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Scale Knott

Height: 338 metres / 1109 feet Grid reference: NY 14926 17778

Rannerdale Knotts across Crummock Water from Scale Knott

Rannerdale Knotts across Crummock Water from Scale Knott

Mellbreak

Walked on 25/02/2008

Start point: Loweswater (NY 147 214)

Loweswater – North Top of Mellbreak – South Top of Mellbreak – Scale Knott – High Ling Crag – Iron Stone – Loweswater

Distance: 5.3 miles     Total Ascent: 530 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Overcast turning to strong winds and showers. 6°C.

The forecast was for worsening weather throughout the day and the rain clouds were always threatening during today’s walk with friends
Roger and Ann Hiley and their dogs Harry and Bethan up to their local fell, Mellbreak. Once at the top of the steep section and onto the summit ridge, the wind really picked up making the going tough at times and the rain well and truly arrived by the time we descended to the lovely lakeside path back to Loweswater. Thanks to Roger and Ann for a great walk today.

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Mellbreak across Loweswater.

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Mellbreak looks like a steep climb from this angle on the path from the village.

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Roger, Ann and dogs on the start of the climb.

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The steep scree path.

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Loweswater from the climb.

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Loweswater and Loweswater Fell.

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Our house is down there somewhere.

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Low Fell towering above Loweswater.

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Whiteside and Grasmoor across the northern end of Crummock Water.

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"A lovely peep around the corner" said Wainwright, and who would argue with that? Rannerdale Knotts is central with Robinson behind and Fleetwith Pike to the right at the end of Buttermere.

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Grasmoor across Crummock Water.

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Rannerdale Knotts from further up the climb. The wind is really picking up now, just look at the water moving on Crummock Water below.

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High Stile and Red Pike over Mellbreak's southern top from the summit.

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Casper gets muscled out by Harry for a summit shot.

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Casper on the summit of Mellbreak.

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Robinson from Mellbreak.

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Ann, Roger and Harry on the summit.

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Whiteside and Grasmoor across Crummock Water.

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Rannerdale Knotts and Robinson from the summit ridge.

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The Buttermere Valley.

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The High Stile ridge just before the heavy rain came.

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Three posers on High Ling Crag.

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Rannerdale Knotts and Low Ling Crag.

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Casper dips his toes in Crummock Water.

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This lakeside path is delightful but there was a cold and bleak wind walking along it.

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Iron Stone in Crummock Water, Grasmoor across the swell!

 

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.

Mellbreak

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.

Mellbreak

Walked on 30/10/2003

Scalehill Bridge – Loweswater – Mellbreak (133) – Scale Knott – Starling Dodd (134) – Great Borne (135) – Floutern Tarn – Hen Comb (136) – Gavel Fell (137) – Blake Fell (138) – Burnbank Fell (139) – Holme Wood – Loweswater – Scalehill Bridge

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From AW 'The Western Fells' - "A negative signpost (intended to help motorists) Kirkstile Inn road junction.

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View from the ascent of Mellbreak looking towards Loweswater with Low Fell to the right. Note the ancient earthworks in the centre.

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

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Grasmoor from Mellbreak summit.

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Whiteside and Grasmoor from Mellbreak.

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The Northern summit of Mellbreak with Starling Dodd behind the Southern summit.

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Buttermere from the South summit of Mellbreak.

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Starling Dodd summit looking towards Pillar. Note the ironwork has been separated from the stone in the main summit cairn.

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The summit column of Great Borne looking over Banna Fell.

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Floutern Tarn from Great Borne summit, with Gavel Fell, Low Fell and Hen Comb in view.

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Hen Comb summit looking over Buttermere. Background L-R: Robinson, Dale Head, Fleetwith Pike and Starling Dodd.

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Looking over Mellbreak to Grasmoor from Gavel Fell summit. Hen Comb is to the left.

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The summit cairn shelter on Blake Fell looking North towards the Solway Firth.

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Burnbank Fell 'summit', the summit being the old fence corner post! Carling Knott is to the left of the picture.

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The final descent with Loweswater and Crummock Water visible. In the centre is Grasmoor flanked by Whiteside and Robinson.

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