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Name: | Great Mell Fell |
Hill number: | 2583 |
Height: | 537m / 1762ft |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Derwent (Workington), Catchment Boundaries, Eden (Carlisle) |
Watershed: | Solway Firth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Dewey, Wainwright, Birkett, Synge, Fellranger, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,Dew,W,B,Sy,Fel,Cm) |
Grid ref: | NY 39682 25367 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 198m |
Col: | 339m NY392246 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 1309 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
50th Wainwright | NyeBowman | 12/03/2024 |
Route up as Richard69, same route back. | iangalbraith | 07/03/2024 |
Parked at road/track juction just N of Brownrigg Farm. Started on the eastern perimeter woodland path, which had a stream flowing down it before heading up to the top. Descended directly on the path to the SE. Limited views from the top in late afternoon. Very wet underfoot throughout. With Gillian. | richard69 | 29/12/2023 |
Round of Three Wainwrights, Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell, Gowbarrow Fell, descent to Dockray and then Walk back to car via Matterdale. Nice circuit on a lovely crisp day. | Longwojo | 24/11/2023 |
My 100th summit of the year and out came a rainbow just as I got to the top.My Grandparents used to climb here with my Mother & her sister, so now I am the 3rd generation of the family on the summit. | Hirta | 09/11/2023 |
Warm sunny day w strong SW breeze, excellent view of Blencathra, easy pleasant ascent fr SE took 40 min. | NorfolkPT21 | 03/09/2023 |
revisit. some 30 years since previous visit. from the SE. had look for block on tumulus but nothing found. | cjo | 28/08/2023 |
To be added | James McKnight | 27/08/2023 |
TC, EC, Tess, Josh and Winnie (14 months). Winnie's first Wainwright | TopCat1959 | 29/07/2023 |
Walked from Brownrigg Farm. | Wandelaar | 14/06/2023 |
Straight up and down from the usual starting point. Lovely sunny evening. | andrewcoles | 05/06/2023 |
From the road junction just north of Brownrigg Farm. Space for a few cars. Up the south eastern, less steep, flank. With Dad, Ross (7) and Callum (5). | islamidget | 30/05/2023 |
One of the loveliest little hills I know. Very peaceful and great views. Met a nice chap at the cairn with his two dogs, Joss & Billy. W21 Rnd7. | Dangerous Dave | 17/05/2023 |
Revisit on Rnd4 of the Wainwrights, from the SE. | silverwolf_alan | 13/05/2023 |
From Brownrigg Farm CP. 3 km, 400 m asc. NW up the ridge to Great Mell Fell summit and return. 
At the moment, very boggy all the way, I'm sure in summer its a better walk | matty1971b | 13/04/2023 |
Fantastic views brilliant walk Laura Kay and Flo we continued our day by heading to little mell fell the fields between were extremely boggy | Lauralj84 | 04/04/2023 |
Parked at Dockray and bimbled up Gowbarrow chasing Rainbows, across to Little Mell Fell before bog snorkeling and mossy trampoline fun up Great Mell Fell. Solo ascents 1 step forward and three steps sideways in places | Winter Round | 20/02/2023 |
From lay-by. Muddy but perfect weather | holtsd | 11/02/2023 |
Climbed up from Brownrigg Farm, heading left to start with. Way back down headed more directly east, but ended up in a bracken and moss filled bog on the lower eastern slopes! | mavero10 | 05/02/2023 |
Wainwright Walk 37: Spider (Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell & Gowbarrow Fell) | DavidHiner | 28/01/2023 |
From near Matterdale End (Little Mell Fell side) | benarbia no 3 | 10/12/2022 |
From Brownrigg Farm CP. 
3 km, 400 m asc. 
NW up the ridge to Great Mell Fell summit and return. 
Drive to The Hause, Lowthwaite. 
N up the ridge to Little Mell Fell summit and return. 
Still, clear, sunny. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720304040995 | SalmonJoe | 28/11/2022 |
From near Brownrigg farm. | AJF | 25/11/2022 |
11 miles 2800ft walk, from Quarry carpark to Gowbarrow Fell, Little Mell Fell, Great Mell Fell and Great Meldrum. | stephenbuda | 08/10/2022 |
With Emma | Clive G | 25/09/2022 |
With B and R. | jenx | 05/09/2022 |
Boo and I thought we'd bag a Wainwright before we went shopping in Penrith | Alphaville199 | 28/08/2022 |
Dockray, Gowbarrow, Little Mell, boggy path to Brownrigg, up track to second gate and good path to summit. Down same way and lanes back to Dockray | Flatfield | 25/08/2022 |
R K | Richard Tait | 04/08/2022 |
The Mell fells in very hot and still conditions. | atreides7887 | 10/07/2022 |
Climbed with Phoebe | MrD | 10/07/2022 |
Started on the Routing Gill route after parking opposite Brownrigg Farm. Bracken very high so retreated and went further along track to second gate and better path up Great Mell Fell. | Dugswell2 | 08/07/2022 |
Climbed with AvidSockWearer for his OTO. Light rain and clear on the ascent but gales and heavy rain arrived at the summit unfortunately. | meltdiceburg | 26/06/2022 |
Me and Zac up for my geocaching event with Greg. | AvidSockWearer | 26/06/2022 |
Straightforward up and down from parking to the east. | JasonStark | 21/06/2022 |
With Carl. Parked at Martingdale End. Little Mell Fell and Great Mell Fell. Lovely views. 7 miles 2300ft elevation. | nell1583 | 15/05/2022 |
Little Mell - Great Mell - Gowbarrow loop | twg27 | 20/04/2022 |
Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell, Gowbarrow Fell, Gowbarrow Fell, Gowbarrow Park, Green Hill | keithouk | 10/04/2022 |
Zoe, Martha & Jeff. | neilblair353 | 28/03/2022 |
Parked at NY407246. | Danmawr | 27/02/2022 |
With dad | Daisy Dee | 19/02/2022 |
A quick training climb up with winter boots and heavy rucksack. With dogs. | jenx | 15/02/2022 |
Melting snows. With B and B. | jenx | 09/01/2022 |
Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gobarrow (both tops) with trimarc2. Lovely bright and crisp day. Drove in between each hill which felt like cheating! | Fionalevey | 22/12/2021 |
with Fiona | trimarc2 | 22/12/2021 |
Lovely light, with J. Up from the lane near Brownrigg Farm and back down via the path near Routing Gill | jeffpl | 01/12/2021 |
Stopover from week in Borders with J. On a clear day, parked at foot of track 200m N of Brownrigg Farm. Followed track using stile over second gate on R to top for extensive view. Returned by same route & then continued to Little Mell Fell. | NotReallyABagger | 10/10/2021 |
TC, EC. Changeable weather - very blustery. Very pleasant path making this an enjoyable 90 minute circular walk. | TopCat1959 | 01/10/2021 |
With Bryher and Ben. | jenx | 30/09/2021 |
With Julia boris and the bobster on a lovely September day. | ytfckent | 15/09/2021 |