 2021 - Lots of cloud
Pete George hiked Burnbank Fell on August 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Loweswater [with] Roco [weather] Sunny
Michael Austin summited Burnbank Fell on October 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] C212
Darren Wilson conquered Burnbank Fell on June 2nd, 2021 [from/via/route] Fellbarrow, Low Fell, Burnbank Fell, Gavel Fell & Blake Fell [with] Lone [weather] Sunny dry beautiful day out
Michael Nolan scaled Burnbank Fell on May 11th, 2021 [from/via/route] Maggies bridge [with] Morag the lurcher [weather] lovely morning awful afternoon just down in time
Claire Murray walked up Burnbank Fell on March 7th, 2021 [from/via/route] Burnbank Fell, Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, Hen Comb & Mellbeck from Loweswater [with] Vitor [weather] Lovely! - Lovely walk over peaty ground, would be very boggy in the rain
Chris Sheard climbed Burnbank Fell on October 25th, 2020 [from/via/route] Up from Kirkstile Inn [with] Jamie [weather] Pleasant light winds to start leading to 30mph gusts - Stiff up - lovely walk - great looking to the firth & Scotland in distance
Christina Lander bagged Burnbank Fell on October 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater - Mosedale Beck - Hen Comb - Gavel Fell - Blake Fell - Burnbank Fell - Holme Wood - Maggie's Bridge [with] Dick [weather] Bright start, then in the clouds on Hen Combe. Then bright with good visibility for the rest of the walk - Very boggy, might not do this exact walk again!
Nick Dobson hiked Burnbank Fell on March 9th, 2019 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge through High Nook farm & round Carling Knott [with] Margaret and Ralph [weather] clear & sunny but still cold. - First one of 2019, them moved on to Blake Fell
Dave Eyes summited Burnbank Fell on June 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked a circuit of Burnbank fell, Blake fell, Gavel Fell , Hen Comb & Little Dodd. Down to Loweswater for a beer & then back along the banks of Loweswater to the car. [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Lovely sunny day - brilliant views. Ended with a beer in the pub at Loweswater
Richard Marshall conquered Burnbank Fell on March 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] C212 [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very Windy at times.
Andrew Johnson scaled Burnbank Fell on January 9th, 2019 [from/via/route] Maggie's bridge [with] Tim and Ted [weather] Blue skies, chilly
Mark Davidson walked up Burnbank Fell on April 20th, 2004 [with] Mike [weather] Clear with high cloud - Bagged again on 12th June, 2007 with Theresa from Cogra Moss
Phillip Bulley climbed Burnbank Fell on July 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Blake Fell. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny & hot
Simon Myerscough bagged Burnbank Fell on May 4th, 2008 [from/via/route] C212 [with] Martin [weather] Sunny at times, very windy at times
John Almond hiked Burnbank Fell on September 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] go4awalk c212 from Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater - BURNBANK FELL - Blake Fell - Gavel Fell - Hen Comb - Mellbreak, south & north tops - Wainwright 111 [with] Solo [weather] Good. - Slow descent of Hen Comb & rough crossing of Mosedale, before climbing on to south flank of Mellbreak - no path & not recommended! Didn't descend White Crag - retraced path from Mellbreak north top, then traversed down a path to Mosedale, joining a good level path back to Loweswater.
John Walter summited Burnbank Fell on April 15th, 2017 [from/via/route] .
Doug Martin conquered Burnbank Fell on April 11th, 2017 [from/via/route] Kirkstyle Inn / Maggies Bridge below Carling Dodd round to gate in wall then up Burnbank Fell & across to Blake Fell where I dropped back down to Maggies Bridge & pub. [with] Millie [weather] Pleasant day to start with but the higher I got the colder & windier it became - winter jacket on. Whilst having a cuppa at shelter on Blake Fell clouds came rolling in & I decided to get down asap. Needless to say once on decent the clouds disappeared & by the time I got back to pub all OK.y.
Craig Steeland scaled Burnbank Fell on October 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Loweswater [with] on my own [weather] partly cloudy
Adrian Sherriff walked up Burnbank Fell on September 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] c212
Jon Mapp climbed Burnbank Fell on July 23rd, 2016 [from/via/route] c212 [with] Suzzanné, Caroline and Robin [weather] Dry but cloudy, & a little windy. - A horrible walk - after Gavel fell there is no clear path to Hen comb just find a way across the bog - not enjoyable at all, the route down from Hen Comb to Mellbreak was none existent & decided to come down from the summit of Mellbreak & not complete the walk down the scree.
Joanne Mcgawley bagged Burnbank Fell on August 14th, 2015 [with] Rich - 8 miles
David Noble hiked Burnbank Fell on November 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggies Bridge [with] Chris and Jack [weather] First light snow of the winter wind 26.7mph & -3 degrees C
Victoria Bates summited Burnbank Fell on November 11th, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge - c212 [with] Mark [weather] Windy, rainy with low viability - Very tricky to find the path - had to go straight up
Michael Smyth conquered Burnbank Fell on October 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggies Bridge [with] Brampton Fell Walkers [weather] Mist & Rain but mild - Gavel fell & Blake Fell
Anthony Scott scaled Burnbank Fell on August 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] me [weather] Perfect!
Elaine Evans walked up Burnbank Fell on July 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] From Loweswater, onto Burnbank Fell, across to Blake Fell & Gavel Fell then down to river, across & back to car in circular route. [with] Sue [weather] Hot & sunny with an occasional breeze. - Very hot in areas without shade.
Claire Lloyd climbed Burnbank Fell on April 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Loweswater road [with] Family
Harry Meijer bagged Burnbank Fell on June 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] custom walk [with] The Lake District Walker
Christine Knowles hiked Burnbank Fell on May 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Loweswater, on way to Blake Fell [with] Graham [weather] Fine to start with, but windy
Kevin Parnham summited Burnbank Fell on May 12th, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggies Bridge,Loweswater [with] Jo [weather] Cold & windy - Path less ascent from forestry track was steep
Tracey Cowell conquered Burnbank Fell on April 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] Cogra Moss/ Low Pen/ High Pen/ Blake Fell/ Burnbank Fell/ Oswen Fell/ Cogra Moss [with] Solo [weather] Sunny - Read the forest board at Cogra Moss for information on danger zones due to falling trees.
Wayne Baxter scaled Burnbank Fell on April 3rd, 2015 [from/via/route] Loweswater - Maggie Bridge, High Nook Farm, Burnbank Fell, Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, High Nook farm, Maggie bridge. [with] Sue, Wendy & Trevor [weather] Low Cloud to start, very wet later
Colin Egan walked up Burnbank Fell on April 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Continuation from Blake Fell [with] My wife Faith
Michael Vaughn climbed Burnbank Fell on June 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] alone [weather] partly sunny
Charlie Housley bagged Burnbank Fell on April 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Blake fell via Sharp Knott. [with] Solo. [weather] Absolutely stunning.
Clive Ward hiked Burnbank Fell on March 4th, 2014 [from/via/route] Circuit from Waterend near Loweswater. [with] Ian Jackson, Chris Francis. [weather] Dry, mostly cloudy & quite windy on tops. - First walk with this group. Very hard. 7 Wainwrights that day.
Gill Watson summited Burnbank Fell on April 17th, 2011 [from/via/route] from blake [with] G
Darren Mortimer conquered Burnbank Fell on April 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] walk c212 from Loweswater [with] Dermot Palmer and Graham Panton [weather] Sunny but cold & windy
Dale Verrall scaled Burnbank Fell on March 12th, 2011 [from/via/route] Lowswater - Walk number C212 [with] Amber [weather] Wet wet
Simon Smith walked up Burnbank Fell on June 2nd, 2012 [weather] Warm & sunny. - Eddie ran after sheep down to the bottom of the mountain!
Stephen Byrne, David Hallam, Neil Smith, Patrick Rogozinski, Clare Houlihan, Jenny Godfrey, Melanie Dunn, David Watson, Louis Smith, David Butterfield, Jonathan Tobin, David Shaw, David Hickin, Adrian Roberts, Louise Sandwith, Simon Duerden, Gordon Lee, Phil Clark, Jill Dean, Paul Booth, Linda Mckeogh, Jeanette Coward, Tracey Cordes, Carl Murphy, Trevor Williams, Rob Barklamb, Paul Henderson, John Cuthbert, Libby Burns, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Andy Nicholls, Ray O'hara and John Southward have all walked, climbed & bagged Burnbank Fell.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 Burnbank Fell
Mellbreak, Mellbreak (North Top), Gavel Fell, Blake Fell, Carling Knott, Burnbank Fell and Loweswater Fell featuring Darling Fell, Low Fell and Fellbarrow from Lanthwaite Green
Gavel Fell (left), Blake Fell, Carling Knott and Burnbank Fell from Lanthwaite Green
Hen Comb (left), Gavel Fell, Carling Knott and Burnbank Fell (right) from Scale Hill, Loweswater
Gavel Fell, Blake Fell, Carling Knott, Burnbank Fell from Lanthwaite Green
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