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Blake Fell Summit – Loweswater loop from Loweswater

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North West England

Blake Fell Summit – Loweswater loop from Loweswater

Hard

4.9

(11)

184

hikers

Blake Fell Summit – Loweswater loop from Loweswater

06:50

18.3km

1,000m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

313 m

Kirkgill Wood

Forest

2

826 m

Kirkstile Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

The best pub in the world. Get a pint of Loweswater Gold whilst sitting in the beer garden with views of Melbreak. Can't beat it!

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2.84 km

Mellbreak North Top

Peak

4

4.03 km

Mellbreak Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

As Mellbreak stands apart from the other Loweswater fells, from a distance its appearance reminds me of a sleeping dinosaur. You can just imagine it rising up from its slumber …

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5

8.28 km

Hen Comb Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

I hiked this as a group of five Wainwrights (Burnbank Fell 475m, Blake Fell 573m, Gavel Fell 526m, Hen Comb 509m and Mellbreak 512m). It was a loop from Stuart …

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6

11.4 km

Gavel Fell Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Gavel Fell is a Wainwright hill in the western Lake District. The summit of Gavel Fell is marked by a cairn. There have been a couple of wild fires in …

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7

13.0 km

Blake Fell Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful Blake Fell. I hiked this as a group of five Wainwrights (Burnbank Fell 475m, Blake Fell 573m, Gavel Fell 526m, Hen Comb 509m and Mellbreak 512m). It was a …

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14.3 km

Burnbank Fell

Peak

9

15.5 km

Corpse Road View of Crummock Water

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

10

16.0 km

Bench with views of Loweswater, Whiteside and Grasmoor

Highlight • Viewpoint

Don't be put off by the name of this footpath! Corpse Road is a very unfortunate name! But it does feature one of the most beautifully situated benches in all …

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11

17.6 km

Loweswater

Highlight • Natural Monument

Loweswater is a peaceful lake that's often missed by many visitors. At approximately 1 mile long (1.6 km) and 0.5 mile (0.8 km) wide, it provides an excellent lake circuit …

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B

18.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.19 km

5.87 km

2.86 km

428 m

Surfaces

6.86 km

3.46 km

2.86 km

2.62 km

1.70 km

595 m

257 m

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Sunday 18 October

14°C

2°C

28 %

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Comments

December 2, 2021,Up the Mellbreak scree in the dark for sunrise, then onto Hen Comb, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell & Burnbank Fell. Lovely winters day ❄️🌄🥾

Note: even though the ground and bog is frozen, you can still get wet foot 🤣❄️

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