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Branstree

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright, Birkett, Hewitt, Nuttall, and HuMP
(also Fellranger, Synge, Sim, and Tump)
Height:713m
Maps:OL5(S), OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY478099         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:small pile of stones by trig station
Notes:ground 40m NW at NY 47776 10002 and at NY 47754 09997 is about as high
Daylight:dawn 07:27, sunrise 08:10, sunset 15:50, dusk 16:33
External links:Wikipedia

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Branstree Summit
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.

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: @woody, adgl, AGJ64, ahampson, beth, bryanatk, CARLOS, CEW, chloealina, Chris the rambler, chrisfry35 (x4), Claren, Darrenh, DukeNukem (twice), DuncanG22, Dunkman, fellwalker68, fizzerfox, frothyraptor, gallowshill, GaryR, gbh, gdh200, Gillian7660, Ginty, Hubbards, iggsypoo, JamieL, Jandy, jegger, jezsheona, john09cw, Jojo777, King of the Tops (twice), Lancashire Lad, lfaulder, MarjWatson, McLeish, Mikew92, motley 55, navdave, NickiG, Orayner15, pah800, pandy, peterb, RuslandRambler (twice), russellporter12, sgrice56, shane1974, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, spookyfish, springfishblue, Stephenmshanks, Steve18566, StevetheRover (twice), Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, Tabber, ThrowerBell, TonyRogerson, vinmac, walsh581, wolfgangb, Yan, and yorkmunrobagger.

In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:

If you need accommodation we have details of 20 properties offering rooms near Branstree. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
North Lodge, Kendal
£331-1520 per week
9.8km (6.1 miles) away, sleeps 4
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank Bungalow, Staveley
£309-1509 per week
9.2km (5.7 miles) away, sleeps 3
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Kidsty Cottage, Shap
£255-1060 per week
9.8km (6.1 miles) away, sleeps 2

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Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.