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Name: | Brackenthwaite Hows |
Hill number: | 16193 |
Height: | 208m / 682ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2372 Grasmoor |
RHB Section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - North Western Fells |
County/UA: | Cumberland |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington) |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | NY 15358 21353 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 61m |
Col: | 147m NY156211 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 (1:25k) OL4S |
Observations: | rocky slabs 35m SW at NY 15335 21327 are lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 83 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Another lovely small Lake District hill. | Alan Moore | 05/12/2023 |
From Scalehill Bridge car park. Nice views. | PGCE | 03/09/2023 |
From CP. Nice little hill. | Andrew Pearson | 10/07/2023 |
On way back from Dodd, entering NT woods to NNW back down to Lanthwaite car park. | PeterD | 02/09/2021 |
An extra easy hill after completing the traverse from 
Braithwaite to Crummock Water via 8 tops including Dodd. This was number 9. Had to hurry to make sure I caught the Honister Rambler bus back to Keswick | trimarc2 | 02/09/2021 |
A popular dog walk for us from the Lanthwaite Wood Car Park. Ascent using either the steepish path with rocky steps at the car park end of the wood or follow the upper track to the farm gate and head up left at the other end of the wood. | ytfckent | 12/08/2021 |
Easy route from a very busy carpark | conanharrod | 21/03/2021 |
From Scale Hill National Trust car park | rfoster | 18/10/2020 |
Ascended by a path next to a wall at the highest point of the bridleway to the south - excellent viewpoint. | JohnW | 29/07/2020 |
NT car park at start of path. Go through the gate and head straight upwards along an unofficial path. This steep little beggar leads you up to join the summit track. | moorsman | 16/10/2019 |
Nice woodland and easy to follow paths. | milimana | 08/10/2019 |
Lovely rocky path wends its way through the forest. | Wycombe Wanderer | 18/08/2018 |
From Scalehill Bridge. RoW to NY 1533 2107, when a good unmapped path leads due N to top of the hill. | jonglew | 07/07/2018 |
Parked at NT carpark ( fee for non members c £4) and ascended well used path through oak woods onto grassy ridge and unmarked summit on small outcrop. Extensive views. Returned via alternative path to carpark in less than 30 mins. very pleasant. | Denise | 30/12/2017 |
Brackenthwaite Hows from GR: NY 14888 21510 | ronaldo333 | 11/11/2017 |
From Lanthwaite CP - only new bag today, following big repeat Wainwright round circling Grasmoor | Crib Goch | 09/09/2017 |
Nice fly past from 2 F15s hammering up the valley at low level. | ngthack | 08/09/2017 |
With E (carried M). fantastic little walk up from the Lanthwaite Wood car park, through lovely woods, a few little crags and even past a little cave, then great views from the top. E loved it. | aucuparia | 16/06/2017 |
From Lanthwaite car park with ex-judicial party.Pleasant stroll through woods to grand little top with marvellous views. | catman | 29/04/2017 |
From NT car park, good paths. | RobertP | 30/12/2016 |
Parked up by Scale Hill farm/complex. Through wrought iron gate, bear left over filed to gate through new deer fence then follow the ridge with a good path to summit. Great viewpoint for little effort | nordicstar | 13/10/2016 |
Clockwise from Loweswater | Blue The Dog | 07/09/2016 |
Lovely. Rocky staircase path twisting up through the crags and oak trees to a grand viewpoint of mountains and lakes which under today's moody skies with sunlight L likened to one of those romanticism oil painting of mountains which aimed to 'capture emotions such as apprehension and awe, and especially the sublimity and beauty of nature'. All today's view lacked was a ruined castle, a boat on the lake, and a few more shafts of sunlight-all easily added as extras in oil as was often done. Blackberries not quite ripe yet in hedgerows on 2 mile quiet road walk back to Waterhead. Unbelievably 3 years since writing above discovered the famous Turner had indeed painted this very view from the summit, which then became one of 20 Georgian viewing stations in the Lakes. ( best looked at through a Claude Glass ( convex mirror). | Chris Pearson | 21/08/2016 |
went with hf holaidays | CalTudor | 10/08/2016 |
77A stop at Buttermere to Lanthwiate Green Farm via Kirkstile Inn taking in Scale Knott, Melbreak south top, Melbreak north top and Brackenthwaite Hows. | Eddie | 05/06/2016 |
From NTrust CP | summitsup | 23/02/2016 |
With the U3A, wet at first then dry | ian4993 | 07/01/2016 |
A nice hill and good views. From CP by the bridge, Good paths up. | Moorponder | 01/01/2016 |
From carpark. As you approach gate to leave NT land (S of summit) follow path to L - it goes to the top. | jimbloomer | 15/10/2015 |
As others from the NT car park (didn't need to part with four quid as we are members). | David Gradwell | 26/08/2015 |
Bagged top while visiting friends in Loweswater. | Neil Haslewood | 14/08/2015 |
From NT car-park by bridge, or save £4 by parking by crossroads to SW. Up wood from end of car-park then diagonal path. Super little walk, lots of interest in 0.5km leading to splendid viewpoint. | Aye Jimmy | 03/08/2015 |
Up and down from the car park. | peebs | 04/06/2015 |
With Damian, Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 05/04/2015 |
From National Trust car park by the bridge. Can access via a path rising from the southern end of the car park or by walking up the road to Scale Hill. Lovely little stroll through pleasant wood and short open space at top. Good views considering lack of altitude. | ijpowell | 27/03/2015 |
With Jo, from Scalehill Bridge cp: Brackenthwaite Hows (lovely views). Weather; sunny, mild, good visibility. | amblerbob | 09/11/2014 |
Evening O event | daviemore | 01/05/2014 |
see hillbagging. | RHW | 31/08/2013 |
From Lanthwaite Gate, along track and into woods. Rough with deep vegetation on top but the views of Grasmoor and Crummock were grand. | Jake994 | 31/07/2010 |
Martin R | 12/03/2024 | |
hughbagger | 08/03/2024 | |
Cumbriancyclist | 09/10/2022 | |
snoot | 01/05/2022 | |
Marra1 | 21/04/2022 | |
TONY DEALL | 06/03/2022 | |
RobB | 20/01/2022 | |
Jill Robertson | 18/11/2021 | |
amblemark | 17/11/2021 | |
DARRENG | 27/05/2021 | |
Andy West | 03/08/2020 |