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Name: | Burnbank Fell |
Hill number: | 2484 |
Height: | 475m / 1558ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2462 Blake Fell |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Wainwright, Birkett, Synge (W,B,Sy) |
Grid ref: | NY 11002 20953 |
Summit feature: | metal post at fence corner |
Drop: | 22m |
Col: | 453m NY 1111 2065 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL4S 303 |
Observations: | metal fence post is W & B; cairn 5m W is as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 944 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
deurgar | 20/08/2031 | |
Start at Lamplugh via church - Burnbank Fell- Blake Fell – Gavel Fell and back via Cogra Moss | benarbia no 3 | 22/03/2024 |
From Fangs Brow Farm with Malcolm and onto Blake Fell and Gavel Fell making a circular walk above Loweswater. | Peterb | 16/03/2024 |
On a round of Loweswater - Burnabnk Fell, Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, Low Fell, Fellbarrow, from car park at N end of Loweswater. 18.5km, 5h20 | Rockdoctor | 03/03/2024 |
Parked at Maggies Bridge. The round of Mellbreak North and South Tops, Hen Comb, Floutern Cop, Banna Fell E Top, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell. Cloudy day with some sun but chilly NE wind. Some snow left on the top of Blake Fell from the weekend but surrounding higher hills looked impressive - across to Grasmoor and Red Pike/High Stile. Worth mentioning the good track not on the map heading off NE from Burnbank that curls N to meet up with the bw below and facilitate a more direct return to Maggies Bridge. Solo | richard69 | 03/03/2024 |
Murton Fell, Kelton Fell, Godworth, Low Pen, High Pen, Gavel Fell, High Nook, Blake Fell, Burnbank Fell, Owsen Fell, High Hows | keithouk | 13/02/2024 |
Last of the day for Boo and I before trudging through moss and headwind. Roll on summer | Alphaville199 | 02/02/2024 |
V wet and windy across Gavel, Blake and Burnbank Fells | Winter Round | 20/12/2023 |
wainwright loop | emily | 04/11/2023 |
A round of the Loweswater Fells from Maggies Bridge, visiting Mellbreak (both tops), Scale Knott, Hen Comb, Floutern Cop, Banna Fell (E Top), Gavel Fell, Blake Fell, Carling Knott, and Burnbank Fell. A lovely autumn day, with the Buttermere area getting the best of the sunny weather, most of the Lakeland Fells were capped with mist. 23km with 1200m ascent taking me 8 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 27/10/2023 |
Curcular from Loweswater with Ringo, Bagged Burnbank, Blake, Gavel, Hen Comb and Mellbreak. Cut short due to Achilles Heel. | george_herbert_ | 16/09/2023 |
Parked at Maggie's Bridge for a circuit of Mellbreak North Top, Banna Fell, Gavel Fell, Carling Knott and Burnbank (visited post and cairn). | PGCE | 03/09/2023 |
Waterend cp past Hudson Place and along lakeside path, first track up quite overgrown, so carried on to end of wood where path climbed up west to recently felled section blocking the path, turned south east up improved track until it turned overgrown and boggy, cut back west up path to 10 meters from top wall of wood. Nipped over wall onto Coffin Path. Followed this north west to 113217, where steep path leads up to pile of stones, then good path to summit. | Flatfield | 26/08/2023 |
R | Richard Tait | 24/08/2023 |
Maggie's Bridge - Gavel Fell High Nook - Gavel Fell - Blake Fell- Burnbank Fell 
Easy path to follow, good conditions, best views from Blake Fell | matty1971b | 15/08/2023 |
From the long lay-by in Loweswater up through various paths to join the track towards High Nook and then the path up to Burbank continuing on to Owsen Fell before retuning the same way. Met a local who is a neighbour of the much commented on irascible farmer in Lamplugh, living next door hasn't saved him from a telling off from both the farmer and his wife when using an apparently much used local cut through that includes the farmers field. 
 With Boris. | ytfckent | 24/07/2023 |
This was Wainwright number three of the day. We were expecting the one off to the side to be the Wainwright so double checked the map. There was a clear view of the estuary and the Isle Of Man seemed enormous today. | JThorn | 27/05/2023 |
Back pack trip with J | Cora Thorny | 27/05/2023 |
Loweswater Fells loop picking up 5 wainwrights. | atreides7887 | 01/05/2023 |
A round of Burnbank Fell, Sharp Knott, Blake Fell and Carling Knott from Fangs Brow. | milimana | 23/04/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 60: Spider (Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, Mellbreak, Hen Comb & Burnbank Fell) | DavidHiner | 15/04/2023 |
Burbank, Blake fell and gavel fell with Nic & Bob | Nicola & Stuart | 15/01/2023 |
From crowded small car park at Maggies Bridge. Up through Holme Wood then up by the fence on to the grassy ridge. With Alex & Tony. W14 Rnd7. On to Carling Knott. | Dangerous Dave | 31/12/2022 |
Very windy at the top, parked at Maggie's Bridge for these 2 after doing the other 2 from Thackthwaite, almost blown over and very glad of my poles. | Cumbrianexile | 21/12/2022 |
Geoff Keith Claire | geoffryan | 30/10/2022 |
Penny and Tom | MandyBaldam | 04/09/2022 |
Parked at Felldyke for Gavel, Blake and Burnbank | jeffpl | 31/08/2022 |
Grassy summit at junction of fences | freethehilltops | 26/07/2022 |
First of the summer mission of the western fells. With pack. Burnbank Fell, Blake Fell, Gavel Fell, Great Borne, Starling Dodd & Hen Comb. 13.5 miles walking & 3995 ft Elevation. | nell1583 | 11/07/2022 |
Burbank Fell, Blaze Fell and Gavel Fell on a v blustery day with Dawn. Nos 208, 209 and 210 | jester69 | 21/05/2022 |
Walked with Pete. Burnbank Fell, then Blake Fell then Gavel Fell. | River-Girl | 21/05/2022 |
With FR Parked at FellDyke 
Knock Murton, Low Pen, High Pen, Blake Fell, Sharp Knott, Burnbank Fell, Oswen Fell and High Hawes. 
Returning across the dam. | Bheinn | 12/04/2022 |
With NB Parked at FellDyke Knock Murton, Low Pen, High Pen, Blake Fell, Sharp Knott, Burnbank Fell, Oswen Fell and High Hawes. Returning across the dam. Dry start turning wet then dry in afternoon. | Frank | 12/04/2022 |
From Lamplugh Church with DW. Followed 'Sharkey's Dream' route and got away with it. Burnbank then Owsen Fell, by which time the 'checkpoint' had been set up by the Felldyke path junction. Traversed North to the bottom of the open fell after the trees then onto the road for the return. | nukeboy1 | 01/04/2022 |
From Fangs Brow BR CP 
11.5 km, 610 m asc. 
SW along the bridleway to Highnook Beck and tarn. 
Up the Highnook Beck path to Fothergill Head. 
Up to Gavel Fell summit and back over Blake Fell and the Burnbank Fell summit fence corner. 
Cold and a bit frozen underfoot which was nice for the usually boggy bits. | SalmonJoe | 11/02/2022 |
Windy and some low cloud. | apshepherd | 27/01/2022 |
From the track south of Fangs Brow Farm to Burnbank Fell then Owsen Fell, doubling back to Burnbank Fell before heading south. Criss-crossed between Sharp Knott, Carling Knott and Loweswater End then up to Blake Fell. Down to High Nook and Gavel Fell then over to the Banna Fells, before finishing on the knobbly Floutern Cop. Headed home along the wet path then lovely track above Whiteoak Beck and Holme Wood. 4.5hrs total. | summitter | 16/01/2022 |
with Ruth 4 fells from Loweswater | Dunlawyering | 16/10/2021 |
The Floutern Cop day with Lucy. Fresh wind from the west with mainly bright and dry weather. A great end to the week. | Nab Scar | 01/10/2021 |
From Carling Knott on round of hills from Felldyke. | PeterD | 30/08/2021 |
Amazing day out with trimarc2 & GFE. Cloudy initially but up to 20 degrees and sunny by the end of the day. A little later setting off as snuck in Whinlatter parkrun first. Finished for the most incredible pub meal (and drinks outside) at Kirkstile inn. Not like the Bank Holiday weekend experience over Keswick way I'm sure! | Fionalevey | 28/08/2021 |
RKRPTH excellent | Richard Tait | 27/08/2021 |
With: hb sb; From Maggie's Br car park, into Holme Wood then via diagonal path to open fell by Holme Beck. Up end of Burnbank Fell to summit & talked to paragliders. Across to Blake Fell, then down path above Highnook Beck to CP. | Ian Baines | 15/07/2021 |
Walk from Loweswater car park (NY134210). Pleasant initial ascent through Holme Wood onto open fell, then a very steep climb to Burnside summit. Need to hop a fence near the summit, no stile. | philip_firth | 30/06/2021 |
Simple walk on public footpath from roadside parking to the north. With Alfie. Walked out to Owsen Fell too. Lovely warm day. Met two coach loads of people from Cockermouth walking club on the way back. W135 Rnd6. A pleasant walk on my birthday. | Dangerous Dave | 17/06/2021 |
See Kamoot entry for full details/gpx download: 
https://www.komoot.com/tour/392580931 | outlawcatcher | 14/06/2021 |
Hiked with Eleanor from Loweswater - Burbank Fell, Blake Fell and Gavel Fell. Bank Holiday Monday. | P333ebz | 31/05/2021 |
Wainwright 179 | LANGDALE | 20/05/2021 |
No views sadly due to low cloud. Nice walk up through the woods, past a waterfall and along a terrace. Quite a steep climb. Strange iron summit top. | 3Hillside | 14/05/2021 |
With Julie. | Jonathan Willingham | 14/05/2021 |