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Kirk Fell Summit – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale Head

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Kirk Fell Summit – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale Head

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Kirk Fell Summit – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale Head

05:17

9.13km

980m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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73 m

Wasdale Head Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Great place to start your adventure. Get there early as gets full quick. This is FREE car park. Please remember to put some coins in the collection boxes.

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1.38 km

View of Wasdale Valley from Kirk Fell

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.97 km

View from Kirk Fell Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.41 km

Kirk Fell Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Kirk Fell is one of Alfred Wainwright's 214 fells of Lakeland. The summit offers brilliant views down Wasdale to Wast Water, but my favourite view from here has to be …

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3.67 km

Beck Head Tarn

Highlight • Trail

This is the col between Kirk Fell and Great Gable and the view down to Wast Water from here is simply brilliant! A great place to stop and have lunch.

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4.59 km

Great Gable summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

A humongous, rugged mass of rock and crags and cliffs, Great Gable is captivating to look at: an unbroken, devilish pyramid from the south; the dome of a sleeping, curled-up …

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8.40 km

Packhorse Bridge Over Mosedale Beck

Highlight • Historical Site

Quirky little bridge at the start of the Black Sail Pass route.

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8.53 km

Barn Door Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

If you've forgotten something or need an ice cream after a long walk highly recommend

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9.13 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.04 km

2.12 km

1.57 km

400 m

Surfaces

5.04 km

2.34 km

571 m

550 m

369 m

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

22°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 26, 2026,Walking

The route is very demanding, with many loose stones between 400m and 600m altitude, you have to push hard and hold on. The whole thing took 5h 20min, we took breaks on the ascent.

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Kirk Fell Summit – Great Gable summit loop from Wasdale Head

Wasdale Head Car Park

View of Wasdale Valley from Kirk Fell

View from Kirk Fell Summit

Kirk Fell Summit

Beck Head Tarn

Great Gable summit

Packhorse Bridge Over Mosedale Beck

Barn Door Shop

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