The plan was to climb Mellbreak from the Lowswater end (NT Car park) and return via the shores of Crummock water. After dropping the grand-kids off at their other grandparents in Workington I headed for Lowswater, only to find the road into the village closed due to a serious accident. Plan B was to drive to the car park at Lanthwaite Green farm and pick up the footpath through the woods towards Lowswater. A Saturday afternoon in August....car park absolutely rammed !!. Plan C - do the walk from Buttermere. Thanks to the kind car park attendant in the NT car park he guided mr into the last parking spot.
So, eventually I was on my way from Buttermere via Scales Bridge.
The route was straightforward, and once at the summit (south top) I had a wander over to the north top which is a few metres lower.
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| Whiteless Pike |
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| Rannerdale Knots with Grasmoor in the background |
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| Grassmoor |
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| From the left - Grasmoor, Crag Hill, and Whiteless Pike |
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| Track up to Mellbreak. For a relatively small fell the way up is steep. |
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| Crummock Water , Buttermere and Fleetwith Pike |
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| Looking to the North top from the South Top |
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| Grasmoor |
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| North Top |
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| South Top |
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Looking back to Mellbreak.
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A frustrating start on a hot day , but great to eventually bag Mellbreak. Wainwright #210.
About 8 miles OS OL4
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