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. 10oC
It’s the first day of the Easter break and a chance for me, Connie and the boys to get out on the fells together again. We went to Gummer’s How and managed to avoid those pesky cows that reside up there these days and neatly sidestepped ‘evidence’ of their existence on the way up too!
The South Lakes from the foot of Gummer's How with The Hoad Monument in Ulverston in view upper left (i you look very closely!)...
...and a similar view from higher up.
The Kent Estuary and Morecambe Bay.
Shrouded Coniston Fells.
Connie on the trig. column.
The summit of Gummer's How.
Windermere.
The Far Eastern fells beyond Bowness on Windermere.
Casper, Connie and Dougal.
A girl's best friend.
Coniston view.
The view to Lakeside.
Coniston and the Langdales.
The steamer leaving Lakeside for Bowness.
Looking along the River Leven.
Mono view.