Burnbank Fell
475m (1559ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Burnbank Fell

Richard Marchant walked up 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

Claire Kirk climbed Burnbank Fell on August 1st, 2022 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] Alone [weather] Windy but clear

Paul Macey bagged 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 hiked 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 summited 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 conquered 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 scaled Burnbank Fell on September 25th, 2021 - Lots of cloud

Pete George walked up Burnbank Fell on August 28th, 2021 [from/via/route] Loweswater [with] Roco [weather] Sunny

Michael Austin climbed Burnbank Fell on October 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] C212

Darren Wilson bagged 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 hiked 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 summited 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 conquered 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 scaled 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 walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged Burnbank Fell on March 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] C212 [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very Windy at times.

Andrew Johnson hiked Burnbank Fell on January 9th, 2019 [from/via/route] Maggie's bridge [with] Tim and Ted [weather] Blue skies, chilly

Mark Davidson summited 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 conquered Burnbank Fell on July 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Blake Fell. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny & hot

Simon Myerscough scaled Burnbank Fell on May 4th, 2008 [from/via/route] C212 [with] Martin [weather] Sunny at times, very windy at times

John Almond walked up 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 climbed Burnbank Fell on April 15th, 2017 [from/via/route] .

Doug Martin bagged 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 hiked Burnbank Fell on October 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] Loweswater [with] on my own [weather] partly cloudy

Adrian Sherriff summited Burnbank Fell on September 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] c212

Jon Mapp conquered 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 scaled Burnbank Fell on August 14th, 2015 [with] Rich - 8 miles

David Noble walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged 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 hiked Burnbank Fell on August 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] me [weather] Perfect!

Elaine Evans summited 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 conquered Burnbank Fell on April 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Loweswater road [with] Family

Harry Meijer scaled Burnbank Fell on June 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] custom walk [with] The Lake District Walker

Christine Knowles walked up 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 climbed 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 bagged 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 hiked 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 summited Burnbank Fell on April 1st, 2014 [from/via/route] Continuation from Blake Fell [with] My wife Faith

Michael Vaughn conquered Burnbank Fell on June 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Maggie's Bridge [with] alone [weather] partly sunny

Charlie Housley scaled Burnbank Fell on April 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] From Blake fell via Sharp Knott. [with] Solo. [weather] Absolutely stunning.

Clive Ward walked up 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 climbed Burnbank Fell on April 17th, 2011 [from/via/route] from blake [with] G

Darren Mortimer bagged 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 hiked Burnbank Fell on March 12th, 2011 [from/via/route] Lowswater - Walk number C212 [with] Amber [weather] Wet wet

Simon Smith summited Burnbank Fell on June 2nd, 2012 [weather] Warm & sunny. - Eddie ran after sheep down to the bottom of the mountain!

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.

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