Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell

Sat 13 Oct 2012

Route: Aira Force bottom carpark - Aira Force - Green Hill - Gowbarrow Park - Gowbarrow Fell - High Force - Aira Beck - Aira Force - carpark

Distance: 3.50 miles

Ascent: 1,100ft

Time: 2 hours 50 minutes

With: Anne

Notes:

Mostly sunny, not much wind. Cloudy to the south

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Autumn colour in the car park

Aira Force from the top bridge

Ullswater from our ascent

...and again from higher up

The large cairn on Green Hill

Sunshine on Heughscar Hill

Looking towards Gowbarrow's summit

Blencathra

Damp under foot

Towards Great Dodd and Clough Head

Little Mell Fell

Great Mell Fell from Gowbarrow's summit

Towards the North Pennines

Moody over Helvellyn

Heading down the Dockray path

Ullswater with St Sunday Crag beyond

Aira Beck above High Force

This section of path near Aira Force is closed because of a landslip

The landslip

Aira Force from below

Previous Walk: Latrigg (Sun 7 Oct 2012)

Next Walk: Angletarn Pikes, Angle Tarn and Hayeswater (Sun 14 Oct 2012)

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