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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9½mls (15km) |
| Ascent: | 3,666ft (1,117m) |
| Time: | 7¼hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c212:
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)
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 5 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 5 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 2 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Blake Fell at 573m (1881ft). Blake Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 139).
Blake Fell is also known as an English Dewey (37th highest in England, 82nd in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (56th highest in England, 810th highest in the UK). The summit of Blake Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Gavel Fell at 526m (1726ft). Gavel Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 159).
Gavel Fell is also known as an English Dewey (123rd highest in England, 285th in England & Wales)
You will also reach the summit of Mellbreak at 512m (1680ft). Mellbreak is classified as an Wainwright (No. 168).
Mellbreak is also known as an English Dewey (156th highest in England, 358th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (75th highest in England, 962nd highest in the UK).
Along the way you will also bag:
- Mellbreak (North Top) at 509m (1671ft). Mellbreak (North Top) is classified as an English Dewey (162nd highest in England, 373rd highest in England & Wales). The summit of Mellbreak (North Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
- Hen Comb at 509m (1670ft). Hen Comb is classified as a Wainwright (No. 171) and an English Dewey (163rd highest in England, 374th highest in England & Wales)
- Burnbank Fell at 475m (1559ft). Burnbank Fell is classified as a Wainwright (No. 183)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c212 Burnbank Fell, Gavel Fell, Hen Comb and Mellbreak from Loweswater
In no particular order . . .
Crummock Water and Buttermere with Grasmoor (far left), Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and Red Pike (Buttermere) (far right) from Mellbreak
Robinson (left), Buttermere and Red Pike (Buttermere) from Hen Comb summit cairn
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