page_title: Mellbreak
section_title: Ascents
hierarchical_section_title: Mellbreak / Ascents
caption_attribution_description: English: The Kirkstile Inn, at Loweswater in the English county of Cumbria. Mellbreak can be seen towering above the hotel. For more information see the Wikipedia articles Loweswater, Cumbria and Mellbreak.
context_page_description: Mellbreak is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. Despite being surrounded on all sides by higher fells, it stands in isolation. It is surrounded on three sides by a "moat" of deep marshy land, and on the east side by the lake of Crummock Water. The fell forms a partnership with the lake, running parallel to it, falling sheer into it, and regularly providing the backdrop for pictures of it.
context_section_description: A popular route up the fell is a path from the village of Loweswater, that threads its way between the crags and rocky outcrops on the north side. The north top is then traversed to reach the summit. A variation misses out the north top, following a slanting path southwards along the Mosedale face to the depression. From the shore of Crummock Water an ascent can be made following Pillar Rake, a diagonal breach in the central rim of crag. A direct climb of the south top direct is best achieved from Buttermere village, starting along the Scale Force path before making for Scale Knott.
caption: Mellbreak seen from the Kirkstile Inn, in Loweswater village
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