Walk c309 Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow Fell
This 12¼ mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Brownrigg Farm & will take you about 7½ hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12¼mls (19.5km) |
| Ascent: | 3,254ft (992m) |
| Time: | 7½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c309:
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
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 3 Wainwrights |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 2 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 2 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Great Mell Fell at 537m (1762ft). Great Mell Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 154).
Great Mell Fell is also known as an English Dewey (98th highest in England, 229th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (67th highest in England, 901st highest in the UK). The summit of Great Mell Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Little Mell Fell at 505m (1657ft). Little Mell Fell is classified as an Wainwright (No. 173).
Little Mell Fell is also known as an English Dewey (172nd highest in England, 398th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (77th highest in England, 980th highest in the UK). The summit of Little Mell Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) at 481m (1579ft). Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) is classified as an Wainwright (No. 181).
The summit of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c309 Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow Fell
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Great Mell Fell summit cairn - with Blencathra (or Saddleback) in the background
Ullswater and Patterdale from the lower slopes of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
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