Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
The start of our week up in Ambleside. The weather wasnt promising so we plumped
for a short and simple walk up a very popular fell at the southern end of Lake
Windermere, that of Gummers Howe. In good weather the views are amazing but
on this occaision the weather Gods were against us
From Bowness, take the A592 towards Newby Bridge and near Fell Foot take
a sign posted left turn and follow a minor road up to an area where there
is free parking both on the road or in a designated car park
Within a couple of hundred yards or so a gate on the left gives access
to a path
Gummers Howe from the road
Through the gate and an information board gives more detail of the Hardy Luing
cattle that have been introduced to the fell and which you will almost
certainly bump into on the way to the summit
The path climbs gently throgh a wooded area
The path levels off for a brief spell
The path becomes stepped as it starts to climb a little more steeply
Looking at Lake Windermere and Lakeside from the path
At the start of the summit approach the path leads to a belt of crags.
These can be avoided by veering right
Following the path round to the right, with the summit now in plain view
Att this point we bumped into this fellow and decided to swerve him
whilst he was taken up with his dinner
So as to avoid the Bull we took a slightly steeper track up towards the summit approach
Fairly quickly the fine summit cairn comes into view
Sue, Ste and Spud on the summit. Click here for a 360 degree view
The length of Lake Windermere from a very gloomy summit
