Great Gable via the Passes
Route Summary:
| Distance | Ascent | Time |
| 24.5 km | 1535 m |
Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.
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Facilities:
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Hazards:
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Summits and Places on this Route
- Seatoller Fell - 0.7km
- High Scawdel - 1.1km
- High Doat - 1.2km
- Dale Head - 2.0km
- Thornythwaite Fell - 2.2km
Places Nearby
- Lake District National Park - 8.4km
- Place Fell Wild Camp - 16.8km
- Great Britain - 59.6km
- Kielder Water and Forest Park Dark Sky Preserve - 86.4km
- Isle of Man - 93.8km
Routes Nearby
- Walk up Glaramara and Allen Crags from Seatoller - 0.9km
- Walk up Great Gable from Honister Pass via Brandreth - 1.2km
- Walk up Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route from Borrowdale - 1.6km
- High Raise and Ullscarf from Borrowdale - 1.8km
- Great Gable via Moses’ Trod from Honister Pass - 2.1km
- High Spy, Maiden Moor and Cat Bells from Derwentwater - 6.1km
- Buttermere Lakeside Walk - 6.8km
- The Buttermere Ridge – High Stile to Haystacks - 6.8km
Accommodation Nearby:
- Leonard’s Field House - 10.0km
- Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free? - 10.1km
- The Lakeland Cottage Company - 11.9km
- Country Hideaways - 82.5km
- Willington Hall Hotel - 151.7km
Campsites Nearby:
- Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free? - 10.1km
- Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite - 163.0km
- Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite - 163.0km
- Dol Gam Campsite and B&B - 163.8km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 168.1km
Pubs and Cafes Nearby:
- Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free? - 10.1km
- Your Peak District Tourism Business Here? - 155.7km
- Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant - 161.1km
- The Royal Oak Hotel - 163.4km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 168.1km
Other Businesses Nearby:
- Keswick Boot Co - 10.0km
- Your Lake District Tourism Business Here for free? - 10.1km
- Your Peak District Tourism Business Here? - 155.7km
- Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant - 161.1km
- The Royal Oak Hotel - 163.4km
Great Gable via the Passes Details
Some mountains, such as Cnicht, tend to be worth viewing in the main from just the one direction. A bit like an optical illusion, move a little to either side and the effect is lost. Some mountains, however, seem to have an ever changing facade as you view them from different directions. Great Gable is one such mountain, and this walk takes you all around the mountain, at a reasonable distance in order to savour the view. Yet you don’t actually ascend it!
The Route
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