Walk 25 - Hen Comb - 27th July 2018
 

Wainwright's Walking Guide to the Lake District Fells - Book 7 The Western Fells

 

#48 Hen Comb 1670 ft

Distance
4.2 miles
Time
4.5 hrs
Lowest Point
360 ft
Highest Point
1670 ft
Total Ascent
1389 ft
 
Walk Rating - moderate
 

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  10.38 Crossing Mosedale Beck was easy today after a dry spell.  
   
  11.03 Looking over a pretty bank to Mellbreak.  
   
  11.10 Walking up Hen Comb.  
   
  11.49 Looking back towards Loweswater.  
   
  12.26 Hen Comb summit.  
   
  12.22 Panorama 218 Hen Comb Summit  
       
   

The view is better than anticipated with one aspect in particular, that of Buttermere valley in a frame of fells, of classic beauty.

 
   
Alfred Wainwright - The Western Fells, Hen Comb.
 
       
 
 
  12.32 Hen Comb summit. Low Fell in the background.  
 
 
  13.02 Overlooking the path I had taken or tried to take, along the side of Mellbreak. I used the higher sloping path on the way up and the main lower path on the way back.  
   
  13.03 On our way back down the spine of Hen Comb with Loweswater in the distance.  
   
  13.23 On a hot day the cool water of Mosedale Beck was welcome near the end.  
   
  13.31 Back down the track with Grasmoor and the northern end of Crummock Water in the background.  
   
  17.24 Later that day we went for a drive to Buttermere. Looking along the length of Buttermere to Haystacks.  
   
  17.36 An evening swim in Buttermere  
   
  18.14  
 
 
   
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