| Walk: | Dockray, Gowbarrow Fell, Little Meldrum, The Hause, Little Mell Fell, Swinburn's Park, Gowbarrow Fell, Dockray | ||
| Start Point: | Dockray Bridge | Grid Ref: | NY 393 215 |
| Distance: | 9 miles | Ascent: | 2,600 feet |
| Weather: | Generally overcast and reasonably mild | ||
| Accompanied by: |
On my own |
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| Comments: | This walk was to check out parts of the route for a walk I was going to lead, making some changes to the route I had done previously. After checking the route over Little Meldrum, and the descent I had thought of doing from Little Mell Fell, I decided to stick to the earlier route, apart from a more direct approach to Gowbarrow Fell, straight from Dockray. | ||
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A pleasant track leads from Dockray and Great Mell Fell comes into view
Ullswater can just be glimpsed with Place Fell towering behind
A little higher and more of Ullswater can be seen with Place Fell to the left
Looking back down to Dockray from the climb up to Gowbarrow Fell
9am and Gowbarrow Fell is deserted - Great Mell Fell is directly behind it
Ullswater with the Loadpot Hill range behind
Little Mell Fell with Great Mell Fell just visible
Looking North the mist is filling the valley but Scotland can be seen beyond
Great Mell fell obscures Blencathra which has a misty hat on
Walking back through the forest there are some good views of Hallin Fell and Ullswater . . .
The ruins of the shooting hut are the signal to turn off the path and head through the forest
The bridge in Dockray . . .
with an adjacent parking area