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 30 minutes
Weather: Sunny and hazy. 23oC.
We had a short but very warm walk up onto Gummer’s How today, the distant views were once again obscured by the haze. It turned into a bit of an adventure this one – we had to get through a herd of cows, swarms of flies, find buried treasure (a geocache), find a dog lead that we had earlier put down and find a lens cap that I managed to drop on the way up…oh, and then get back through the cows. There was even evidence that this herd had summited earlier!
Lakeside from the start of the climb to Gummer's How.
Climbing upwards, thankfully through the trees and undergrowth where there were flies and a herd of cows - not so good when you have a couple of 'cow magnets' (Angus and Casper) with you!
Lakeside from further up.
A steamer on Windermere.
It looks busy today.
Looking across Windermere to the Coniston fells.
Windermere.
Connie in the sunshine.
Casper likes it too - you can see the flies buzzing around him in this shot.
Fairfield and Red Screes at the head of Windermere.
A worms eye view of the family.
Gummer's How.