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Birkett — North Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Mellbreak North Top

Mellbreak North Top at 509m (1,670ft) is a Birkett top on the dramatic Mellbreak ridge above Crummock Water in the North Western Fells, its summit giving views across the lake to the Buttermere fells and Grasmoor.

509 m
Height
+8
Bonus Birketts
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509 mBirkett — North Western (not a Wainwright summit)+8 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 509 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 14°C, gusts to 31 mph, 2.0 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 14°
💨 31 mph
🌧 2.0 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
15° / 12°
💨 28 mph
🌧 12.5 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
13° / 5°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.9 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 3°
💨 22 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 1.2 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
16° / 5°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 5°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (23%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 509 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Mellbreak North Top

Mellbreak North Top at 509m (1,670ft) is a Birkett top on the dramatic Mellbreak ridge above Crummock Water in the North Western Fells, its summit giving views across the lake to the Buttermere fells and Grasmoor. Mellbreak is one of the finest viewpoints for Crummock Water and Loweswater, and the ridge gives exhilarating walking with views on both sides.

Routes up Mellbreak North Top

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Mellbreak and Crummock Water
11.7 km · ~3.2 hr
Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
509 m
Height
1,670 ft
In feet
NY 1430 1946
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free), about 1.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Mellbreak North Top (within 3 km)

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.

1.1 km WSWLittle Dodd (Loweswater)362 m · North Western
1.8 km SSEScale Knott338 m · Western
2.3 km WSWGavel Fell - High Nook (Gavel Fell North Top)488 m · North Western
2.5 km WNWLoweswater End - Carling Knott519 m · Western
2.7 km WNWCarling Knott544 m · North Western
2.9 km NNWLoweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)417 m · Western
2.9 km ELad Hows426 m · North Western
2.9 km SWFloutern Cop451 m · Western

Routes over Mellbreak North Top

Mellbreak and Crummock WaterLive
11.71 km · ~530 m ascent · loop · ~3–4.5 h
Summits: Mellbreak North TopMellbreak (Mellbreak South Top)

⬇️ Download GPX

Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Best parking to hike Mellbreak North Top

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free) — 1.8 km from summit (straight line)
Small free car park for Mellbreak, Hen Comb and the Loweswater fells.
Directions
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 2.4 km from summit (straight line)
At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water.
Directions

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.

Buses to Mellbreak North Top from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Other fells near Mellbreak North Top

Maps & guidebooks for Mellbreak North Top

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