A very quiet walk around the summit of Mellbreak passing by the valley of Mosedale, Scale Force waterfall and finishing along the shore of Crummock water. This is a dog friendly walk.
Une randonnée très isolée autour du sommet de Mellbreak et passant par la vallée de Mosedale, la cascade de Scale Force et finissant le long du lac de Crummock water. Cette randonnée est accessible aux chiens.
Information to do the walk around Mellbreak summit:
- Distance: 10.8 km
- Duration: Nearly 4h with breaks
- Ascent: 196 m
- Level: Medium
- Car Park: Lanthwaite Wood National Trust car park (CA13 9UX), Fees applies to non National Trust member
- Pushchairs friendly: No, we used our baby carrier.
- Dog Friendly: Yes, no stiles, however no shadow during the whole walk, no water until reaching the shore of Crummock water. Can have sheep in the fields, please keep your dog on the lead.

We started to go back walking in the Lake District’s fells around 1.5 months after having Marcus. We did some little walks during April month but this walk that we did beginning of May was our first long one with him.
Nous avons recommencé à faire des randonnées dans les montagnes du Lake District environ 1 mois et demi après la naissance de Marcus. Nous avons quelques petites randonnées au mois d’April mais cette randonnée faite début Mai est la première longue randonnée que nous avons faite avec lui.

That weekend we wanted to enjoy the nice weather (which at the end lasted a good month) and do a local walk as we didn’t fancy driving a lot. Also I was still recovering from my C section so I wasn’t able to walk long distance and I was recommended by the doctor to only do flattish walks for at least 2-3 months. (To be honest steep walks will wait until next summer.)
Ce weekend la nous voulions profiter du beau temps (qui finalement dura un bon mois) et faire une randonnée locale car nous n’avions pas le courage de conduire longtemps. J’étais également toujours un peu en convalescence car à cause de ma césarienne je ne pouvais pas marcher trop longtemps et le docteur m’avait recommandé de marcher sur du plat pendant 2 à 3 mois (pour être honnête je pense que les randonnées avec beaucoup de dénivelé vont attendre l’été prochain).

We like the area around Loweswater, Crummock and Buttermere and after looking at a map we thought why not to try walking around Mellbreak summit. We decided to park at Lanthwaite Wood National Trust and start first walking to Mosedale valley to finish by the shore of Crummock water where we stopped to play in the water with Skye. On the way, Matt decided to do a detour to see Scale Force waterfall. I would like now to do the walk from Buttermere to Scale Force waterfall as the path looks also lovely.
Nous aimons beaucoup allé randonner dans la région de Loweswater, Crummock et Buttermere. Nous regardions donc ce coin là sur la carte papier quand nous est venu l’idée de faire le tour du sommet de Mellbreak. Nous avons décidé de nous garer sur le parking du National Trust de Lanthwaite Wood et de marcher en premier en direction de la vallée de Mosedale pour finir le long de la rive de Crummock water, où nous nous sommes arrêtés pour jouer dans l’eau avec Skye. En chemin Matthieu, décida de faire un petit détour pour aller voir la cascade de Scale Force. J’aimerais maintenant faire la randonnée entre Buttermere et Scale Force car le sentier avait l’air intéressant.

Overall, it was a great day in the fells. The weather was not too hot neither too cold, we didn’t see a lot of people (we met most of the people after reaching Scale Force waterfall) and the walk has amazing views on the surrounding summits. The path through the valley of Mosedale disappears on one side of Mellbreak so a bit of navigation skills is needed. It can also be very muddy but just for this feeling of peacefulness it is worth it. Additionally, there were not too many sheep so Skye was able to run freely most of the walk and swim in Crummock water.
En conclusion, nous avons passé une très bonne journée en montagne. Le temps était parfait (ni trop chaud ni trop froid), nous n’avons pas vu beaucoup de monde (nous avons commencé à rencontrer des gens une fois arrivé vers la cascade) et la randonnée offre de superbes vues sur les sommets environnants. Le sentier traversant la vallée de Mosedale disparait sur l’un des flan de Mellbreak, il faudra donc bien lire la carte pour pouvoir s’orienter. Aussi le sentier peut être assez boueux mais l’endroit est tellement paisible que cette randonnée vaut vraiment le coup. De plus, il n’y avait pas trop de moutons dans les champs ce jour là ainsi Skye a pu courir librement la majorité de la randonnée.
Have you done this walk around Mellbreak summit?
Avez vous déjà fait le tour du sommet de Mellbreak?















Find more walks in the Lake District on this page.
Retrouvez toutes nos randonnées dans le Lake District sur cette page.
Lovely photos of a beautiful part of the world. 👍👍😊
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Thank you. We are lucky to have this scenery on our doorstep.
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Beautiful places to hike! Loved your gorgeous photos.
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Thank you 😊
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A beautiful area – thanks for sharing it with me!
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Happy you liked discovering this place through my blog.
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You got some great photos here, Lake District views are always so lovely 🙂
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Thank you. Yes it is a great place to visit or live 😁.
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Beautiful scenery.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome dear.
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Lake District without crowds – incredible 🙂 I hope you will recover soon and will be able to do less ‘flat’ walks when the time is right.
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Thank you I am recovering fast but anyway there are so many nice flattish walks in the area that I am not missing going up summits.
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The scenery looks spectacular. Glad to hear you had perfect weather for spending time outdoors.
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We had an amazing end of May-end of June months. Now weather is a bit more grey and cold. The Lake District is always better with the sun.
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Such a lovely area to walk, and a good way to get back into your stride, Melodie. I looked back at the previous walk too.
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Thank you Jo. This valley and summit are very beautiful and peaceful.
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🤗💚
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I’ve only been briefly to the Lake District. These are such stunning views!
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You need to come again to explore it. There are so many beautiful things to see in the Lake District.
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