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Scale Force Waterfall – Mellbreak Summit loop from Buttermere

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Scale Force Waterfall – Mellbreak Summit loop from Buttermere

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Scale Force Waterfall – Mellbreak Summit loop from Buttermere

07:28

20.6km

1,120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4 m

Buttermere Village

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Buttermere is an achingly beautiful village in the western Lake District. Situated between Crummock Water and Buttermere and sitting in the shadow of many superb fells, the permutations for walks …

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1.13 km

Hiking Trail to Scale Force Waterfall

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2.94 km

View of Crummock Water

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After a nice climb and this beautiful view, have a picnic at the waterfall

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3.03 km

Scale Force Waterfall

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Parking at National Trust- Buttermere car park.
If you want to spend a penny you’ll need to spend 49 more and the turnstile in the loo doesn’t accept £1 coins

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5.98 km

Starling Dodd Summit Cairns

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Starling Dodd is a 2,087-foot (636 m) mountain in the western Lake District. This fell can be hiked either from Ennerdale or Loweswater. It's often paired with Great Borne. Views …

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10.7 km

Hen Comb Summit

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I hiked this as a group of five Wainwrights (Burnbank Fell 475m, Blake Fell 573m, Gavel Fell 526m, Hen Comb 509m and Mellbreak 512m). It was a loop from Stuart …

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15.6 km

Mellbreak Summit

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As Mellbreak stands apart from the other Loweswater fells, from a distance its appearance reminds me of a sleeping dinosaur. You can just imagine it rising up from its slumber …

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15.6 km

View of Crummock Water and Buttermere

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20.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

6.21 km

2.39 km

Surfaces

13.9 km

4.02 km

2.39 km

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (610 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Saturday 22 August

18°C

4°C

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Scale Force Waterfall – Mellbreak Summit loop from Buttermere

Buttermere Village

Hiking Trail to Scale Force Waterfall

View of Crummock Water

Scale Force Waterfall

Starling Dodd Summit Cairns

Hen Comb Summit

Mellbreak Summit

View of Crummock Water and Buttermere

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