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Allerdale
Borrowdale

Great Gable summit – Stockley Bridge loop from Honister Pass

Hard

7

hikers

Great Gable summit – Stockley Bridge loop from Honister Pass

04:59

10.1km

760m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 538 m for 3.39 km

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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808 m

Sourmilk Gill Waterfall

Highlight • Natural Monument

The impressive Sourmilk Gill

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3.64 km

Green Gable

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 2,628 feet (801 m), Green Gable is one of the higher fells in the Lake District, yet it's completely overshadowed by its illustrious, monstrous neighbour, Great Gable. However, whether …

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3

3.85 km

Windy Gap

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is one of those places in the Lakes where you really feel as though you're in true mountain country. Windy Gap, a col between Gables Green and Great, is …

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4

4.34 km

Great Gable summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

A humongous, rugged mass of rock and crags and cliffs, Great Gable is captivating to look at: an unbroken, devilish pyramid from the south; the dome of a sleeping, curled-up …

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5.72 km

Sty Head Stretcher Box

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Sty Head is the apex of an ancient and wild trade route between Borrowdale and Wasdale, the Styhead Pass. Right in the mountainous heart of the Lake District, it separates …

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6

5.97 km

View of Styhead Tarn

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7

8.23 km

Stockley Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

On the way up, this is where the adventure really starts, totally surrounded by mountains. On the way back down, you know you are nearly back, only around 20 minutes …

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.31 km

3.86 km

509 m

391 m

Surfaces

4.89 km

2.44 km

1.78 km

531 m

262 m

157 m

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Saturday 9 May

11°C

-1°C

4 %

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