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: 10:55
Weather: Warm but overcast. 18ºC
School’s out for summer now and Connie was keen to get up to Gummer’s How once more, especially as we ended up inside most of the day yesterday in poor weather. It was warm enough but the views were poor in low lying mist – at least we missed the rain.
Gummer's How route map.
Who's idea was this? Just brill-i-ant in an area where many people walk with dogs and children - they will now have to skirt around herds of cattle and hopefully not get trampled in the process.
Stairway to Gummer's.
Looking down on Lakeside.
Heathery trig on the top of Gummer's How.
Gummer's How and lots of rain clouds.
At least it was warm though. Connie with Casper and Dougal at the summit.
Connie, aged 10 on Gummer's How.
Fell top cattle.
Windermere. That looks like rain heading our way down the lake.
Casper and Dougal hold hands in harmony.
Connie and the boys.
The steamer leaves lakeside, heading for Love the Lakes in Bowness!
The southern reaches of Windermere.
On the descent.
Casper sneaks a drink from the cow's bowl whilst they are not looking.