Gowbarrow Fell

DATE 31.05.2015 | DISTANCE 6.5kM | HIGHEST POINT 481M

Posted by Matt | Filed under lake district

 

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Day Two and a few of the girls had a great idea of taking a boat trip along Ullswater. The rest of us visited the nearby Aira Force Waterfalls and summited Gowbarrow Fell.

The weather report today read as pretty awful with heavy rain all day. Well it's a good thing we don't pay too much attention to the weatherman because we had rain for about 10 minutes and the rest of the walk was what you would call T-Shirt weather... mind you it was very blowy on the top of Gowbarrow. I've also got to say that the traverse around the south side of Gowbarrow was stunning.

 

ALMOST COMPLETELY COVERED IN COINS

AIRA FORCE FALLS . 65FT HIGH

ON THE BRIDGE ABOVE THE FALLS

AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF RAIN IT STARTED TO DRY UP, GIVING US SOME GREAT VIEWS

looking out to great dodd

PAUL AT THE TRIG POINT ON GOWBARROW FELL. A PARTICULARLY WINDY SPOT TODAY

GREAT VIEWS ALONG THE PATH NEAR COLLIER HAGG

THIS SEEMED LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO HAVE A SNACK AND ADMIRE THE VIEW OUT TO ULLSWATER

FANTASTIC VIEWS OF ULLSWATER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM YEW CRAG

PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PATHS I'VE WALKED ON!

TAKING ANOTHER BREAK AND ENJOYING THE GREAT WEATHER AND FANTASTIC VIEWS NEAR HIND CRAG

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TREE?

I've seen photos of it online looking very much alive and now not a single leaf!

back in the park at aira force