Branstree
| Area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
| County: | Westmorland and Furness |
| Country: | England |
| Classification: | Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, and HuMP (also Clem, Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump) |
| Height: | |
| Maps: | OL5(S), OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger |
| Grid Ref: | NY477100 Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km |
| Summit: | ground 80m NW of end of wall |
| Notes: | circular trig station 40m SE at NY 47795 09971 is 0.25m lower |
| Daylight: | dawn 07:34, sunrise 08:17, sunset 15:47, dusk 16:31 |
| External links: | Wikipedia |
Branstree Summit
Situated at the head of Mardale, Longsleddale and Mosedale, it's more gentle grass slopes are less craggy than the rocky peaks of much of the Lake District hills.
It can be climbed from the car park at Mardale, at the end of Haweswater reservoir road, by way of Gatescarth pass.
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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: @woody (twice), adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, Andrewc1980, Andy67, Ashleighatkinson, atessa, bally6872, BeckyTheBaker (twice), beth, bluegrassbella, bryanatk, CarlandHay, CARLOS, Carolwildbird, CEW, chloealina, Chris the rambler, Chrisajones, chrisfry35 (x4), Claren, Cowles, DANE2766, Danrobinson, darrendixon, Darrenh, davew, DavidMBurnett, Daz Graham, DukeNukem (twice), DuncanG22, Dunkman, elainewoodhouse, fellwalker68, fizzerfox (twice), Floydian1, frothyraptor, gallowshill, GaryR, gbh, gdh200, Geaorgina Brough, gillabram, Gillian7660, Ginty, griff44, Harter hod carrier (x4), hhampson, Homesick Scorrie, Hubbards, ian_hay@ymail.com, iggsypoo, James48, JamieL, Jandy (twice), jegger, JennyPeachey, jezsheona, Jimearl6, JJH94, john09cw, johngraham5056@aol.com, Jojo777, josiejowalker, King of the Tops (twice), Lambo330, Lancashire Lad, lfaulder, Luly, mariablky, MarjWatson, martutd, McLeish, Megmac, Michaelholbrow, michaelrusman@hotmail.com, MichyAndWill, Mikew92, motley 55, Mountain Zulu, navdave, NickiG, onceuponatime, Orayner15, pah800, pandy, PDB1963, peterb, Peterfishwick, pwb999, racheljanemchugh, Ricey, roro1978, RuslandRambler (x3), russellporter12, sgrice56, shane1974, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, sophielucywalking, SophieWalker, spookyfish, springfishblue, Stephenmshanks, Steve18566, StevetheRover (twice), Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, Tabber, ThinArthur, ThrowerBell, TonyRogerson, Toohey100, Trevor123, Tricia15, Union1, valeriemac8, vinmac, walsh581, wezboyes@hotmail.com, wolfgangb, Yan, and yorkmunrobagger.
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