Walking Britain Great Gable from Borrowdale Youth Hostel
Introduction to Walk 1444
Nat Park - Lake District - Lake District Western Fells
County/Area - Cumbria
Author - Stephen Starkey
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
Ascent - 3850 feet / 1167 metres
Time - 9 hours 50 minutes
Grade - hard
This Lake District walk ascends Great Gable via Napes Needle. The route starts from Borrowdale Youth Hostel and also includes Seathwaite, Styhead Tarn and the summits of Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts. This is not a walk for the inexperienced as some scrambling in exposed positions is required. Wainwrights included in this walk are - Brandreth, Great Gable, Green Gable, Grey Knotts. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL4 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL4 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 90 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 90 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Recommended Reading
Great Mountain Days in the Lake District
An inspirational guidebook to 50 challenging walks on the high fells of the Lake District. The graded circular routes, between 4 and 14 miles in length, cover classic Lakeland summits like Fairfield, Scafell Pike, Great Gable and Blencathra, to the lesser-known High Spy, King's How and Brund Fell.
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