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Low Fell

Date ... Sunday, 18 May 2008
Distance ... 5.0 miles
Ascent ... 1530 feet
Time ... 3 hours 0 mins
Weather ... 15 ºC, fresh NE winds and sunny
Summits ... Low Fell - 1360' (aw200)
Fellbarrow - 1363' (aw198)
Start ... Thackthwaite - road side parking (NY148236)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº4 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº90 (1:50,000)
Books ... Pictorial Guide Nº7 by Alfred Wainwright (ISBN 0718140060)


Grasmoor and Crummock Water from the ascent path

Grasmoor and Crummock Water from the ascent path

Looking across towards Fellbarrow from the zig zag's on the ascent

Looking across towards Fellbarrow from the zig zag's on the ascent

Whiteside and Grasmoor from Watching Crag

Whiteside and Grasmoor from Watching Crag

Looking back to Fellbarrow from the summit of Low Fell

Looking back to Fellbarrow from the summit of Low Fell

Loweswater from Low Fell

Loweswater from Low Fell

Crummock Water from Low Fell

Crummock Water from Low Fell

The zig zag ascent path, with Whiteside and Grasmoor behind, seen from the path to Fellbarrow

The zig zag ascent path, with Whiteside and Grasmoor behind, seen from the path to Fellbarrow

The summit of Fellbarrow, looking out towards Scotland

The summit of Fellbarrow, looking out towards Scotland

Zooming in on Skiddaw, from the summit of Fellbarrow

Zooming in on Skiddaw, from the summit of Fellbarrow

Looking to Fellbarrow, as we descended

Looking to Fellbarrow, as we descended

Whiteside and Hopegill Head

Whiteside and Hopegill Head

Parascender's enjoying the thermal's on Low Fell

Parascender's enjoying the thermal's on Low Fell

Parascender's enjoying the thermal's on Low Fell

Parascender's enjoying the thermal's on Low Fell

Zooming in on Grasmoor

Zooming in on Grasmoor

Looking across to Grasmoor as we descended

Looking across to Grasmoor as we descended

Finally back at the car

Finally back at the car