Brae Fell
586m (1923ft)
The Northern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,198ft (670m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Fell Side - Dale Beck - Brae Fell - Little Sca Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott (Uldale Fells) - Grainsgill Beck - The Cumbria Way - Lingy Hut - Miller Moss - Great Lingy Hill - Hare Stones - High Pike (Caldbeck) - Long Grain Beck - Fell Side
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,624ft (800m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Over Water - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Lowthwaite Fell - Longlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Longlands - Lowthwaite - Over Water
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,062ft (933m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Over Water Reservoir - Waterside Wood - Whitefield Cottage - Binsey Cottage - Binsey - Dogkennel Wood - Overwater Hall - Black Wood - Orthwaite - Orthwaite Bank - Uldale Fells - Great Cockup - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Little Sca Fell - Brae Fell - Broad Moss - Charleton Gill - Langlands Fell - The Cumbria Way - Lowthwaite - Chapelhouse Reservoir - Over Water
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Brae Fell
Geoff Hand walked up Brae Fell on August 30th, 2024 [from/via/route] Walk C163 Great Cock up, Meal Fell Gt Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell,Brae Fell & Longlands fell from overwater [with] Kate Johnson, Nikki Dakk and Anthony Atkinson [weather] Lovely sunny day, with broken cloud, hazy sunshine - Lovely day with good company, beautiful open countryside. We went wrong around Trusmadoor coming off Gt Cock up which meant we walked around in circles crossing the beck several times! otherwise it was very straight forward. Luckily Kate was there to share navigational thoughts.Finished up at the Farriers Arms in Threlkeld a for beer afterwards.
Charlotte Hewson climbed Brae Fell on August 24th, 2024 [with] Rose
David Higginbottom bagged Brae Fell on April 27th, 2024 [from/via/route] C163 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear & sunny
Jon Floyd hiked Brae Fell on August 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Over water to Great Cockup, Meal Fell, Great Sca Fell, Little Sca Fell, Brae Fell, Lowthwaite Fell & Longlands Fell back to Over Water [with] Solo [weather] Good, dry & clear - Added Binsey at the end
Chris Mcmanus summited Brae Fell on August 1st, 2023 [from/via/route] Circular route [with] Joanne & Julie [weather] Sunny & misty
Paul Macey conquered Brae Fell on July 16th, 2023 [from/via/route] Using walk c163 [weather] Cloudy some sunshine towards end 15 degrees very strong winds @ high level occasional shower
Steve Lucas scaled Brae Fell on June 5th, 2021 [with] On my own
Rob Prikanowski walked up Brae Fell on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c163 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Martin Hartshorne climbed Brae Fell on October 14th, 2022 [with] finley [weather] Breezy, sunny spells & a shower to end
Christine Shepherd bagged Brae Fell on September 13th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Overwater using walk c163 Repeated this walk on another glorious day 11.04.2021 [with] On my own [weather] Glorious walking weather. - Part of wonderful day's walking. Climbed again on 13/10/22 On a lovely Autumn day.
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Binsey Trig Point and cairn with The Uldale Fells (Brae Fell, Great Sca Fell and Knott) beyond
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