Great Meldrum and Gowbarrow Fell
Sat 14 Feb 2009
Route: Aira Force bottom Carpark - traverse above Yew Crag - shooting lodge - Great Meldrum - Gowbarrow Fell - High Force - Aira Force - carpark
Distance: 4.50 miles
Ascent: 1,250ft
Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
With: Members of the OFC
Notes:
Overcast and dull
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Aira Beck from the bottom footbridge
Hollow tree
Over Ullswater to Saint Sunday Crag
Looking back down the path with Sheffield Pike and Watermillock Common in the distance
Ullswater from above Yew Crag
The traverse path
The bridge has been removed to be replaced by some landfill!
All that remains of the old shooting lodge
Looking across to Gowbarrow Fell's summit as we head for Great Meldrum first
Great Mell Fell from Great Meldrum
Little Mell Fell from Gowbarrow Fell's summit
Dockray below
Aira Beck above High Force
Aira Beck below High Force
A small fall
The bridge above Aira Force
Aira Force
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