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Name: | Branstree NE Top [Branstree East Top] [High Howes (Mardale)] |
Hill number: | 2555 |
Height: | 673m / 2208ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2528 High Street |
RHB Section: | 34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells |
Nuttall/Wainwright area: | Lake District - Far Eastern Fells |
County/UA: | Westmorland and Furness |
Catchment: | Eden (Carlisle) |
Class: | Nuttall, Birkett, Synge, Subsimm, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge (N,B,Sy,sSim,BL,Bg) |
Grid ref: | NY 48765 10340 |
Summit feature: | small pile of stones on grassy knoll |
Drop: | 24m |
Col: | 649m NY484102 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 90 (1:25k) OL5S OL7N |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 640 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
The Sleddale Fells from Longsleddale. Visited Great Howe, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike, Tarn Crag, High Howes, Selside Pike, and Branstree. returning via Gatescarth Pass, and down the rubble road to Sadgill. A great day in the Lakes, with extensive views. 17km with 900m ascent, taking me 6 hours. | silverwolf_alan | 22/02/2024 |
early morning hike from Mosedale Bothy. Pretty Direct route up to Branstree, High Howes and Selside Pike before heading down the old corpse road. worth a little read on the history! then back to the cars parked at the head of Haweswater. 9.25km on 2 hrs 30min | Nicky C | 06/01/2024 |
Parked at Mardale Head. Gatescarth Pass, Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Tarn Crag, Grey Crag, Harrop Pike and back to Mardale Head. Some views from Selside and Harrop, otherwise in cloud with occasional showers. Very wet underfoot. With Gillian and accompanied by Harriet and Mike for the first three. | richard69 | 03/01/2024 |
Parked at Haweswater ascended via Gatescarth. Didnt see a soul until the last mile but plenty of deer. Branstree, Branstree NE top, Selside Pike, Harrop Pike, Grey Carg, Tarn, Crag. 11.9 miles 3480 ft elevation. | nell1583 | 28/10/2023 |
Mardale circuit. 
8 of 9 | thekirkie pirate | 12/10/2023 |
Hike with hiking Manchester: Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Branstree, Branstree Northeast Top, Selside Pike. Winds up to 50mph, fog and rain at times but some good views at each end of the hike. | Lazylizzie | 07/10/2023 |
From Mardale Head. 
9 km, 570 m asc. 
To Gatescarth Pass and NE up the boundary to Branstree, Branstree NE Top and Selside Pike. 
Down to the Old Corpse Road and by Brown Howe summit to the road. 
Misty, dry, warm. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720311192957 | SalmonJoe | 09/09/2023 |
After Naddle Horseshoe, drove to Mardale Head and did a round of 8 hills Branstree both tops, Nabs Moor, Howes, Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag. 5hrs. Overcast for first half of walk and then the clouds lifted and the Sun made the last 2hrs hard work. A good day, 20 miles approx in total. | Longwojo | 07/07/2023 |
13.5 miles 3366ft walk, start at Mardale Head carpark Haweswater Reservoir take Gatescarth Pass to Tarn Crag, Harrop Pike, Grey Crag, Selside Pike, Brantree and Brown Howe. | stephenbuda | 14/05/2023 |
If you've done the SW you gotta do the NE. So Boo and I finished off the day there. Nice big tarns for Boo to clean off the mud acquired in the bog courtesy of Captain Whelter. | Alphaville199 | 06/05/2023 |
Thought I'd tackle two straightforward Hewitts in the eastern Lake District. 
 
Parked at Haweswater Reservoir, I did a circuit of Selside Pike (655m) and Branstree (713m), 3hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 11/02/2023 |
2 of 8 starting at Mardale head car park. Straight across from branstree | The-Z-Man | 05/02/2023 |
with sean | jordanwalmsley1987 | 05/02/2023 |
Circuit from the Haweswater road end to visit unticked summits: Adam Seat, Harrop Pike and Branstree NE. | PGCE | 28/01/2023 |
Cairn appears to have been removed/destroyed. Clear imprints remain on grassy mound that appeared HP. Satisfied enough to bag this one | Alfa1M | 01/11/2022 |
From Haweswater via Branstree and Selside Pike, returning over this top to descend Gatescarth Pass back to car park. | NormanW | 22/10/2022 |
Some lovely views | Adventurers5 | 11/10/2022 |
11.8 mile circular from Sadgill. Up Gatesgarth Pass, then leaving it to cross Bronthwaite Bottom up to the wall. We followed the wall up onto Branstree summit then followed the well-defined slightly boggy path to Selside Pike. We headed back to Branstree via High Howes, then descended back to pass. We followed the good path up Harter Fell (previously ascended in 2004) and continued along the ridge to Kentmere Pike and carried onto Shipman Knotts descending to pass back down to Sadgill. 1007m ascent. The weather was variable as we started in full cloud, then it got sunny, then it almost got rainy and finally windy, back down to the dale which was warm. Typical Lakes weather! | DanTrig | 11/09/2022 |
Branstree from Sadgill with MK | Nab Scar | 29/03/2022 |
from Mosedale Cottage. Gatescarth Pass, up and down Adam Seat, both tops of Branstree and Selside Pike before ending at Swindale Foot. | welshyboyo | 06/03/2022 |
With: hb sb; From Dudderwick CP, up path the top of Gatesgarth Pass then up onto Branstree. Walked across ridge past pillar to NE Top then across to Selside Pike. Returned directly to Branstree then down via top of Gatesgarth Pass. | Ian Baines | 09/10/2021 |
With Luna. CCW Loop. From Sadgill NY 4836 0569. | masmith | 24/09/2021 |
From Sadgill via Gatesgarth Pass: Little Harter Fell - Adams Seat - Branstree - Branstree NE - Selside - Nabs Crag - Howes - Tarn Crag - Harrop Pike - Grey Crag - Great Howe. Descent off Great Howe straight down to Sadgill. 21.6km, 1084m ascent. | stevem76 | 16/09/2021 |
Short-ish walk from Mardale Head by Haweswater to pick up 2 Wainwrights. | atreides7887 | 11/09/2021 |
Started and finished at the Haweswater head carpark and took an anti-clockwise circuit around the surrounding tops to reduce the impact of the strong gusting wind - Rough Crag, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell, Lingmell End, Harter Fell, Little Harter Fell, Adam Seat, Branstree, High Howes, Selside Pike and Brown Howe; returning via the Old Corpse Road. Great walk, superb views, good terrain, just under 5 hours with lots of stops for waterproofs on and off. | summitter | 13/08/2021 |
Completed an evening walk to visit Selside, Branstree, and loop back by outlying Howes and Nabs Moor from the Swindale parking. A warm evening, sun and light cloud, good views. Solo. Five hours (without rushing). | meltdiceburg | 02/07/2021 |
Alone. See entry for main Branstree summit. | Gazza1951 | 21/06/2021 |
On return from Selside Pike to Branstree. Crawled under wire fence. | peter4lc | 08/06/2021 |
Circuit of the Mardale skyline from Burn Banks - Wether Hill, Red Crag, High Raise, High Street, Mardale Ill Bell - Harter Fell - Branstree (both tops) - Selside Pike - Hare Shaw and four of the minor tops in Naddle Forest | Gary Heath | 27/05/2021 |
With Selside | Theslayer | 31/01/2021 |
With GFE. Perfect views, very snowy, icy summit. Bum-boggan-ed down. | Fionalevey | 31/12/2020 |
NB no parking beyond NY521142. Squelch, squelch, squelch. Road to Swindale Head Farm, Nabs Moor, Howes, Branstree N Top, Selside Pike, Brown Howe, corpse road to Swindale Head. Intermittent thin connecting paths and boggy ATV tracks, over mild tussock grass. | Isbjorn | 04/11/2020 |
With Sue and NB from Haweswater CP via Branstree and NE top, High Howes, Howes, Nabs Moor and Selside Pike. Return via Brown Howe and Corpse Road. Excellent day and views before Lockdown 2.0. | Frank | 03/11/2020 |
Scalebarrow Knott, Harper Hills, Powleys Hill, Hare Shaw, Brown Howe, Selside Pike, Branstree NE Top, Branstree | keithouk | 13/09/2020 |
Circuit from Mardale Head Car Park through Branstree(2), Hayes & Nabs Moor returning via Old Corpse Road | Ajm0310 | 04/09/2020 |
Rough Crag to Selside Pike from Haweswater. Easy going from Branstree via the pillar on Artlecrag Pike. Had some beautiful reflections from the unnamed tarns at the col. | Jake994 | 24/08/2020 |
From longsleddale | emily | 15/08/2020 |
Marshall WtW no.9. | Sedge | 14/08/2020 |
with Evelyn and Mike | jd16 | 10/08/2020 |
From: Mardale Head and Branstree | RWG | 11/07/2020 |
Wainwright walk with Bendy included this non wainwright peak | hollisclan | 01/07/2020 |
Ascent from Mardale Head with Jayne via Gatesgarth Pass on round of Branstree, Branstree NE Top (High Howes - Mardale) and Selside Pike with return to Haweswater via Old Corpse Road. 11.3km (7.02m) in 5hrs 50mins (3hrs 16mins moving time) and 537m of ascent. | pwhitaker_1966 | 25/06/2020 |
From Branstree then on to Selside Pike. With Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 24/06/2020 |
From Selside Pike. Easy going but not much of a view. Onto Branstree. | James McKnight | 24/05/2020 |
with Fay | JamesJolly | 15/12/2019 |
Swindale Foot > Swindale Head > Selside Pike > High Howes > Branstree > Tarn Crag > Grey Crag > Harrop Pike > Little Mosedale Beck > Swindale Head > Swindale Foot. Just me and H. Beautiful morning and walking in sunshine up to Selside Pike. Clag came in after that and remaining tops had at best Hazy very restricted views. Typically cloud broke up when descending by Little Mosedale Beck. | johnkaysleftleg | 26/08/2019 |
On my own. Hot. On way from Selside Pike to Branstree. | alwaysinshorts | 29/06/2019 |
From Keld Dub - Blue / breezy and hot - lane then track to Seat Robert (with its Ring Trig) - High Wether Howe - we follow fence down into Mosedale for a paddle through Mosedale Beck - over Howes (then the 673 high point beyond) past pillar and on to Branstree and Artlegill Pike (with its Ring Trig). Back via Selside Pike - Selside End droping down the Corpse Road to Swindale head - lane to Truss Gap - Low Katedale climb to Dog Hill then lane back top Keld in the diminishing light. | briandavies | 20/04/2019 |
With CP | garth87 | 03/04/2019 |
Partner in a 2 person overnight expedition. Other walker Iain MacIntyre. 
Walk from Mosedale Cottage back to Mardale Head via Branstree, High Howes and Selside Pike. Frost overnight and into the morning, another fine day. 
We used the day for nav practice, setting challenges for each other as the legs progressed looking for fine nav features. | higlett | 18/11/2018 |