Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Amy planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Amy

Saved routes

Ling Crags – Mellbreak Loop from Buttermere

Amy

Saved routes

Ling Crags – Mellbreak Loop from Buttermere

Amy planned a hike

January 14, 2022

Ling Crags – Mellbreak Loop from Buttermere

Moderate

04:14

11.7km

2.8km/h

470m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

689 m

View of Crummock Water and Dam from Lanthwaite Wood

Highlight • Forest

As you stroll through the delightful Lanthwaite Wood, you are rewarded with fantastic views across the northern tip of Crummock Water, especially when Grasmoor End stands proudly in the background.

Tip by

1.00 km

Crummock Water — Dam and Viewpoint

Highlight • Lake

At the point where the River Cocker meets Crummock Water is a classically picturesque view the Buttermere valley. A popular spot for skimming stones, there are few backgrounds as idyllic.

Tip by

4.20 km

Low Ling Crag, Crummock Water

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Ling Crags - low and high - are awesome rock formations next to Crummock Water. Enjoy them from this little 'beach' by the water.

Tip by

7.29 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 …

Tip by

10.4 km

No Road to the Lake Signpost

Highlight • Structure

This is one of my favourite signs in the Lake District! The sign to nowhere... One fork says 'No Road to the Lake' and the other says 'No Through Road'. …

Tip by

10.5 km