Mellbreak and Hen Comb
Thu 27 Aug 2009
Route: Buttermere Village - Scale Knott - Mellbreak - Mosedale - Hen Comb - Scale Force - Buttermere - Buttermere Village
Distance: 8.75 miles
Ascent: 2,450ft
Time: 5 hours 45 minutes
With: David Hall
Notes:
Clouding up, windy on Hen Comb's summit
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Looking down Crummock Water over Scale Island and past Mellbreak to Low Fell
Across Crummock Water to Grasmoor
Grasmoor
Upper Mosedale with Great Borne and Floutern Cop in the distance
Crummock Water and Buttermere from Mellbreak
Hen Comb and Gavel Fell from Mellbreak's summit
Towards Mellbreak's lower northern top
Carling Knott from our descent off Mellbreak
Mosedale and the Mosedale Holly Tree
Mosedale Holly Tree with Hen Comb behind
Bridge over Mosedale Beck
A glimpse of Loweswater from Hen Comb's summit
Mosedale and Mellbreak's northern top
Whiteless Pike behind Rannerdale Knotts on the far side of Crummock Water
Scale Force
Looking up Buttermere to Fleetwith Pike
Previous Walk: Middle Fell, Seatallan and Buckbarrow (Sat 22 Aug 2009)
Next Walk: Helvellyn (Wed 9 Sep 2009)