Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow Fell
Tue 4 Oct 2011
Route: Brownrigg Farm - Great Mell Fell - Brownrigg Farm - Lowthwaite - Little Mell Fell - The Hause - road towards Watermillock - Swinburn's Park - shooting lodge - Gowbarrow Fell - Ulcat Row - road - Brownrigg Farm
Distance: 10.50 miles
Ascent: 2,650ft
Time: 7 hours 20 minutes
With: Jill and Nigel Batchelor
Notes:
Overcast, strong wind on the tops
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It's windy on Great Mell Fell
Photographing Great Mell Fell's summit
Blencathra from Great Fell Mell
Looking across to Little Mell Fell
Little Mell Fell's trig point with the North Pennines in the distance and a glimpse of Ullswater
Descending to The Hause, Gowbarrow Fell in the middle distance
The path through Swinburn's Park
The remains of the shooting lodge, Gowbarrow Fell
Getting close to Gowbarrow Fell's summit. Little Mell Fell in the far distance
Great Mell Fell from Gowbarrow Fell's summit
Descending towards Dockray
Ullswater
We are heading for Ulcat Row
Ulcat Row
Looking across to Little Mell Fell as we use minor roads to get back to our cars near Brownrigg Farm
Previous Walk: Wansfell Pike (Sat 1 Oct 2011)
Next Walk: Circuit of Buttermere (Sun 16 Oct 2011)