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15th July 2009 - Low Fell and Fellbarrow

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 9.8 miles

Total ascent: 2257 ft

OS map used: OL4 - The English Lakes, North-western area

Time taken: 6 hrs

Route description: Loweswater-Mosser Road-Darling Fell-Sourfoot Fell-Smithy Fell-Fellbarrow-Hatteringill Head-Fellbarrow-Watching Crag-Low Fell-Thackthwaite-Road back to Loweswater-Loweswater

Another couple of Wainwrights bagged today with Low Fell and Fellbarrow. After parking by Loweswater I walked south-east along the road before getting on the old road to Mosser to make the ascent to the summit of Darling Fell. From Darling Fell I then walked along the summit ridge across Sourfoot Fell and Smithy Fell to Fellbarrow. I made a detour to Hatteringill Head from Fellbarrow before heading for Low Fell via Watching Crag. After enjoying the view from from Low Fell I backtracked to Watching Crag and then took the path down to Thackthwaite. From Thackthwaite I then road walked back to Loweswater.

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Cloud still on Carling Knott from Loweswater at the start of the walk
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On the summit of Darling Fell and the cloud has lifted to reveal one of the best views in the Lakes up Crummock Water with Mellbreak to its right.
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Mellbreak, Hen Comb and Carling Knott
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The view towards the Solway Firth
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Low Fell with Grasmoor behind
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On the summit of Fellbarrow and the view towards the Solway Firth
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Back along the ridge to Low Fell
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Skiddaw in the distance
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The Solway Firth from Hatteringill Head
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The Whinlatter fells with Skiddaw behind
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I'm on Watching Crag heading for Low Fell. The view across Lorton Vale to the Whinlatter fells.
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Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside and Grasmoor
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On Low Fell and the view up Crummock Water and its surrounding fells
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Across the Vale of Lorton
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Another shot from a bit further south across the summit
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Whiteside and Grasmoor
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The classic view up Crummock Water from Low Fell's south top
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Mellbreak, Hen Comb and Carling Knott

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