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.
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...
Blencathra in the distance
Little Mell Fell from Gowbarrow Fell
Blencathra
Helvellyn to Great Dodd
Far eastern fells
View across to Cross Fell and the North Pennines
On Little Mell Fell
Cross Fell and the North Pennines from Little Mell Fell
Blencathra with Great Mell Fell in front
View across to Helvellyn and the Dodds. Gowbarrow Fell is in the foreground.
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.
Hagg Wood
The fells around Martindale
The view towards the foot of Ullswater from above Yew Crag
The head of Ullswater
Place Fell on the other side of Ullswater
Ullswater with Lyulph's Tower in the field below
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.
Little Mell Fell and Loadpot Hill
Blencathra under cloud. Carrock Fell is the hill on the end.
A view to the fells at the head of Ullswater
Gowbarrow Fell on the way back down
Little Mell Fell