Start point: Love the Lakes, Ash Street, Bowness on Windermere
Love the Lakes, Bowness-on-Windermere – Post Knott – Brant Fell (OF) – Love the Lakes, Bowness-on-Windermere
Distance: 1.6 miles Total Ascent: 145 metres Time Taken: 40 minutes
Weather: Cold and misty. 1ºC.
I could see there would be a temperature inversion over Windermere this morning so after checking out conditions at the south on the Gummer’s How road, I headed for the shop and from there took a short walk up to Brant Fell. It is easy to forget about the places on your doorstep sometimes and today was a good day to explore Brant Fell a little with the added bonus of being above the cloud.
On the way to Bowness I could tell there would be an inversion over Windermere so I took a short detour up the Gummer's How road to check conditions.
The view to the south-west with The Hoad monument at Ulverston visible.
Summer House Knott across Lakeside. After the short drive to Bowness via Love the Lakes, I walked the short distance up Brantfell Road.
Heading for Post Knott and rising through the mist.
The seat on the top of Post Knott.
Brant Fell ahead.
There was even a bit of blue sky around but not much sunshine was getting through.
It remained cold and frozen throughout the walk and the conditions weren't the best for getting a good photo.
The posts on Brant Fell.
Wansfell and Brantfell Farm.
Looking north along the Windermere temperature inversion.
Claife Heights across Windermere.
Brant Fell.
The snow capped central fells look a bit brighter than here.
Looking to the Fairfield group of fells.