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Great Gable
Walking Guide and Walks

The Great Gable group of mountains is amongst the finest in England with this iconic summit the centrepiece of a range of high-quality fells. Other notable summits include Pillar, Red Pike (Wasdale), the High Stile Ridge above Buttermere, Fleetwith Pike and, despite is relative low height, Yewbarrow.

All the major summits see a steady flow of walkers with Great Gable often quite crowded at peak times of the year. The lower fells further west see relatively few walkers even on a sunny bank holiday and are ideal for those who seek solitude.

Great Gable can be approached from Wasdale, Seathwaite or Honister Pass, and can be combined with other tops for a challenging day in the hills. Approaches to Pillar also include the lonely walk in from Ennerdale. The High Stile ridge is usually walked from Buttermere from where ascents of Fleetwith Pike and Yewbarrow can also be started.

List of walks

★ GPS file available   ☩ Route profile

Walk	Description	Grade	Miles
1176★☩	Yewbarrow from Wasdale	moderate	4.50
1826★☩	Green Gable & Gillercomb Horseshoe from Seathwaite	moderate	5.50
1289★☩	Fleetwith Pike & Haystacks from Gatescarth	moderate	5.50
1306★☩	Base Brown & Great Gable from Seathwaite	mod/hard	6.00
1302★	Low Fell and Fellbarrow from Loweswater	easy/mod	6.00
1303★☩	Buckbarrow, Seatallan & Middle Fell	moderate	7.00
1112★☩	Great Gable from Honister Pass	hard	7.25
2900★☩	Pillar (by the High Level Path) from Wasdale	mod/hard	8.00
2735★☩	Fleetwith Pike and Buttermere Circular	mod/hard	8.50
1153★☩	The High Stile Ridge from Gatescarth, Buttermere	hard	10.00
2341★☩	A circuit of Nether Beck and Over Beck from Wasdale	hard	11.25
1126★☩	The Mosedale Horseshoe from Wasdale Head	hard	11.50
1444★☩	Great Gable from Borrowdale Youth Hostel	hard	12.00
1690★☩	Netherbeck Horseshoe - Middle Fell, Steeple & Red Pike	mod/hard	12.50
2058★☩	Ennerdale Skyline incl. Steeple & other fells	mod/hard	13.75
1082★☩	Ennerdale Horseshoe	severe	18.00

 
Table of summits in the Great Gable Group

Rank	Mountain	Metres/Feet	Location
22	Great Gable	899 / 2949	Lake District
26	Pillar	892 / 2927	Lake District
45	Little Scoat Fell	841 / 2759	Lake District
52	Red Pike - Wasdale	826 / 2710	Lake District
57	High Stile	807 / 2648	Lake District
62	Kirk Fell	802 / 2631	Lake District
67	Haycock	797 / 2615	Lake District
100	High Crag	744 / 2441	Lake District
119	Brandreth	715 / 2346	Lake District
145	Seatallan	694 / 2277	Lake District
208	Fleetwith Pike	648 / 2126	Lake District
215	Iron Crag	640 / 2100	Lake District
222	Starling Dodd	633 / 2077	Lake District
227	Yewbarrow	628 / 2060	Lake District
247	Great Bourne	616 / 2021	Lake District