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Mellbreak

Walked on 22/05/2013

Start point: Loweswater (NY 147 214)

Loweswater – North Top of Mellbreak – South Top of Mellbreak – Mosedale – Hen Comb – Little Dodd (Loweswater) – Loweswater

Distance: 6.2 miles     Total Ascent: 764m metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:30

Weather: Sunny spells. A cool wind, 12oC.

I’m still not wearing shorts and it still doesn’t seem to be getting any warmer! The wind up on Mellbreak was mighty cold today, I did contemplate hat and gloves for a while it was that bad. Still, there are always great views from here and I did have a couple of thoughts about the climb to Hen Comb. Read on to hear more…

 

01 Mellbreak

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Mellbreak early on, with the promise of clearing skies.

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Grasmoor 'around the corner' following the lane from the Kirkstile Inn.

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Loweswater from the start of the climb to Mellbreak.

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The steep way up.

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Loweswater and the Scotland.

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A panoramic view of Loweswater.

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Looking down from the up.

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'...a lovely peep around a corner...'

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On the north top of Mellbreak.

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Hen Comb from the second cairn.

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Heading for the south top.

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The Mellbreak hound.

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A panorama of Crummock Water and Buttermere from the south top of Mellbreak.

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Hen Comb from the descent, to the lower right is the Mosedale Holly Tree. I climbed Hen Comb alongside the gully on the left of the fell in this photo (the dark diagonal line).

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The Mosedale Tree.

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Looking down towards Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere from the top of the steep, steep climb to Hen Comb (note to self: don't come this way again...I'm sure I said that last time as well!).

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The summit of Hen Comb.

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What have we here? The predicted good weather arrives on Little Dodd.

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Loweswater in sunshine.

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Twin peaks - Hen Comb and Little Dodd.

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Mellbreak over the wall.

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Looking back from the lonnin.

Mellbreak

Walked on 26/04/2005

Start point: Loweswater (NY 147 214)

Loweswater – North Top of Mellbreak (340) – South Top of Mellbreak (341) – Scale Knott (342) – Mosedale – Hen Comb(343) – Little Dodd (Loweswater) (344) – Loweswater

Distance: 8.7 miles     Total Ascent: 857 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Mild, overcast. 12-14oC.

The blue skies of yesterday had gone again by this morning to be replaced by the more usual leaden, grey variety. I think I picked the brightest place in the whole Lake District for a walk today from Loweswater up to Mellbreak and back along the other side of Mosedale along the Hen Comb ridge.

I called in on Roger and Ann Hiley at Oak Cottage, Loweswater who joined me for the initial stage of the walk up to Mellbreak with their two dogs Harry and Bethan.

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Mellbreak route map.

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Mellbreak from Scalehill Bridge.

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The north end of Mellbreak from Kirkhead.

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Grasmoor across Crummock Water.

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"....a lovely peep around a corner..." on the direct ascent from Loweswater.

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Loweswater with Carling Knott and Burnbank Fell, left and the Loweswater Fells, right.

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On the north top of Mellbreak; Ann with Angus and Roger with Bethan and Harry.

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The south top and accepted summit of Mellbreak from the north top.

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Rannerdale Knotts across Crummock Water from Scale Knott.

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Hen Comb from Mosedale.

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The Mosedale Tree, a holly tree that is the only singular tree in the Lake District honoured with a symbol and named on the map.

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Hen Comb from Little Dodd.

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Loweswater Fell and Loweswater.

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The Mosedale face of Mellbreak.

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Looking back to Little Dodd with Hen Comb behind.

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