Gowbarrow Fell - MASARNEN RAMBLERS

Gowbarrow Fell - Sunday 5 May 2013

Route 

Watermillock Church - Swinburn's Park - Gowbarrow Fell - Swinburn's Park - Watermillock Church

Parking

Watermillock Church - Grid Ref NY432230

Mileage

5 miles

Terrain

Good path as far as the Shooting Lodge after which the path becomes intermittent

Weather

Mild with occasional sunshine although blustery on the Summit

Time Taken

2hrs 30mins

Total Ascent

1440ft (439m)

Wainwrights

1

Map

OL5 - The English Lakes - North Eastern Area

GPX File

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Walk Description

After a filling Sunday Lunch in The Herdwick Inn at Penruddock theherdwickinn.co.uk we made an early evening ascent of Gowbarrow Fell. The walk begins at the very pretty Watermillock Church and makes its way on a good path through the woodland of Swinburn's Park. At the Shooting Lodge the path becomes intermittent therefore we followed the wall to the right and then picked up a path from the wall which leads to the summit. For relatively little effort, the top of the fell gives superb views over Ullswater. We both really enjoyed this walk and did not see anybody either on the way up or down.