Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

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Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

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4.8

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Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

05:56

18.1km

820m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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After 14.5 km for 51 m

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2.62 km

Low Fell South Top

Highlight • Viewpoint

The southern top along the ridge of Low Fell looks down over Loweswater village. Alfred Wainwright thought this might be the true summit of Low Fell at the time he …

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3.04 km

Low Fell

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A Wainwright fell with one of the best views in all of Lakeland, despite being fairly dinky! There is some confusion as to whether or not this point — the …

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4.92 km

Fellbarrow Summit

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Fellbarrow is a hill in the western Lake District. The fell is 1,364 feet (416 m) in height. Close to the summit is a trig pillar. I prefer to hike …

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11.6 km

Burnbank Fell

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Burnbank Fell is a 1,558-foot (475 m) hill in the Western Lake District. It's the most northerly of a long ridge that starts beside Loweswater and links up to the …

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12.9 km

Blake Fell Summit

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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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14.4 km

Gavel Fell Summit

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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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18.0 km

Maggie's Bridge Car Park

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18.1 km

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