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Name: | Branstree |
Hill number: | 2550 |
Height: | 711.5m / 2334ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle), Kent |
Watershed: | Morecambe Bay, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Solway Firth |
Class: | Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge, Clem (Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 47776 10001 |
Summit feature: | ground 80m NW of end of wall |
Drop: | 137m |
Col: | 574.5m NY 4746 0934 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
Observations: | circular trig station 40m SE at NY 47795 09971 is 0.25m lower |
Comments: | The Nuttalls give the old trig station as the summit |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1171 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
The Sleddale Fells from Longsleddale. Visited Great Howe, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag, High Howes, Selside Pike, and Branstree. returning via Gatescarth Pass, and down the rubble road to Sadgill. A great day in the Lakes, with extensive views. 17km with 900m ascent, taking me 6 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 22/02/2024 |
J and M Tansley. Paired with Selside Pike. | MTansley | 03/02/2024 |
J and M Tansley. Paired with Selside Pike. | J_tansley | 03/02/2024 |
Tops clear of cloud and some brightness, but bitterly cold in fierce wind. 1h up fr Mardale Head car park, easily on to Selside Pike... | NorfolkPT21 | 26/01/2024 |
early morning hike from Mosedale Bothy. Pretty Direct route up to Branstree, High Howes and Selside Pike before heading down the old corpse road. worth a little read on the history! then back to the cars parked at the head of Haweswater. 9.25km on 2 hrs 30min | Nicky C | 06/01/2024 |
Parked at Mardale Head. Gatescarth Pass, Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike and back to Mardale Head. Some views from Selside and Harrop, otherwise in cloud with occasional showers. Very wet underfoot. With Gillian and accompanied by Harriet and Mike for the first three. | richard69 | 03/01/2024 |
With TJB, from Selside, down to Gatesgarth Pass and back along road to Old Corpse Road start | trimarc2 | 13/12/2023 |
Snowy day slightly unexpected as forecast was for snow in the west. Slippery descent | ejjohnstone | 02/12/2023 |
Parked at Haweswater ascended via Gatescarth. Didnt see a soul until the last mile but plenty of deer. Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Harrop Pike, Grey Carg, Tarn, Crag. 11.9 miles 3480 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 28/10/2023 |
Mardale circuit. 
7 of 9 | thekirkie pirate | 12/10/2023 |
From Mardale Head. 
9 km, 570 m asc. 
To Gatescarth Pass and NE up the boundary to Branstree, Branstree NE Top and Selside Pike. 
Down to the Old Corpse Road and by Brown Howe summit to the road. 
Misty, dry, warm. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311192957 | SalmonJoe | 09/09/2023 |
2 of 4 with hayden on our anniversary. from selwith pike onto tarn crag. lunch on the stile. | boothy6 | 02/09/2023 |
After Naddle Horseshoe, drove to Mardale Head and did a round of 8 hills Branstree both tops, Nabs Moor, Howes, Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag. 5hrs. Overcast for first half of walk and then the clouds lifted and the Sun made the last 2hrs hard work. A good day, 20 miles approx in total. | Longwojo | 07/07/2023 |
The Remote Far Eastern Fells. Grey Crag (Longsleddale), Tarn Crag (Longsleddale), Branstree & Selside Pike. | sms.37 | 01/07/2023 |
Remote far Eastern fells, Gray crag,Tarn crag,Branstree,Selside Pike. With Si | Nicefish | 01/07/2023 |
13.5 miles 3366ft walk, start at Mardale Head carpark Haweswater Reservoir take Gatescarth Pass to Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag, Selside Pike, Brantree and Brown Howe. | stephenbuda | 14/05/2023 |
Boo and I back on the Wainwright trail. | Alphaville199 | 06/05/2023 |
Nic and Bob. Staying at Inn on the Lake Ullswater | Nicola & Stuart | 08/03/2023 |
Selside Pike, Branstree, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Great Yarlside, Great Saddle Crag, Tongue Rigg, Glede Howe | keithouk | 26/02/2023 |
Thought I'd tackle two straightforward Hewitts in the eastern Lake District. 
 
Parked at Haweswater Reservoir, I did a circuit of Selside Pike (655m) and Branstree (713m), 3hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 11/02/2023 |
1 of 8 starting at Mardale head car park. Optimum weather conditions. Up from gatesgarth pass. Wainwright no. 92 | The-Z-Man | 05/02/2023 |
with sean | jordanwalmsley1987 | 05/02/2023 |
Dry/overcast/cold/windy. | Amanda&JamesExplore | 29/01/2023 |
After Branstree NE Top. Visited summit and trig base. | PGCE | 28/01/2023 |
Haweswater was incredibly still and the valley filled in with fog which we were able to get above and into the sunshine. 
Started and finished at the RSBP car park at Mardale Head. | jeffpl | 28/11/2022 |
From Mardale Corpse Road. 
9 km, 530 m asc. 
Down the road to Mardale Head. Up to Gatescarth Pass and then NE to the summts of Branstree and Selside Pike. 
N to join the Old Corpse Road back to Mardale. 
Misty & breezy. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304035203 | SalmonJoe | 27/11/2022 |
Branstree, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Selside | screeleep | 19/11/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 16: Spider (High Street, Harter Fell, Mardale Ill Bell, Branstree & Selside Pike) | DavidHiner | 29/10/2022 |
From Haweswater Mardale via the Gatescarth Pass on a very blustery day. | NormanW | 22/10/2022 |
low cloud | Adventurers5 | 11/10/2022 |
11.8 mile circular from Sadgill. Up Gatesgarth Pass, then leaving it to cross Bronthwaite Bottom up to the wall. We followed the wall up onto Branstree summit then followed the well-defined slightly boggy path to Selside Pike. We headed back to Branstree via High Howes, then descended back to pass. We followed the good path up Harter Fell (previously ascended in 2004) and continued along the ridge to Kentmere Pike and carried onto Shipman Knotts descending to pass back down to Sadgill. 1007m ascent. The weather was variable as we started in full cloud, then it got sunny, then it almost got rainy and finally windy, back down to the dale which was warm. Typical Lakes weather! | DanTrig | 11/09/2022 |
Clockwise circular walk (with Helene) from Sadgill up Gatesgarth Pass as far as the junction for the Nan Bield Pass. Up onto Branstree and onto Seaside Pike via the Pillar and pools. Then took a cross country route contouring around to Mosedale Cottage where we cooled off from the heatwave conditions (most welcome!). Up onto Tarn Crag and then across a very dry bog to Grey Crag. Returning via Great Howe and Stockdale. | Butty | 14/08/2022 |
From Haweswater, via Corpse Road and Selside Pike - back via Gatesgarth Pass. | AJF | 03/08/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 20/06/2022 |
https://jimearl6.com/__trashed/#more-6161 | Jimearl6 | 19/06/2022 |
From Mardale Head | Chopperbrown | 28/05/2022 |
Swindale Head-Selside Pike - Artle Crag - Branstree-return via Mosedale | benarbia no 3 | 21/05/2022 |
With Dad and Peter from Selside | M0YDH | 20/04/2022 |
Walked up from Mardale head | billames | 20/04/2022 |
Ol and Maddy | MandyBaldam | 16/04/2022 |
Branstree from Sadgill with MK | Nab Scar | 29/03/2022 |
MQ | quartley | 10/03/2022 |
from Mosedale Cottage. Gatescarth Pass, up and down Adam Seat, both tops of Branstree and Selside Pike before ending at Swindale Foot. | welshyboyo | 06/03/2022 |
With GN after Howes. Onto Selside Pike. Snow | trimarc2 | 15/02/2022 |
With: hb sb; From Dudderwick CP, up path the top of Gatesgarth Pass then up onto Branstree. Walked across ridge past pillar to NE Top then across to Selside Pike. Returned directly to Branstree then down via top of Gatesgarth Pass. | Ian Baines | 09/10/2021 |
With Luna. CCW Loop. From Sadgill NY 4836 0569. | masmith | 24/09/2021 |
From Sadgill via Gatesgarth Pass: Little Harter Fell - Adams Seat - Branstree - Branstree NE - Selside - Nabs Crag - Howes - Tarn Crag - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Great Howe. Descent off Great Howe straight down to Sadgill. 21.6km, 1084m ascent. | stevem76 | 16/09/2021 |
Short-ish walk from Mardale Head by Haweswater to pick up 2 Wainwrights. | atreides7887 | 11/09/2021 |
Started and finished at the Haweswater head carpark and took an anti-clockwise circuit around the surrounding tops to reduce the impact of the strong gusting wind - Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell End, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat, Branstree, High Howes, Selside Pike and Brown Howe; returning via the Old Corpse Road. Great walk, superb views, good terrain, just under 5 hours with lots of stops for waterproofs on and off. | summitter | 13/08/2021 |
Completed an evening walk to visit Selside, Branstree, and loop back by outlying Howes and Nabs Moor from the Swindale parking. A warm evening, sun and light cloud, good views. Solo. Five hours (without rushing). | meltdiceburg | 02/07/2021 |