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Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

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Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

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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

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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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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.69 km

6.56 km

1.73 km

1.06 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

4.64 km

1.50 km

716 m

655 m

532 m

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Loweswater loop - Low fell, Fellbarrow, Blake fell

Low Fell South Top

Low Fell

Fellbarrow Summit

Burnbank Fell

Blake Fell Summit

Gavel Fell Summit

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