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Name: | Bleaberry Fell |
Hill number: | 2458 |
Height: | 590m / 1936ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2396 High Raise [High White Stones] |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Central Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger (Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel) |
Grid ref: | NY 28577 19577 |
Summit feature: | outcrop 10m E of wind shelter |
Drop: | 42m |
Col: | 548m NY290187 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | rock 30m SE of wind shelter is as high, wind shelter is Wainwright summit |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1209 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Izzy and Margo. From Walla Crag. All easy going on the frozen terrain. A steepish finish to a nice summit. Excellent views all round. Onto High Seat. | James McKnight | 17/01/2024 |
The Central Ridge. Walla Crag - Bleaberry Fell - High Seat - High Tove - Armboth Fell - Raven Crag. | sms.37 | 08/09/2023 |
From Great Wood. 
10.5 km, 640 m asc. 
To Ashness Bridge then SE up the Ashness Gill path to High Seat. 
N along the ridge to Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag. 
Back by Lady's Rake and Cat Gill. 
Dry, breezy. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720309512860 | SalmonJoe | 03/07/2023 |
Circuit from Legburthwaite: Raven Crag, Armboth Fell, High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag, High Rigg. 22.7km, 4h 30. The boggiest sections on the central ridge were a lot drier than they could have been, and we almost avoided the incoming storm (but not quite) | Rockdoctor | 25/06/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 17/06/2023 |
A round of North Central fells from Ashness bridge. W/TH. | Sedge | 26/05/2023 |
Great Wood NT CP -> Walla Crag -> Bleaberry Fell -> Bleaberry Fell SE Top -> High Seat -> Ashness Bridge -> Great Wood NT CP | briandiggle | 23/05/2023 |
With: hb tp mt; From Great Wood up via Cat Gill to Blaeberry Fell. Then High Seat and High Tove down to Watendlath. Over Grange Fell and Ether Knott via Ashness wood back to car. | Ian Baines | 05/03/2023 |
Borrowdale YH-Knotts-Great Crag-Watendlath-High Tove-High Seat-Bleaberry Fell-Walla Crag-Castlehead-Keswick with Percy who sank waist deep into the peat with some misadventure near the col between High Seat and Bleaberry Fell. Had to pull him out. | campagvelocet | 26/01/2023 |
with Liz. | Cumbrianexile | 06/01/2023 |
High Seat, then Bleaberry Fell and Walla Grag. Weather horrible and wet and ground very boggy. Walked with Pete, Nicki, Billy, Lizzie, Marilyn, Helen and Ruth (and Ted and King - the dogs). Followed by a fantastic New Years Eve party. | River-Girl | 31/12/2022 |
NYE walk with Dawn, Lizzie and others across High Seat, Bleaberry Fell and Walla Crag. Cold, damp, boggy and misty day | Winter Round | 31/12/2022 |
Walla Crag, Bleaberry Fell & turned back due to miserable conditions | Barns150 | 28/12/2022 |
Proper wet and cold one With our Lee | Kenny Morris | 28/12/2022 |
Lovely walk gettting the Bleaberry Fell Wainwrights while it was in deep freeze. | atreides7887 | 11/12/2022 |
Wainwright Walk 26: (High Seat, Bleaberry Fell & Walla Crag) | DavidHiner | 07/12/2022 |
The ascent of Bleaberry Fell, High Seat, and High Tove from Ashness Bridge and down to Watendlath while supervising the GSAL Explorer Scouts on the first day of their Chief Scout’s Diamond Award expedition. 11km with 550m ascent, taking 4 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 31/08/2022 |
Keswick, Castle Head, Wallace, Bleaberry, High Seat, High Tove, Armboth, back over Tove to Watendlath and back to Keswick via lakeshore. | Flatfield | 23/08/2022 |
From Walla Crag. In mist, no visibility, good paths to summit. | forsterfamily7 | 16/08/2022 |
From Ashness with DW, DS9 and DD7. Glorious day, 22C and hardly a breath of wind. High Seat, Bleaberry Fell Walla Crag circuit. | nukeboy1 | 09/08/2022 |
With Corrina, Joe n Tom. Still cloudy. | fnem | 23/07/2022 |
High Seat and Bleaberry fell - Nathans first hike :) | P333ebz | 27/06/2022 |
Muddy trek from Derwent | holtsd | 05/06/2022 |
9 clockwise circuit from the northern end of thirlmere | vegibagger | 16/05/2022 |
Quick up from Ashness Bridge with Chris and Oliver. Then back to Keswick for lunch with David. Bit of rain on the wind but didn’t come to anything. Path better than expected! | re1421 | 25/04/2022 |
Bob & Duke | DukeNukem | 22/03/2022 |
From Great Wood CP. 
12 km, 670 m asc 
Up by Ashness Bridge and Barrow Beck to High Seat summit, then N across the Three Footed Brandreth bog to Bleaberry Fell. 
Down NW by the Sheepfold to Walla Crag summit and back by Rakefoot and Great Wood. 
Rainy before clearing to bright and clear skies. Boggy in the bog. | SalmonJoe | 12/03/2022 |
with bendy | hollisclan | 24/02/2022 |
Wainwright #2 | Cessarine | 14/02/2022 |
Followed on from walla crag nice mountain with kay and flo | Lauralj84 | 27/01/2022 |
Enroute to Keswick to meet Carl and the boys. Started at Rosthwaite YHA, High Tove, High Seat, Bleaberry Fell, Walla Crag. Boggy and wet but cleared half way through. 10 miles 2371 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 30/12/2021 |
with Tony C | Dave Sargent | 15/11/2021 |
With Dave. Circuit from Burns Farm to High Seat and Back | SlowOl | 18/09/2021 |
3/16 A long circular round of the Central Fells from Ashness Bridge taking in another 6 Wainwrights on my 3rd round, and also many Birketts / Synges. Visited: High Seat, Bleaberry Fell SE Top, Bleaberry Fell, High Tove, Armboth Fell (W + B), Middle Crag, Shivery Knott, Watendlath Fell, Standing Crag, Ullscarf, High Saddle, Low Saddle, Great Crag and Grange Fell (Brund Fell + King's How). Another Sunny day, the Central Fells were as dry as they are likely to get. 30.6km with 1360m ascent in 9 hours. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 28/08/2021 |
RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 22/08/2021 |
With High Seat to complete the Central Fells | Chopperbrown | 04/08/2021 |
Circuit from NY 2972 2144 where there is tight parking N'bound side. 3 of 4. | jimbloomer2 | 30/06/2021 |
Overcast but dry, with stronger winds than expected. Planned to do the central fells, and camp on High Raise, but got there so early decided to head back over Sergeants crag and Eagle Crag. | siholden | 11/06/2021 |
Windy and trying to rain | SiHolden2 | 11/06/2021 |
With louise & mizzi | 2510chris | 14/05/2021 |
87 | windybilly | 23/04/2021 |
With Sarah Evans, 
Sunny with wind only on the tops. 
Parked at office in Keswick, ascended Walla Crag from Springs Road/ Wood, lunch at top of Walla Crag, then over the fell and up to Bleaberry Fell for a snack in the summit shelter. Then decided to continue onto High Seat, descended down via Ashness Gill to Ashness Bridge, then down the road to the lake, along the lake shore path back to Keswick for chips from the chippy. A fab day out and really enjoyed this route. | Ruth Mackay | 02/04/2021 |
Birthday walk for Bryher. Everywhere hard frozen, and snow flurries. Bitterly cold in wind from E. Walla Crag, Blaeberry Fell, and High Seat. Back via Ashness Gill and lake shore to Keswick. With B and R.. | jenx | 09/02/2021 |
R K perfect winter conds | Richard Tait | 06/01/2021 |
With Mat snow on top | Theslayer | 28/12/2020 |
From High Seat | Jim T | 20/12/2020 |
Solo fr Keswick via lakeside path to NY270213, steep ascent to near Walla Crag, soggy paths S then SW into blistering S gale, thick clouds and spots of rain, very cold and exposed on top, retraced steps back to Walla Crag qv...and then... | NorfolkPT21 | 16/12/2020 |
With Christine | Keith99 | 19/11/2020 |
With Keith | christine99 | 19/11/2020 |
Circular route from HF Derwent Bank via Walla Crag then on to High Seat. | PeakyPete | 20/10/2020 |