Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
481m (1579ft)
The Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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The summit of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Walk c352 Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) from Aira Force
An impressive waterfall and a taste of the fells
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5ml (7km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,204ft (367m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Aira Force National Trust Car Park (nr Glenridding) - Aira Force - Riddings Beck - Waterfalls - High Force - Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) - Gowbarrow Park - Green Hill (Gowbarrow Fell) - Aira Force Car Park.
Walk c309 Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow Fell
Three remote Wainwrights in a single walk
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.25ml (19.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,254ft (992m) |
| Time: | 7½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Brownrigg Farm - Great Mell Fell - Greenrow Great Barn - Lowthwaite - Little Mell Fell - The Hause - Underwood - Cove Park Campsite - Watermillock - Priest's Crag - Great Meldrum - Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) - Norman Crag - Ulcat Row - Matterdale End - Brownrigg Farm
See Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:
The Eastern Fells of The Lake District National Park
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The Whole of The Lake District National Park
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See Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) and the surrounding tops on our unique, downloadable, PDF Peak Bagging Maps:
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*This version is marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.
You can find Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, scaled, summited, hiked & bagged Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Neil Walker walked up Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) on August 14th, 2025 [from/via/route] Royal Hotel, Dockray [with] Emma [weather] Sunny/overcast
Geoff Hand climbed it on June 10th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walked from Aira Force carpark over Hind Crag to Yew Crag & the Memorial Seat. Climbed Gowbarrow to Airy Crag. We then walkedSouth west back to high force & Aira Force. [with] Two friends Richard Macilwaine and John Dooley [weather] Cloudy, with sunny spells. Warm - Picked up a chap on the way home, he was nearly blind & quite lost. We took him back to the Patterdale Hotel & then went for a pint in the Ullswater Hotel.
Christine Shepherd bagged it on April 24th, 2010 [from/via/route] Used walk c309 from Brownrigg Farm [with] On my own [weather] Fine & clear - Climbed again on 30.08.2018 from Aira Force NT Carpark, just up & down. Did another up & down on 11.7.2022, before going for Afternoon Tea in Windermere. Climbed Gowbarrow again on a rather grey day as part of the Ullswater Way.
Caroline Winter hiked Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) on October 24th, 2024 [from/via/route] Aira upper road, Gowbarrow Fell, circuit about Ullswater, Aira falls [with] Becky [weather] Damp day with light breeze. - Great views over Ullswater, had a swim in water at falls on return
Martin Hartshorne summited on September 11th, 2024 [from/via/route] Aira force car park, yew crag, Gowbarrow fell, aira force [with] finley and Alex!!! [weather] Mostly sunshine windyon the top evening sunshine to finish
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on, or of, Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Ullswater featuring Patterdale & Glenridding (left), Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) (centre left), Great Mell Fell (centre), Little Mell Fell (centre right) and Pooley Bridge (right) from Hallin Fell summit
Climbing up the edge of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) high above the North Western shores of Ullswater.
Ullswater and Patterdale from the lower slopes of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Watermillock Common with Hart Side beyond from below Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd and Clough Head and Dockray from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Striding Edge (High Spying How) and Helvellyn (in mist) with Birkhouse Moor in front, Catstycam and Sheffield Pike from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
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