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Great How

Walked on 16/06/2008

Start point: Car Park at the western side of Thirlmere Dam (NY 307 189)

Great How (539) from Thirlmere Dam

Distance: 2.2 miles     Total Ascent: 250 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: Sunny. 17ºC.

The weather had almost completely turned before lunchtime for my fourth and final walk to Great How at the northern end of Thirlmere and the views were a bit washed out by the cloud cover. I wasn’t really expecting much of a view anyway as the fell is completely covered in trees but I was pleasantly surprised as it turned out. I must admit to there being a fifth walk on the cards to Brown Crag on the opposite side of the A591 from Great How but when I saw how steep it looked from there I decided to give it a miss today!

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Inscription on the rock at the entrance to Thirlmere Dam wall.

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Great How doesn't look a very inviting prospect from here being completely covered in trees, but I guess not that long ago all fells were this way.

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Thirlmere from the dam.

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The sentinel at the plaque.

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Raven Crag.

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An alternative view of the dam from the lakeshore path.

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Thirlmere has been deforested along much of the eastern bank and is much better for it, here with a view to Helvellyn.

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The summit of Great How.

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Thirlmere from Great How.

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