Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Honister Pass, is 8½ miles long and will take about 7¼hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c151:

Honister Pass  -  Honister Hause  -  Green Crag (Buttermere)  -  Black Beck  -  Blackbeck Tarn  -  Innominate Tarn  -  Hay Stacks (Haystacks)  -  Scarth Gap  -  Ennerdale  -  River Liza  -  Black Sail Hut (Youth Hostel)  -  Black Sail Path  -  Kirk Fell  -  Kirk Fell (East Top)  -  Beckhead Tarn  -  Beck Head  -  Great Gable  -  Westmorland Cairn  -  Windy Gap  -  Green Gable  -  Gillercomb Head  -  Brandreth  -  Grey Knotts  -  Honister Hause.




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
5
English
Mountains
Wainwright
6
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
6
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
2
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
2
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Great Gable at 899m (2951ft). Great Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (9th highest in England, 25th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 7).

Great Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (11th highest in England, 28th highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (4th highest in England, 238th highest in the UK).

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Kirk Fell at 802m (2631ft). Kirk Fell is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (42nd highest in England, 77th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 33).

Kirk Fell is also known as an English Nuttall (49th highest in England, 92nd highest in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (15th highest in England, 391st highest in the UK).

You will also reach the summit of Green Gable at 801m (2629ft). Green Gable is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (43rd highest in England, 78th highest in England & Wales) and a Wainwright (No. 34).

Green Gable is also known as an English Nuttall (50th highest in England, 93rd highest in England & Wales).

Along the way you will also bag:

  • Brandreth at 715m (2346ft). Brandreth is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (89th highest in England, 152nd highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 81) and an English Nuttall (112th highest in England, 191st highest in England & Wales).

You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


OS Landranger 90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause

In no particular order . . .

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere Lake from Buttermere

Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere Lake from Buttermere

Photo: Richard Duff (4)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Hay Stacks from Scarth Gap

Hay Stacks from Scarth Gap

Photo: Rob Pullan (13)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Crummock Water, Buttermere

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (23)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - The head of Ennerdale

The head of Ennerdale

Photo: Kevin Finn (30)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Crummock Water, Buttermere

Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (24)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Honister Hause from the lower slopes of Grey Knotts

Honister Hause from the lower slopes of Grey Knotts

Photo: Mike Walker (558)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Fleetwith Pike from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Fleetwith Pike from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Darryl Larvin (4)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (17)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - On Green Crag (Ulpha Fell)

On Green Crag (Ulpha Fell)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (853)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Misty conditions in Ennerdale

Misty conditions in Ennerdale

Photo: Christine Shepherd (35)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Descending near Great Gable

Descending near Great Gable

Photo: Mike Jennings (12)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left) Wast Water and Yewbarrow and Middle Fell (right) from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Illgill Head and Whin Rigg (left) Wast Water and Yewbarrow and Middle Fell (right) from Westmorland Cairn, Great Gable

Photo: Ian Mansell (2)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Snow on Scafell Pike from a frozen Innominate Tarn

Snow on Scafell Pike from a frozen Innominate Tarn

Photo: Peter Dryden (16)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Rannerdale Knotts from Crummock Water, Buttermere

Rannerdale Knotts from Crummock Water, Buttermere

Photo: Mike Dawson (25)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Honister Crag from Honister

Honister Crag from Honister

Photo: Mike Knipe (43)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Black Sail Hut, Ennerdale

Black Sail Hut, Ennerdale

Photo: Tony Higgs (5)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Kirk Fell summit cairn with Great Gable in the background

Kirk Fell summit cairn with Great Gable in the background

Photo: Matt Delemare (40)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Sheltering from the rain in Ennerdale

Sheltering from the rain in Ennerdale

Photo: Kevin Finn (29)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - Derwent Water at Copperheap Bay

Derwent Water at Copperheap Bay

Photo: Mike Dawson (28)

Walk c151 Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Hay Stacks from Honister Hause - On Hay Stacks (Haystacks) during Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

On Hay Stacks (Haystacks) during Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk

Photo: Peter Doherty (1)


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