Walk c138 Brothers Water from Patterdale
This 6½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Patterdale & will take you about 3 hrs to complete.Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 6½ miles (10.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 643 ft (196m) | |
| Time: | 3 hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Patterdale - Noran Bank Farm - Greenbank Farm - Lane Head - Deepdale Bridge - Low Wood - Cow Bridge - Brothers Water - Hartsop Hall - Sykeside - Brothers Water - Hartsop - Eden Beck - Hartsop Fold - Angletarn Beck - Beckstones - Crookabeck - Dubhow - Rooking - Patterdale
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c138 Brothers Water from Patterdale
In no particular order . . .

The lower slopes of Hartsop Dodd (left), Caudale Head, The Kirkstone Pass and High Hartsop Dodd (right, behind the tree) reflected in Brothers Water in the snow
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