Third day of our Lake District week and we’ve plumped for an easier walk with some interest for the boys. There had been rain overnight and Aira Force has been on my list for a while. So it was off to the Eastern Fells for a look at the waterfall plus a walk up Gowbarrow Fell, the only problem was that it was summer and lots of others had the same plan!! The lower car park was full but the High Force one was pretty empty so we ended up there and reversed the walk to the main waterfall before heading up to the summit. The boys put this one as their favourite walk of the week and I have to say it was mine too.
Start – High Force car park
Route – High Force – Aira Force – High Force – Gowbarrow Fell – High Force car park
Distance – 3 miles Start time – 1.20pm Time taken – 2hrs 40 mins Highest Point – Gowbarrow Fell 481m
Weather – Sunny with lots of white fluffy clouds, very windy on the top
Starting out from the car park you get this great view to Place Fell even before you’ve reached the High Force waterfallHigh Force WaterfallThe water continues to tumble down on its way to Aira ForceBefore it rushes under the bridge and over Aira Force, here looking down the waterfall
We make our way down, here the boys are infront of Aira Force
Team selfie!My eldest took this, zoomed in a bit on the bridge over the top of the waterfallThe rainbow produced by the fallsBack on the upper bridge now as we start up the eastern side of Aira Beck back up to High Force, we had walked down the western side.Aira Beck as it cuts its way down the fellsideBack at High Force now, the bridge behind takes you across to the High Force car park, we will stay this side of the beck and head for Gowbarrow FellPlace Fell to the left of Ullswater with St Sunday Crag the bulky fell which looks as though its at the end of the lake (which it isn’t!!)As you climb higher views to the north open up, with Blencathra the dark looking fell at the backViews over the heather to the Eastern FellsFrom the summit of Gowbarrow Fell it looks gorgeous across to High StreetGreat Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell, left and right of Gowbarrow summit trigThe northern end of Ullswater with Hallin Fell and the ridge around Loadpot Hill across the photoIt was blowing a bit here and the boys hide from the worst of itAll smiles at the summitTime to head down the pathThis path was our way up and ensures we end up at High Force whereas the other paths take up back down to Aira FallsOne last pose infront of Ullswater before we head too low to see itStunning scenery
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Cracking walk, waterfalls and fells is a damn fine combination
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I’m heading up to the Lakes in a couple of weeks, looking to do Aira Falls again as I loved it round there
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