| After arriving in the Lakes in the early afternoon I couldn't resist a little walk before visiting family. I chose Gowbarrow Fell as its been years since I was last up there. |  |
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| Date: | 23rd January 2016 | Distance: | 6.76km (4.20 Miles) | Parking: | Car Park by bridge in Dockray | |
| Start Location: | Dockray | Ascent (m/ft): | 536m (1759ft) | Weather: | Cloudy, 6°C |
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| Time Started: | 13:32 | Highest Point: | Gowbarrow Fell (481m/1578ft) | Difficulty: | Easy | |
| Duration: | 2 Hours 13 Minutes | |||||
| Route: | Dockray - Aira Beck - Gowbarrow Fell (481m/1578ft) - Green Hill (Gowbarrow Park) (442m/1450ft) - Aira Force - High Force - Aira Beck - Dockray | |||||
 Aira Beck at Dockray. |
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 Gowbarrow Fell not far ahead. |
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 Ullswater and moody clouds from the start of the ascent. |
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 Hints of colder times up here on Gowbarrow. |
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 Gowbarrow Fell summit Trig Column. Thats Great and Little Mell Fell behind. |
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 The view over towards Place Fell. Large bags about here at the moment doing path repairs. |
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 A little wintery over at Catstye Cam and Helvellyn. |
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 Little Mell Fell. |
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 Skiddaw in the cloud. |
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 The long ridge leading up to High Street. |
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 Great Meldrum. |
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 A lone walker leaving Green Hill where I am headed now. |
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 Large cairn on Green Hill with a superb view to Ullswater. |
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 The view from near the Cairn. |
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 A little bit of hazy sunshine on the Cairn. |
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 This is the view you get of Hallin Fell if you walk just 50m from the cairn to a viewpoint. |
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 The view gets better over this way! |
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 Glenridding Dodd and Sheffield Pike. |
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 The long ridge over Bracken How, Round How and up onto Common Fell and eventually up to Hart Side. |
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 The Bridge below Aira Force. Busy here today. |
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 Aira Force. |
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 And again from higher up the path. |
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 High Force. |
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