Summits 1-50 Summits 51-100 Summits 101-150 Summits 151-200 Summits 201-258
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 |