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 06:14, sunrise 06:50, sunset 19:19, dusk 19:55 |
| 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.
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 (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, DJSibbald, 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 (twice), JJH94, john09cw, johngraham5056@aol.com, Jojo777, josiejowalker, Jul3scorn3ll (twice), kenzie, Kieranatt, Kieranatt98, King of the Tops (twice), Lambo330, Lancashire Lad, lfaulder, Luly, mariablky (twice), MarjWatson, martutd, McLeish, Megmac, Michaelholbrow, michaelrusman@hotmail.com, MichyAndWill, Mikew92, MmacD11, motley 55, Mountain Zulu, navdave, NickiG, onceuponatime, Orayner15, pah800, pandy, PDB1963, Petemoss (x17), peterb, Peterfishwick, pwb999, racheljanemchugh, Ricey, roro1978, Rudi2309, RuslandRambler (x4), russellporter12, sgrice56, shane1974, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk, sophielucywalking, SophieWalker, spookyfish, springfishblue (twice), Stephenmshanks, Steve18566, StevetheRover (twice), Strangerclur, Susanna, Sylwia J Kociemba, Tabber, thehappymundays, ThinArthur, ThrowerBell, TonyRogerson, Toohey100, Trevor123 (twice), Tricia15, Union1, valeriemac8, vinmac, walsh581, wezboyes@hotmail.com, wolfgangb, Yan, and yorkmunrobagger (twice).
In our forum you can read the following walk reports which include this hill:
- 19/06/22 - Jimearl6 - Grassy tops and views of the Pennines from Selside Pike and Branstree
- 21/09/20 - Lancashire Lad - Selside Pike, Branstree, & Harter Fell - (From Mardale)
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