Walk c352 Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) from Aira Force
This 4½ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Aira Force National Trust Car Park (nr Glenridding) & will take about 3 hrs to complete.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4½mls (7km) |
| Ascent: | 1,204ft (367m) |
| Time: | 3hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk c352:
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.
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
At High Force, the River Tees plunges 21m (70ft) over a near vertical cliff edge in two stages. After heavy rainfall the River Tees will also flow over the dry right-hand side channel creating two falls. The falls have been known to freeze in harsh winters , creating spectacular ice formations.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 English Mountains |
 1 Wainwright |
 0 English Nuttalls |
 0 English Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is 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 c352 Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) from Aira Force
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Ullswater and Patterdale from the lower slopes of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Watermillock Common with Hart Side beyond from below Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
The bridge over Riddings Beck below Aira Force near Glenridding and Ullswater
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