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Name:Kirk Fell
Hill number:2383
Height:802m / 2631ft
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Calder & Ehen, Catchment Boundaries, Irt
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall,
Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis,
Bridge, Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg,Cm)
Grid ref:NY 19495 10486
Summit feature:large windshelter
Drop:183m
Col:619m  NY205106  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S OL6N
Survey:obvious summit
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Dawn walk up Latrigg. Followed by hike from Seathwaite via Gable Climbers Traverse and Napes Needle to Kirkfell, Great Gable, Green Gable and Base Brown. Stunning weather, light and hike.mavero1015/10/2023
From Honister Mine. Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, return to Honister over Seatoller Fell. 13.5 miles/2200m ascent. With AvidSockWearer. /Dmeltdiceburg09/09/2023
Finally! Fifty four years after my first Wainwright, this the last. I claim prize for slowest completion. Also my last FRCC summit.coldfeet706/09/2023
English Nuttall Walk 3.1: Great Gable from Honister Pass. Visiting Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell East Top, Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. A perfect day in the Lakes with great views, although the amount of scree on Gable's steep slopes is rather tiring. 20km with 1600m ascent, taking 9 hours.silverwolf_alan16/08/2023
Walked solo after staying overnight in Shepherds Hut near Scales. Weather drizzly but visibility okay. Parked at Seathwaite. Walked up waterfalls from Sourmilk Gill to pick up Base Brown. Then walked to Green Gable, bypassed Great Gable and did a there and back to Kirk Fell. I walked back directly under the crags of Great Gable, to miss the horrible scree path up to Windy Gap.River-Girl06/07/2023
From Wasdale Head, Lingmell Beck to Sty Head via the Bursting Knott, climbers traverse Scrambling along threaded through Napes Needle, the flake under arrowhead ridge and Sphinx rock. Scramble down little hells gate to climbers traverse, hit Gavel Neese and scrambled over White Napes & on to Great Gable. Amazing clear 360 views all around the Lakes. Down to Windy Gap, up to Green Gable. Quick there and back to Base Brown to almost the top of GG, to Brandeth and Grey Knotts then back towards Beck Head and last slog up Kirk Fell. We were Rewarded with the alt view of GG and amazing vistas over the Scafell Massif. Heading NW off the back of KF, through gully of Kirkfell crags, Black Sail Pass into Wasdale Head.ByronHaywood22/06/2023
Seathwaite -Base Brown-Green Gable-Great Gable-Kirk Fellbenarbia no 327/05/2023
Round of upper Wasdale from the NT car park at Lake End: Lingmell - Middleboot Knotts, corridor route to Sty Head, climber’s path across Gable to Beck Head - Kirk Fell E Top- Kirk Fell - Pillar- Black Crag-Scoat Fell-Steeple-Red Pike-Yewbarrow-Wasdale. 23km and 2000m of ascentRockdoctor07/05/2023
R K great weather Richard Tait25/04/2023
From Black Sail Hut, up via Kirkfell Crags, then down via Rib Endjeffpl24/04/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes02/04/2023
From Wasdale Head via Black Sail Pass, on to Kirk Fell East Top then back along the path by Gable Beck. 6.8 miles 4hrs 6 mins. Very strong winds and cloud at 600m.CXB23/03/2023
With: hb; From Wasdale Head green up Mosedale to Black Sail Pass. Then up Kirkfell Crags and across to summit. Descent via Beck Head and Gavel Neese to Wasdale Head.Ian Baines08/03/2023
R great day out Richard Tait26/01/2023
Wainwright Walk 24: (Great Gable & Kirk Fell)DavidHiner01/12/2022
MFMcLjohn steel11/10/2022
Parked at Honister Pass NT car park. SIMMS on Nuttall 3.1. Brandreth -> Base Brown -> Green Gable -> Great Gable -> Kirk Fell East Top -> Kirk Fell ->Fleetwith Pike.Peter_W_Mitchell 22/07/2022
With Carl and the boys. Loop from Nether Wasdale. 4 miles 2500ft elevation.nell158316/07/2022
With DW from Wasdale Head via Baysoar Slack. Top cloudbound so spent 20 mins gingerly walking the plateau to find it. Back down the crags to Black Sail along the fence line. My 50th Wainwright!nukeboy124/06/2022
bob graham round recce. trod on lhs of ennerdale descent gullyJonathanConey18/06/2022
Part of a wander from Great Gable.munkyennui18/06/2022
Ascent via SW path. Long hard slog. On to Great Gablebenarbia again27/05/2022
From Black Sail Pass. Quite a scramble but very enjoyabletrimarc211/05/2022
From Wasdale Head. 10 km, 800 m asc. East to West. Up by Gavel Neese, Beck Head, Rib End and the East top and onto Kirk Fell summit. Down N by Kirkfell Crags to Black Sail Pass and Mosedale. Bright and Clear. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720298769825SalmonJoe08/05/2022
GL3D - day 2andy.painter01/05/2022
Completed as part of route from Keswick to buttermere on the great Lakeland 3 dayeremily30/04/2022
R wild conds OS Challenge Richard Tait03/02/2022
With Trout, up and down from Wasdale Head.robba_wag02/02/2022
Exit from Black SailJim Baz23/11/2021
From Honister Pass via Moses Trod. Penultimate Wainwright!LANGDALE11/10/2021
Mosedale Horseshoe from Wasdale Head. The direct route up to Dore Head with a false start towards Stirrup Crag which we retreated from when we could not easily find the route. Down from Kirk Fell by the direct route.Nab Scar29/09/2021
Parked at Honister Hause. Wet, slippery scramble up Kirk Fell Crags and followed fence posts in mist to summit. W181 Rnd6.Dangerous Dave25/09/2021
Easy walk from Green Gable back to Beck Head. Long but fairly easy walk to Kirk Fell summit. Descent, however, was treacherous via Kirk Fell Crags down to Black Sail Pass. A long downhill descent to Mosedale.philip_firth21/07/2021
Ennerdale wild camp day 2MrChris198013/07/2021
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: https://www.komoot.com/tour/416618055outlawcatcher11/07/2021
Great day out. Did the Ennerdale round, anticlockwise.siholden02/07/2021
Tom & Xiaohui's first wild camptomparkes02/07/2021
Parked at Wasdale Head, up past the church, Beck Head, Great Gable, Beck Head, Rib end, Kirk Fell and straight back down to car park.Chipstertrain14/05/2021
A long ridge-walking day: Scafell Pike, Great End, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Pillar, Red Pike, Yewbarrow. 25km in 11h, 2400m total ascentytropek01/05/2021
R Richard Tait15/04/2021
Neil & Zoe.neilblair35310/10/2020
With Sue on second round from Wasdale Head, interesting scramble up to summit of Kirk Fell. Return via Beckhead Tarn and Moses Trod to Wasdale.Frank27/09/2020
HardenC19/09/2020
Straight up from the south, top 1/3rd is loose scree but not that scary. Very tired after previous 10 hour day hike. Came down the Black Sail Pass to fish and chips in the Wasdale Inn!Nick10/09/2020
From Wasdale Head via the Black Sail Pass, then on to the East Top and Great Gable.NormanW14/08/2020
From layby at Honister Pass to Scoat Tarn via tops. With Ben.axoree30/07/2020
me and TommyPaul Beard08/02/2020
date estimatedfellstoby01/01/2020
From Honister With FRBheinn19/11/2019
With NB from Honister via Moses Trod. Return same.Frank19/11/2019