Hen Comb
509m (1670ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Hen Comb is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL4

1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)

OS Landranger Map 89

1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

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*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

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Your Personal Mountain & Hill Bagging Record

If you LOG ON and then RELOAD this page it will display when you climbed, bagged and conquered Hen Comb, what the weather was like, who you went with and any other comments you might like to add to remind you of that fantastic day. For more details see Your Personal Mountain, Top, Peak and Hill Bagging Record.

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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hen Comb

John Bryers walked up Hen Comb on July 9th, 2019 [from/via/route] Parked below Kirkstile Inn uing c421 walking guide. Walked up Mellbreak along to South top and down grassy banks under Thrang Crag and up onto Hen Comb. Very wet under foot and through grass and braken on route shown using C421 guide! [with] With Mya my faithful 12 year old Patterdale Terrier. [weather] Started out OK, but soon light rain and mist above 1,000ft. Wet in the grassy areas of the walk. - c421 accurate.

Dave Eyes climbed Hen Comb on June 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked a circuit of Burnbank fell, Blake fell, Gavel Fell , Hen Comb and Little Dodd. Down to Loweswater for a beer and 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

Wayne Baxter bagged Hen Comb on April 5th, 2019 [from/via/route] Loweswater, Mellbreak, steep down hil (but could not find path) across Mosedale Beck at a steel bridge, steep up hill climb to Hen Comb, Loweswater. Had to get our feet wet to cross Mosedale Beck [with] Sue [weather] Cloudy all day but dry - Not a nice walk two very steep climbs and boots and socks off to get back to main path

Richard Marshall hiked Hen Comb on March 24th, 2019 [from/via/route] C212 [with] Bo [weather] Cloudy/sunny. Very Windy at times.

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

Phillip Bulley conquered Hen Comb on July 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Via Melbreak. [with] Ruby. [weather] Sunny and hot

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

John Almond walked up Hen Comb on September 2nd, 2017 [from/via/route] go4awalk c212 from Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater - Burnbank Fell - Blake Fell - Gavel Fell - HEN COMB - Mellbreak, south and north tops - Wainwright 114 [with] Solo [weather] Good. - Slow descent of Hen Comb and rough crossing of Mosedale, before climbing on to south flank of Mellbreak - no path and 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 Hen Comb on April 15th, 2017 [from/via/route] .

Craig Steeland bagged Hen Comb on October 19th, 2016 [from/via/route] Loweswater [with] on my own [weather] partly cloudy

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. . . see all 17 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on or of Hen Comb

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