Start point: Aira Force car park (NY 397 205)
Aira Force car park – Aira Force – Hind Crag – Bernard Pike – Green Hill – Gowbarrow Fell – High Force – Aira Force car park
Distance: 2.8 miles Total Ascent: 332 metres Time Taken: 1 hours 10 minutes Start Time: 09:00
Weather: Dull with the odd shower. 13ºC
Today’s walk was up to Gowbarrow Fell via Aira Force. This popular area was deserted when I left the car park but by the time I got back it was absolutely mobbed at the falls with plenty of coach parties taking the tour. Up on the tops of course there was no one – far from the madding crowd with relatively little effort.
Gowbarrow Fell route map.
Autumn fungi at Aira Force car park.
Fly Agaric.
Aira Force, (f22, 13s for those that are interested in photography).
At the bottom of the climb to Green Hill.
The welcoming committee.
Climbing higher.
Place Fell with Lyulph's Tower below. I hope the girl I spoke to who lives there found the dogs she had lost.
Beam me up.
Fingers of sunlight over Ullswater.
Low Birk Fell catches some sun.
Green Hill.
Casper and Dougal - Dougal looks like he is ready to spring away the second I give him the all clear!
There were showers for the boggy walk across Gowbarrow Fell to the summit.
Looking back to Place Fell from the summit.
Bit breezy up here boys (and muddy!)?
Descending Gowbarrow Park.
Following the wall.
Looking down on Aira Force from the bridge.
It's all about the money, money, money...the money tree at Aira Force.