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Blease Fell – Blencathra Summit loop from Threlkeld

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North West England

Blease Fell – Blencathra Summit loop from Threlkeld

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Blease Fell – Blencathra Summit loop from Threlkeld

03:58

10.4km

700m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

61 m

Threlkeld Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

go round the back to car park and admire the views of clough head

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2

3.95 km

Blease Fell

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the gentler ways up Blencathra. Where the likes of Gategill Fell, Halls Fell, Doddick Fell and Sharp Edge are narrow and, in some cases, thrilling, Blease Fell is …

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3

4.73 km

Gategill Fell summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

At 2,792 feet (851 m), Gategill Fell's summit is the second highest summit on the Blencathra massif, standing proud at the head of a ridge which rises from Threlkeld. It's …

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4

5.45 km

Blencathra Summit

Highlight • Summit

A bona fide scrambler’s paradise, Blencathra serves up two glorious ridges in a truly memorable horseshoe. The grade one scramble up Sharp Edge, a razor-like spine featuring the notorious Bad …

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5

5.46 km

Blencathra

Highlight • Climb

Blencathera or Saddleback is a brilliant fell to run. Some of the ascent/descent routes are awesome scrambles and some are tough but steady trails. The views south across the Lake District are stunning!

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6

7.75 km

Blencathra Zigzags

Highlight • Viewpoint

Big fan of zig zags, particularly on the descent, sometimes you feel theres a lot of walking and you are not getting anywhere, but if it wasnt for these the straight up route be silly steep.

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7

9.36 km

Blease Gill Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

On the way down from the summit take the time to take the less travelled route to this stream, plenty steppi g stones to get over, but its nice to …

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8

9.85 km

Threlkeld Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Car parking for approx 10 cars.
Honesty box for donations.
No toilets although there are some in Threlkeld.

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B

10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.36 km

3.03 km

502 m

500 m

Surfaces

6.48 km

2.41 km

794 m

435 m

208 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 20 October

12°C

6°C

77 %

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Comments

September 3, 2022,Blencathra and down via Hall's ridge

Nice bumping into fellow komooter @Adventurer Nic !

November 22, 2024,Blencethra

Recomend doing opposite way, bit of a scramble down

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