Great Borne
616m (2021ft)
Great Borne is in The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Great Borne is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You can walk to the top of Great Borne by using any of these 3 route maps:
Walk c411 Starling Dodd via Scale Beck from Buttermere
Fantastic views on less visited fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,734ft (833m) |
| Time: | 6.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Buttermere - Buttermere Dubbs - Scale Bridge - Scale Force - Scale Beck - Blea Crag - Lingcomb Edge - Ling Comb - Little Dodd (Ennerdale) - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Floutern Tarn - Black Beck (Mosedale) - Scale Force - Scale Beck (Crummock Water) - Crummock Water - Buttermere
Walk c324 Starling Dodd and Great Borne from Buttermere
Fantastic views on less visited fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,157ft (962m) |
| Time: | 6½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Buttermere - Sourmilk Gill - Bleaberry Tarn - Dodd (Buttermere) - The Saddle - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Ling Comb - Little Dodd (Ennerdale) - Starling Dodd - Great Borne - Floutern Tarn - Black Beck (Mosedale) - Blea Crag - Scale Force - Scale Beck (Crummock Water) - Crummock Water - Buttermere Dubs - Buttermere
Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere
Very long high level route with superb views
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 16ml (25.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 6,285ft (1,915m) |
| Time: | 12.25hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Buttermere - Scale Force - Scale Beck - Blea Crag - Great Borne - Starling Dodd - Little Dodd (Ennerdale) - Ling Comb - Lingcomb Edge - Red Pike (Buttermere) - Dodd (Buttermere) - Red Pike (Buttermere) - High Stile - High Crag (Buttermere) - Gamlin End - Seat (Buttermere) - Scarth Gap - Hay Stacks (Haystacks) - Innominate Tarn - Blackbeck Tarn - Black Beck - Green Crag (Buttermere) - Warnscale Beck - Dubs Hut - Dubs Quarry - Fleetwith Pike - Honister Crag (Black Star) - Fleetwith Pike - Fleetwith Edge - Gatesgarth - Buttermere
Interactive Walking Maps
See Great Borne and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
NB: Whether you print off a copy or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers' Maps might prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal.
*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
See Great Borne and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Western Fells of The Lake District National Park
Less data - quicker to download
The Whole of The Lake District National Park
More data - might take a little longer to download
You can find Great Borne & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Great Borne
Nick Tippins walked up Great Borne on July 7th, 2026 [from/via/route] c411: Starling Dodd via Scale Beck from Buttermere [with] Fran
Geoff Hand climbed it on March 11th, 2026 [from/via/route] Walk from Bowness Carpark at Ennerdale Water upto Hurdus, Great Borne, Starling Dodd & onto Red Pike. From there down to the banks of the river Lisa & return to the Carpark [with] Richard Macilwaine [weather] Bright dry day. Very windy on the tops - Fanastic views, very cold in the winds, but only for a short time.
Paul Roddam bagged it on July 19th, 2025 [with] Barb, Bri [weather] Muggy
Ian Ashton hiked Great Borne on January 19th, 2025 [with] Ella
Tim Winn summited on September 25th, 2024 [from/via/route] Bowness Car Park, Ennnerdale [with] Steve, Dave, John, Mike and Darrell [weather] Dry.
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Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Great Borne
Steeple and Long Crag with Crag Fell (sunlit in the distance), Ennerdale Water and Great Borne from Pillar
Cairn on the ridge between Sliver Cove Beck and Deep Gill with Ennerdale Water, Great Borne and Starling Dodd beyond
Descending back to Ennerdale and Bowness Knott Car Park on the SW slopes of Great Borne
. . . see all 20 walk photographs & pictures of views from, on, or of, Great Borne
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