| Name: | Green Gable |
| Hill number: | 2384 |
| Height: | 801m / 2628ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2367 Great Gable |
| County/UA: | Cumberland |
| Topographical area: | EL02 Gable-grasmoor |
| SMC/RHB section: | 34B: Lake District - Central & Western Fells |
| Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Western Fells |
| 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 21466 10716 |
| Summit feature: | cairn |
| Drop: | 50m |
| Col: | 751m NY214105  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 89 90 (1:25k) OL4S OL6N |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 1849 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Borrowdale YH-Base Brown-Green Gable-Great Gable-Kirk Fell E Top-Kirk Fell-Brandreth-Grey Knotts-High Doat-Borrowdale YH | campagvelocet | 24/09/2024 |
| Climbed with Alex from Honister Pass, loop to Great Gable and Kirk Fell and back via Fleetwith Pike | MrD | 11/08/2024 |
| Left Dale Head tarm wild camp about 7am then Honister, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable, Moses Trod back to Warnscale, Gatesgarth and Birkness. | AndrewStratford | 03/08/2024 |
| Buttermere - Haystacks - Brandreth - Green Gable - Great Gable (lunch) - Green Gable - Fleetwith Pike - Buttermere | hannah&steven | 01/07/2024 |
| 2nd of 3 tops on a round from Seathwaite, one that I never finished. After Base Brown I continued Sw on the obvious path to the top with incredible views. Many people on the summit so I did not dwell too long so continued on the path to Great Gable... | Dazingdale | 19/05/2024 |
| From Brandreth via Gillercomb Head. Solo. W29 Rnd7. | Dangerous Dave | 27/04/2024 |
| Day 6/38 of my Wainwright Challenge linking all 214 Wainwrights in one walk taking 38 days to mark my 70th Birthday. Today, solo, a circular hike from Honister Pass, traversing Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Kirk Fell, Kirk Fell (E Top), Great Gable, Green Gable, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts. A drier but cooler day, with good distant views. 19km with 1600m ascent taking 9 hours. | Alan_70+ | 17/04/2024 |
| Dawn walk up Latrigg. Followed by hike from Seathwaite via Gable Climbers Traverse and Napes Needle to Kirkfell, Great Gable, Green Gable and Base Brown. Stunning weather, light and hike. | mavero10 | 15/10/2023 |
| 12.1 miles 3757ft walk,start at Honister Pass NT carpark to Honister Crag, Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Base Brown, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and Green Gable. | stephenbuda | 15/10/2023 |
| Honister, Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Windy Gap, Seathwaite Fell, Honister over Seatoller Fell. | AvidSockWearer | 09/09/2023 |
| 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. /D | meltdiceburg | 09/09/2023 |
| Gillercomb Round from Seathwaite, Base Brown via Sourmilk Gill, Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts and back down via the old plumbago mines. Super hot. | MountainTerrier | 06/09/2023 |
| 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_alan | 16/08/2023 |
| From National Trust Car park, Honister Pass NY 2254 1353 Then on to Great Gable, back over Green Gable to Brandreth & grey Knotts. Returned to start. | Westdenewalker | 11/08/2023 |
| From Honister pass to Green Gable > Great Gable > back over Green Gable > Brandreth > Grey Knotts. accompanied by WestdeneWalker. | Kwalkway | 11/08/2023 |
| 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. | ByronHaywood | 22/06/2023 |
| With DW from Wasdale Head via Styhead and Aaron Slack. Another glorious day in the low 20C's. Views all the way to Scotland. 7 F-15's low through Styhead within 20 mins. Quite a sight. | nukeboy1 | 22/06/2023 |
| /7661858307 | ravioli7938 | 06/06/2023 |
| With Ben | GothicGeo | 06/06/2023 |
| Boss sunny day with Gareth | Kenny Morris | 29/05/2023 |
| Seathwaite -Base Brown-Green Gable-Great Gable-Kirk Fell | benarbia no 3 | 27/05/2023 |
| 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/72177720308686780 | SalmonJoe | 24/05/2023 |
| 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. | Victor | 03/04/2023 |
| Company: SC | iandesbottes | 02/04/2023 |
| Wainwright Walk 49: (Green Gable, Brandreth, Grey Knotts & Base Brown) | DavidHiner | 15/03/2023 |
| Honister Pass to Great Gable. W/TH & Teddy. | Sedge | 01/03/2023 |
| With Keith | christine99 | 21/01/2023 |
| Remembrances Sunday walk. | jenx | 13/11/2022 |
| 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 Gables | Winter Round | 08/11/2022 |
| MFMcL | john steel | 11/10/2022 |
| Parked at Honister Pass NT car park. SIMMS on Nuttall 3.1. Brandreth -> Base Brown -> Green Gable -> Great Gable -> Kirk Fell East Top -> Kirk Fell ->Fleetwith Pike. | Peter_W_Mitchell | 22/07/2022 |
| Part of a wander to Great Gable. | munkyennui | 18/06/2022 |
| 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/72177720299661696 | SalmonJoe | 05/06/2022 |
| 67km hike over 3 days with GFE from Keswick inc 2 nights camping. Eagle Crag, Sergeant's Crag, Rosthwaite Fell - Bessyboot, Rosthwaite Fell, Base Brown, Green Gable, Great Gable, Newlands Pass, Knott Rigg, Ill Crag (Newlands), Ard Crags, Aikin Knott. Wet. | Fionalevey | 03/06/2022 |
| Kirk Fell- Great Gable - Green Gable -Base Brown from Wasdale Head | benarbia again | 27/05/2022 |
| From Seathwaite Farm via Sour Milk Gill and Gillercomb. On to Great Gable via Windy Gap. Descent via Styhead and Stockley Bridge. | afoster | 15/05/2022 |
| GL3D - day 2 | andy.painter | 01/05/2022 |
| Wedding anniversary walk with Becks. | DaveT | 30/04/2022 |
| with Fay | JamesJolly | 30/04/2022 |
| Completed as part of route from Keswick to buttermere on the great Lakeland 3 dayer | emily | 30/04/2022 |
| Veryhappybunny | 29/04/2022 | |
| R K | Richard Tait | 19/04/2022 |
| Via base brown. Walked up by side of sour milk ghyll from Seathwaite farm. Back tracked along ridge and ascent up the slope to summit. Ground cover with snow and any water frozen. Waymarked cairns point the path out. Descent by Windy Gap to Styhead Tarn and back to Seathwaite farm | keenwalker | 31/03/2022 |
| Bob & Duke Wednesday 23rd/3/2022 Z 1536 hrs. | DukeNukem | 23/03/2022 |
| Base Brown and The Gables from Seathwaite. Base Brown - Green Gable - Great Gable | sms.37 | 19/03/2022 |
| 3 of 5 on 6 mile hike starting at honister slate mine car park. From brandreth. The howling wind and weather was really taking a turn for the worse I’m just glad I’d already bagged great gable. Onto the descent to brown base. Wainwright no. 75 | The-Z-Man | 24/02/2022 |
| On way to Remembrance on Gable with Lindsey. Parked in Seathwaite Farm at 7.45am, started walking approx 8am, summit at 10.45am. Mild, very light breeze, patchy sun, very little cloud on hills. Route was Sour Milk Gill, Gillercombe, Blackmore Pols. | Skip | 14/11/2021 |
| RRDPTH | Richard Tait | 25/10/2021 |
| 12km circuit from Seathwaite in 5.5hrs. Base brown, green gable, great gable, brandreth, grey knotts | Nicky C | 12/10/2021 |
| Along ridge from Grey Knotts and Brandreth. Continuing on to Great Gable. Mild & dry but misty on summits. | Gazza1951 | 11/10/2021 |