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Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill)

Walked on 15/07/2005

Start point: Pooley Bridge pier (NY 466 242)

Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill) (OF) from Pooley Bridge

Distance: 1 mile     Total Ascent: 115 metres     Time Taken: 30 minutes

Weather: Generally overcast with sunny spells. 19°C.

It is the first day of the school summer holidays today so Connie and I had a day out on the Ullswater Steamers starting from Glenridding and riding up to Pooley Bridge. From there we climbed the Wainwright Outlying Fell, Dunmallet (named as Dunmallard Hill on the O.S map and shown as the site of a settlement, probably a fort given its position). The hill is no more than a gentle stroll and the amount of trees ensures there is no view from the top – we still had a nice day out though.

This walk follows Wainwright’s Dunmallet chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 214.

Dunmallet

Dunmallet (Dunmallard Hill) route map.

Dunmallet - 15th July 001

The head of Ullswater from the Ullswater Steamer pier at Glenridding.

Dunmallet - 15th July 002

Good day for a swim in Ullswater.

Dunmallet - 15th July 005

Glenridding Dodd.

Dunmallet - 15th July 011

Fusedale from the approach to Howtown.

Dunmallet - 15th July 017

Hallin Fell.

Dunmallet - 15th July 024

Dunmallard Hill from the approach to Pooley Bridge. With a thick covering of trees, it didn't look like there would be much of a view from there...

Dunmallet - 15th July 027

...and there wasn't. Connie and Angus at the summit.

Dunmallet - panorama2 copy

Pooley Bridge over the River Eamont.

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