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Name:Brandreth
Hill number:2416
Height:715m / 2346ft
Parent (Ma):2367  Great Gable
RHB Section:34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Western Fells
County/UA:Cumberland
Catchment:Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Calder & Ehen
Watershed:St Bees Head to Ravenscar
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Birkett,
Synge, Fellranger, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge
(Tu,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,BL,Bg)
Grid ref:NY 21454 11916
Summit feature:rock
Drop:60m
Col:655m  NY215115  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 89 90
(1:25k) OL4S
Observations:Wainwright cairn 35m ENE at NY 21489 11928 and cairn 75m SE at NY 21518 11873 are both c 0.4m lower
Survey:Abney level
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From Fleetwith Pike, on tracks to the highest point. Visited various cairns, and Wainwright summit. On over Grey Knotts, back to Honister Pass.LizH14/01/2024
12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts.stephenbuda15/10/2023
Honister, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, Honister over Seatoller Fell.AvidSockWearer09/09/2023
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
Gillercomb Round from Seathwaite, Base Brown via Sourmilk Gill, Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and back down via the old plumbago mines. Super hot.MountainTerrier06/09/2023
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
From National Trust Car park, Honister Pass NY 2254 1353 Via Green Gable, Great Gable, Green Gable, then on to Grey Knotts, Returned to start.Westdenewalker11/08/2023
From Honister pass to Green Gable > Great Gable > back over Green Gable > Brandreth > Grey Knotts. accompanied by WestdeneWalker.Kwalkway11/08/2023
From the mine car park with DW, DS10 and DD8. Brandreth and Grey Knotts. Into a very strong Westerly for the outward.nukeboy111/08/2023
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
From Honister slate mine. Nice hot dayelectricratman11/06/2023
/7661858307ravioli793806/06/2023
Climbed as part of the Coast to CoastPaul_142_uk04/06/2023
Boss sunny day with GarethKenny Morris29/05/2023
From Seatoller. 13 km, 1000 m asc. To Seathwaite and Sourmilk Gill, leaving the Gillercomb path to climb SE to join the Big Rock and Hanging Stone traverse path and climbing up to Base Brown summit. SW to Green Gable, down to Wind Gap and up to the memorial and summit of Great Gable. Back over Green Gable and N to Brandreth and Grey Knotts summits. NE down the fence to Honister Hause and back by the old toll road. Dry, sunny. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720308686780SalmonJoe24/05/2023
From Beckhead Tarn, mostly via Moses' Trod until leaving the path to head directly to the summitjeffpl24/04/2023
Company: SCiandesbottes09/04/2023
From Honister Slate Mine, over Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable and Great Gable, Back by lower path to Honister Mine. Great views particularly down Ennerdale and Buttermere. With Ben.Victor03/04/2023
Wainwright Walk 49: (Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts & Base Brown)DavidHiner15/03/2023
Honister Pass to Great Gable. W/TH & Teddy.Sedge01/03/2023
Big loop up from Seathawaite Farm, 6 new Ws (9 total).atreides788725/02/2023
Challenging weather solo day (hail, horiz rain, 60mph+ wind). Boggy in places and most paths raging torrents by the end of the day. Parked at Honister slate mine and did Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable and Base Brown. Very, very windy over both GablesWinter Round08/11/2022
Parked at Honister Pass NT car park (£8:50 coins needed - note Slate mine offer all day parking for £5). SIMMS on Nuttall 3.1. Brandreth -> Base Brown -> Green Gable -> Great Gable -> Kirk Fell East Top -> Kirk Fell ->Fleetwith PikePeter_W_Mitchell 22/07/2022
Part of a wander to Great Gable.munkyennui18/06/2022
From Seatoller. 13 km, 1000 m asc. Up the old toll road to Honister Hause and up by the fence to Grey Knotts summit, on to Brandreth summit cairns and S to Green Gable summit. Drop to Windy Gap and up to Great Gable summit. Back down to Windy Gap, over Green Gable and down the NE ridge to Base Brown summit. Continue NE down the nose and mess about finding a good route NW below the Hanging Stone to join the stony Gillercomb path to Seathwaite by Sourmilk Gill waterfalls and Seathwaite Slabs. To Seatoller by the road. Dry, mild, unusually quiet - where is everyone? Platinum Jubilee! https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720299661696SalmonJoe05/06/2022
From Seatoller. Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts, Fleetwith Pike and Honister Pike. 16k 3000ft elevation. Lovely warm day.nell158314/05/2022
GL3D - day 2andy.painter01/05/2022
Completed as part of route from Keswick to buttermere on the great Lakeland 3 dayeremily30/04/2022
Wedding anniversary walk with Becks.DaveT29/04/2022
R K Richard Tait19/04/2022
From Honister, lovely day.hils27/03/2022
Bob & DukeDukeNukem23/03/2022
2 of 5 on 6 mile hike starting at honister slate mine car park. Bit too easy to be considered a wainwright after the hard work of grey knotts. Wainwright no. 74The-Z-Man24/02/2022
Laura and Jay from Grey knottsLauralj8401/12/2021
RRPTH Richard Tait25/10/2021
12km circuit from Seathwaite in 5.5hrs. Base brown, green gable, great gable, brandreth, grey knottsNicky C12/10/2021
Alone, along ridge from Grey Knotts. Continuing on to Green & Great Gables. Mild & dry but misty on summits.Gazza195111/10/2021
Climbed from Borrowdale along with other peaks, great views over Haystacks & Buttermere, climbed with PDTor worth it01/09/2021
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Seavy Knott, Haystacks SE Top, Innominate Peak, Haystacks - wild camp at Blackbeck Tarn - Green Crag, Great Round How, Little Round How.lindslow07/08/2021
Ennerdale wild camp day 2MrChris198013/07/2021
With Keith as part of Saunders Mountain Marathon.christine9904/07/2021
11.1 mile walk from Honister Pass. Followed good path towards Green Gable with a brief diversion onto Brandreth's Summit then followed path onto Green Gable, then followed horrible scree-covered path down to Windy Gap col. From here ascending Great Gable over rocks and boulders to summit. Had the top to ourselves, it was only about 9.30am though. From Great Gable we descended path back to Windy Gap and followed Moses's Trod towards Haystacks following trail near Seavey Knott to summit. From summit we followed main path by Little Round How and then followed hard-to-find trail onto Fleetwith Pike, descending back to Honister and car. 1186m ascent. Clear with high cloud cover, amazing views. Saw quite a lot of people on Haystacks, not many others elsewhere!DanTrig15/06/2021
Parked the night on Wed 19th in Honister slate mines car park. As grim rainy forecast blowing in from noon-ish, hyper early start at 5.30. Even at my slow pace reckoned is get round a triangle of Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks 'n Brandreth in about 6 hours. Rains arrived early about 10.30. Got well soaked in the last hour.vegibagger20/05/2021
with Elizabeth.Cumbrianexile19/05/2021
Ridge walk from ‘Grey Knotts’. Cool, clear and part sun.markm29/04/2021
Honister - Grey Knott - Brandreth - Green Gable and return by Moses' Trod.milimana26/04/2021
Honister Hause > Grey Knotts > Brandreth > Base Brown > Green Gable > Windy Gap > Moses' Trod > Old Tramway > Honister Hause. Just me and H and not many others seen. Dry Day with quite a bit of high cloud, cold wind on the higher ground but feeling warm when sheltered lower down. Ground really quite dry.johnkaysleftleg21/04/2021
HardenC19/09/2020
From layby at Honister Pass to Scoat Tarn via tops. With Ben.axoree30/07/2020
Round of fleetwith, Brandreth, and grey knots.Mountainhikes29/07/2020