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Gowbarrow Fell

Walked on 07/02/2006

Start point: Aira Force car park (NY 398 206)

Aira Force car park – Aira Force – Hind Crag – Bernard Pike – Green Hill (450) – Gowbarrow Fell (451) – High Force – Aira Force car park

Distance: 4 miles     Total Ascent: 614 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 45 minutes

Weather: Starting off dull and overcast but quickly turning wet and wild. 8°C.

The weather has returned to dull and wet this week and today’s walk was a circuit of Gowbarrow Park taking in Aira Force waterfall. The heavens opened when I was up on Green Hill, backed by a strong wind so I was glad to get down to the relative shelter of High Force. Ten minutes later and I think I would have missed the views altogether.

Gowbarrow Fell

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The dramatic Aira Force.

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...and looking down from the bridge across it.

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The head of Ullswater from Green Hill.

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Glenridding Dodd, Birkhouse Moor and Sheffield Pike.

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The Ullswater Steamer passes Silver Bay.

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Birks and Saint Sunday Crag tower over Keldas and Glenridding.

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Place Fell across Ullswater.

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Hallin Fell with Loadpot Hill in the distance.

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A leaden sky looking across Ullswater; behind me the views had disappeared as 'weather' arrived.

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It was wet and wild now on the summit of Green Hill, looking towards Gowbarrow Fell.

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The summit of Gowbarrow Fell with Little Mell Fell beyond.

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A 'moving' High Force...

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...and a 'frozen' one.

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High Force.

 

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