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North West England

Kirkstile Inn – Mellbreak Summit loop from Loweswater

Hiking trails & Routes

North West England

Kirkstile Inn – Mellbreak Summit loop from Loweswater

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(7)

86

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Kirkstile Inn – Mellbreak Summit loop from Loweswater

03:56

11.3km

470m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

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

866 m

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'. …

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3

4.45 km

View from Mellbreak North Top

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mellbreak North Top (509m) offers the best views of the surrounding area and is submitted by tackling the steep scree. It’s not the summit or official Wainwright location, which is an additional
3m in height and further along the trail

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4

5.64 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

5.69 km

View of Crummock Water and Buttermere

Highlight • Lake

6

5.92 km

Mellbreak Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

7

7.53 km

Mosedale Holly Tree

Highlight • Natural

Lonely Holly Tree in the middle of the valley - bizarrely its is marked on the OS maps

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8

10.9 km

North Face of Mellbreak

Highlight • Trail

North face route is screey, quite steep and exposed in parts, but still very do-able with great views at the summit. Well worth a trip!

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.90 km

2.70 km

884 m

823 m

Surfaces

3.89 km

2.70 km

2.11 km

1.14 km

904 m

560 m

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Thursday 21 May

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18 %

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