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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.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c309 Great Mell Fell, Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow Fell
In no particular order . . .
Ullswater and Patterdale from the lower slopes of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Climbing up the edge of Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag) high above the North Western shores of Ullswater.
Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) and Sharp Edge from Little Mell Fell
Great Mell Fell Summit cairn with Sharp Edge , Blencathra or Saddleback (Hallsfell Top) beyond
Ullswater from Yew Crag (Gowbarrow Fell) with Arthur's Pike and Bonscale Pike beyond
Striding Edge and Helvellyn (in mist) with Birkhouse Moor in front, Catstycam and Sheffield Pike from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Watson's Dodd, Great Dodd and Clough Head and Dockray from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
Great Mell Fell Summit cairn with Sharp Edge (left) clearly visible beyond
Great Mell Fell summit cairn - with Blencathra (or Saddleback) in the background
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