Wainwright
- Height
- 506 m · 1,661 ft
- Drop
- 139 m
- Grid ref
- NY 132 181
- Region
- Lake District
- Range
- Lake District C&W
- County
- Cumberland
Summit: Cairn.
Hen Comb is a Wainwright in Lake District, 506 m (1,661 ft) high. There is one mapped route up it on TRXO; the one with the least climbing, Great Borne, Hen Comb and Gavel Fell, is 10.5 km with 850 m of ascent and takes 4 to 5.5 hours.
Routes up Hen Comb
Rounds that include Hen Comb (1)
Map
Summit at NY 132 181 (54.5508, -3.3433). Dots are neighbouring listed hills.
Nearby hills
- Gavel FellWainwright524 m · 1.6 km
- MellbreakWainwright511 m · 1.7 km
- Great BorneWainwright, Hewitt616 m · 1.9 km
- Starling DoddWainwright, Hewitt633 m · 2.6 km
- Blake FellWainwright573 m · 2.7 km
- Rannerdale KnottsWainwright355 m · 3.5 km
- Burnbank FellWainwright475 m · 3.6 km
- Red Pike (Buttermere)Wainwright, Hewitt755 m · 3.9 km
Questions about Hen Comb
- How high is Hen Comb?
- Hen Comb is 506 m (1,661 ft) high, a Wainwright in Lake District. The summit is at grid reference NY 132 181.
- How long does it take to climb Hen Comb?
- The quickest route on TRXO, Great Borne, Hen Comb and Gavel Fell, takes 4 to 5.5 hours: 10.5 km with 850 m of ascent. Allow longer in poor weather or winter conditions.
- What is the easiest way up Hen Comb?
- The route with the least climbing is Great Borne, Hen Comb and Gavel Fell, starting from Bowness (NY 109 159): 10.5 km and 850 m of ascent, graded moderate.