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23rd June 2010 - Gowbarrow, Little and Great Mell Fells

Walk Details

Distance walked: 10.0 miles

Total ascent: 3428 ft

OS map used: OL5-The English Lakes, North-eastern area

Time taken: 7 hrs

Route description: Aira Force car park-Aira Force-Gowbarrow Fell-Great Meldrum-Little Meldrum-The Hause-Little Mell Fell-The Hause-Swinburn's Park-Yew Crag-Aira Force car park

A walk from the Aira Force car park taking in Gowbarrow Fell and Little Mell Fell. Another walk was then done up Great Mell Fell.

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After parking at the NT Aira Force car park I made my way to the falls....
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Ullswater as I make my way up Gowbarrow Fell...
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Blencathra in the distance
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Little Mell Fell from Gowbarrow Fell
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Blencathra
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Helvellyn to Great Dodd
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Far eastern fells
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View across to Cross Fell and the North Pennines
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On Little Mell Fell
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Cross Fell and the North Pennines from Little Mell Fell
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Blencathra with Great Mell Fell in front
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View across to Helvellyn and the Dodds. Gowbarrow Fell is in the foreground.
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The view over Ullswater to Loadpot Hill and Hallin Fell. After leaving Little Mell Fell I made my way along the path through Swinburn's Park and along the flank of Gowbarrow Fell and above Yew Crag.
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Hagg Wood
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The fells around Martindale
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The view towards the foot of Ullswater from above Yew Crag
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The head of Ullswater
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Place Fell on the other side of Ullswater
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Ullswater with Lyulph's Tower in the field below
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On Great Mell Fell. After returning to the Aira Force car park I drove to the road past Brownrigg Farm to make my ascent of Great Mell Fell.
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Little Mell Fell and Loadpot Hill
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Blencathra under cloud. Carrock Fell is the hill on the end.
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A view to the fells at the head of Ullswater
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Gowbarrow Fell on the way back down
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Little Mell Fell

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