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…
Mellbreak early on, with the promise of clearing skies.
Grasmoor 'around the corner' following the lane from the Kirkstile Inn.
Loweswater from the start of the climb to Mellbreak.
The steep way up.
Loweswater and the Scotland.
A panoramic view of Loweswater.
Looking down from the up.
'...a lovely peep around a corner...'
On the north top of Mellbreak.
Hen Comb from the second cairn.
Heading for the south top.
The Mellbreak hound.
A panorama of Crummock Water and Buttermere from the south top of Mellbreak.
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).
The Mosedale Tree.
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!).
The summit of Hen Comb.
What have we here? The predicted good weather arrives on Little Dodd.
Loweswater in sunshine.
Twin peaks - Hen Comb and Little Dodd.
Mellbreak over the wall.
Looking back from the lonnin.