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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6¼mls (10km) |
| Ascent: | 6ft (770m) |
| Time: | 5hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c421:
Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater) - Loweswater - Kirkgate Farm - Raven Crag - White Crag - Mellbreak (North Top) - Mellbreak - Mosedale Beck (Loweswater) - Thrang Crags - Hen Comb - Little Dodd (Loweswater Fell) - Mosedale Beck (Loweswater) - Kirkgate Farm - Loweswater - Maggie's Bridge (Loweswater)
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 2 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 3 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Mellbreak at 512m (1680ft). Mellbreak is classified as an Wainwright (No. 168).
Mellbreak is also known as an English Dewey (156th highest in England, 358th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (75th highest in England, 962nd highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Mellbreak (North Top) at 509m (1671ft). Mellbreak (North Top) is also known as an English Dewey (162nd highest in England, 373rd in England & Wales) The summit of Mellbreak (North Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Hen Comb at 509m (1670ft). Hen Comb is classified as an Wainwright (No. 171).
Hen Comb is also known as an English Dewey (163rd highest in England, 374th in England & Wales)
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c421 Mellbreak and Hen Comb from Loweswater
In no particular order . . .
Robinson (left), Buttermere and Red Pike (Buttermere) from Hen Comb summit cairn
Crummock Water and Buttermere with Grasmoor (far left), Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head (left), Fleetwith Pike (centre) and Red Pike (Buttermere) (far right) from Mellbreak
High Snockrigg and Robinson, Buttermere and Fleetwith Pike from the summit of Hen Comb
Mosedale with Red Pike (Buttermere) (centre left) and Starling Dodd (centre right) beyond from the lower slopes of Hen Comb
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