Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Honister Pass, is 9 miles long and will take about 7½hrs. It is graded 7 (Hard).


Route outline for walk c417:

Honister Pass  -  Honister Hause  -  Grey Knotts  -  Brandreth  -  Blackmoor Pols  -  Base Brown  -  Mitchell Cove  -  Green Gable  -  Windy Gap  -  Great Gable  -  Westmorland Cairn  -  Beck Head  -  Beckhead Tarn  -  Kirk Fell (East Top)  -  Kirk Fell  -  Moses' Trod  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Honister Pass




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
6
English
Mountains
Wainwright
6
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
7
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
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).
  • Base Brown at 646m (2120ft). Base Brown is classified as an English Mountain (Hewitt) (148th highest in England, 254th highest in England & Wales), a Wainwright (No. 117) and an English Nuttall (196th highest in England, 338th highest in England & Wales).

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.



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 c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause

In no particular order . . .

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Esk Pike (far left), Great End (centre) and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

Esk Pike (far left), Great End (centre) and Scafell Pike from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (20)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Looking down towards Buttermere from Honister Hause with Bell Crags (left) and Robinson (centre right), Hindscarth (right) & the shoulder of Dale Head (Newlands) far right)

Looking down towards Buttermere from Honister Hause with Bell Crags (left) and Robinson (centre right), Hindscarth (right) & the shoulder of Dale Head (Newlands) far right)

Photo: Mike Walker (530)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell 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 c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Robinson, Handscarth and Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Hause

Robinson, Handscarth and Dale Head (Newlands) from Honister Hause

Photo: Alan Wainwright (235)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - On Great Gable

On Great Gable

Photo: Andrew Fryer (1)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) framed by cloud whilst ascending Green Gable

Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle (Pike o' Stickle) framed by cloud whilst ascending Green Gable

Photo: Rob Barklamb (42)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Wasdale Head from Kirk Fell

Wasdale Head from Kirk Fell

Photo: Wayne Hill (5)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Great Gable summit

Great Gable summit

Photo: William Ringwood (45)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Yew Crag and Yewcrag Quarries from Honister Hause

Yew Crag and Yewcrag Quarries from Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (531)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The winding road up Honister Pass

The winding road up Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (38)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Slate sculpture of an eagle outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Slate sculpture of an eagle outside the slate mine shop at Honister Hause

Photo: Mike Walker (559)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The summit cairn on Green Gable with Great Gable beyond

The summit cairn on Green Gable with Great Gable beyond

Photo: Matt Delemare (31)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The High Stile ridge (left), Buttermere and the Grasmoor massif (right) from Brandreth

The High Stile ridge (left), Buttermere and the Grasmoor massif (right) from Brandreth

Photo: Mike Walker (557)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Green Gable (left) and Great Gable from Brandreth

Green Gable (left) and Great Gable from Brandreth

Photo: David Swales (1)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Dale Head (Newlands) and High Spy from Base Brown

Photo: Chris Brankin (18)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Northern Souls Walking Club at the Remembrance Day service on top of Great Gable

Northern Souls Walking Club at the Remembrance Day service on top of Great Gable

Photo: Paul Brown (2)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Ennerdale from Moses' Trod

Ennerdale from Moses' Trod

Photo: Matt Delemare (45)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - Green Gable (left) and Great Gable (centre) from Brandreth summit cairn

Green Gable (left) and Great Gable (centre) from Brandreth summit cairn

Photo: Mike Walker (556)

Walk c417 Base Brown, Great Gable and Kirk Fell from Honister Hause - The setting sun on Honister Pass

The setting sun on Honister Pass

Photo: Kevin Finn (37)


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