Gummer’s How

Walked on 15/07/2012

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 150 metres Time Taken: 1 hour Start Time: 11:00

Weather: Overcast, showers. 14°C

The school holidays have begun and Connie and friend Maya wanted to try Geocaching today – so we did just that on Gummer’s How where there are a couple of hidden treasures. I think we timed it a bit wrong as it was sunny either side of the walk, but never mind, we enjoyed the walk anyway.

Sort of sunny, sort of not at the start of the walk.

Ulverston Amateur Swimming Club on tour - the new Barrow School's Junior 50m Backstroke Champion on the left and the new Barrow School's Junior 50m Breastroke Champion on the right (the doggy paddle champion is bringing up the rear, and it's not me!).

Before the shower hit the summit of Gummer's How.

Two onto one will go!

Maya and Connie can't believe the amazing pushmi-pullyu has made an appearance once more - two heads and four legs but which way will it go next?

Storm approaching along Windermere.

Looking across to Lakeside, looks like a yacht race below.

Dougal surveying Windermere.

Not forgetting Casper the fell maestro.

More rain, even heavier coming in. By the time we got to Bowness the sun was out and it never looked as though there had been any rain at all.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 30/11/2008

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 150 metres Time Taken: 30 minutes

Weather: Sunny and bright. -4oC.

There was time for a quick sprint up to Gummer’s How for a look at the predictable (given the weather conditions) inversion over Windermere. The weather did not disappoint and there were fabulous views from there once more in the early morning sunshine.

Up into the early morning sunshine on the slopes of Gummer's with a temperature inversion over the Leven Valley, Summer House Knott standing central.

Looking south-east all the valleys have low lying mist.

The eastern fells from Gummer's How.

Looking the other way with a 'smoking' trig. column!

Plenty of snow and ice around this morning; it was -4C when I set off from the foot of Gummer's How.

Hoar frost is visible on the trees in the sheltered valley.

The Fairfield group of fells and Red Screes.

Gummer's How sunrise.

The Langdale Pikes.

Windermere inversion.

The Coniston fells.

Superb air clarity today.

The Langdale Pikes and the central fells with a view through to Skiddaw on the right.

A final view to the south at the start of the descent.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 27/10/2005

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 150 metres Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: A very warm and welcome 18°C.

Wow, what a change in the weather today after what seems like an age of constant heavy rain. The sun was shining in an unseasonal return to summer – I almost dusted my shorts off for our walk to family favourite, Gummer’s How today!

Gummer's How

Slow down, slow down! Connie and Angus take off to Gummer's How.

So this is what those trig. columns are for!

The best of friends.

Looking along Windermere, the early mist is still low on the lake at the top end.

The steamer on Windermere leaves Lakeside.

The descent from the summit.

The southern end of Windermere and the River Leven.

Autumn on Gummer's How.

Windermere from Lakeside, Gummer's How to the right.

The weir on the River Leven at Newby Bridge.

The River Leven in full flow at Backbarrow...

...and further downstream.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 10/08/2005

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 150 metres Time Taken: 1 hours

Weather: Cloudy but very still and warm. 20°C.

It was very still and warm this morning for our walk up to the popular Gummer’s How. The high fells were mainly in cloud today but we had great views along the length of Windermere. The top was populated not with people today, but irritating flies – thousands of them! This meant we didn’t hang around for too long…

Gummer's How route map.

The steep stone staircase to Gummer's How.

Red Screes and Caudale Moor at the head of Windermere from the summit of Gummer's How.

Angus and Connie have a rest.

Looking along the length of Windermere.

The Coniston fells, the scene of last Fridays walk, now covered in cloud.

Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere and the outflow, the River Leven.

A close up of a steamer at the Lakeside jetty.

Hurry up!

The steamer pulls away for a cruise along Windermere.

Gummer's How.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 04/01/2005

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Weather: Sunny with a cold wind.

Today’s walk is a visit to Gummer’s How which is detailed in Wainwright’s Gummer’s How chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 44. After a very wet morning, surprisingly the sun shone in the afternoon – it was just too god to miss an opportunity for this short walk.

‘Here is a fellwalk in miniature, a little beauty, with heather, a few rocks to scramble on, soft couches for repose, a classic view and a rustic Ordnance column – just like the real thing.’ – AW: ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’