8.9km/5.5 miles/3.5 hours
Ascent 700m/2300ft
Great Gable’s name will quicken the pulse, promises Norman Hadley
LAKELAND’S seventh highest summit throws unmistakeable but completely different profiles to the points of the compass. From the south-west it presents the beautiful diamond that’s emblematic of the National Park Authority. From Kirk Fell, it appears as a twisted cylindrical tower, as if a cake has slightly melted in a shop window. From the north, it shows as a supercilious eyebrow raised in disdain for the puny