Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause

Easy to follow paths with great views


Route outline for walk c417:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
6
English
Mountains
Wainwright
6
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
7
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Gable at 899m (2951ft). Great Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (9th highest in England, 25th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 7).

Great Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (11th highest in England, 28th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (4th highest in England, 238th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Kirk Fell at 802m (2631ft). Kirk Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (42nd highest in England, 77th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 33).

Kirk Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (49th highest in England, 92nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (15th highest in England, 391st highest in the UK).

You will also reach the summit of Green Gable at 801m (2629ft). Green Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (43rd highest in England, 78th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 34).

Green Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (50th highest in England, 93rd highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause

In no particular order . . .

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Honister Crag (Black Star) and Bell Crag (right) from Honister Hause

Honister Crag (Black Star) and Bell Crag (right) from Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (532)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Kirk Fell with Pillar and Little Scoat Fell beyond from Great Gable summit

Kirk Fell with Pillar and Little Scoat Fell beyond from Great Gable summit

Photo: Matt Delemare (33)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The setting sun on Honister Pass

The setting sun on Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (36)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Honister Hause from Bell Crags

Honister Hause from Bell Crags

Photo: Mike Walker (533)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Esk Pike (far left), Great End (centre) and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

Esk Pike (far left), Great End (centre) and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (20)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Ennerdale with Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the High Stile ridge (right) and Looking Stead and Pillar (left) from Brandreth

Ennerdale with Hay Stacks (Haystacks) and the High Stile ridge (right) and Looking Stead and Pillar (left) from Brandreth

Photo: Martyn Hibbert (8)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The setting sun on Honister Pass

The setting sun on Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (37)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Ennerdale with Pillar (left) and High Stile (right) from Green Gable

Ennerdale with Pillar (left) and High Stile (right) from Green Gable

Photo: Matt Delemare (30)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Wast Water from Great Gable

Wast Water from Great Gable

Photo: Tony Higgs (3)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - On the summit of Great Gable

On the summit of Great Gable

Photo: Ray Mather (1)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The winding Honister Pass road

The winding Honister Pass road

Photo: Kevin Finn (41)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Great Gable from Moses' Trod

Great Gable from Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (44)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Greengable Crag from Moses' Trod

Greengable Crag from Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (43)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (18)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Climbing Great Gable in the mist

Photo: Simon Barnett (26)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The setting sun on Honister Pass

The setting sun on Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (39)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Me on Great Gable

Me on Great Gable

Photo: Rachel Hill (1)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Great Gable towering above Moses' Trod

Great Gable towering above Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (42)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The scree slope on the western slope of Great Gable

The scree slope on the western slope of Great Gable

Photo: Karen Harding (7)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Slate sculptures outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Slate sculptures outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (560)


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