Route: Great Mell Fell
Area: Eastern Lake District
Date of walk: 27th August 2013
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 2.3 miles
Ascent: 800 feet
I parked in the layby near Brownrigg Farm and walked up the lane along the lower flanks of the fell
A path turns off the lane heading uphill and it’s an easy 30 minute climb to the top. The fell lacks the attributes of a true mountain – it’s more of a big hill, but it has the advantage of being isolated from neighbouring fells, so commands good views in all directions
Having taken in the views, I started back down via a different path which soon linked up with ascent path, and it was a simple case of retracing my steps back to the layby
It had been a very pleasant hour’s diversion
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Just after the start of the walk
An attractive path runs along the lower flanks of the fell
A smaller path heads uphill through bracken
There are many windswept trees like this along the way
Looking towards the Pennines
Another area of woodland is ahead, not far from the top
Walking through the pine trees
On the summit now and looking west towards Blencathra
Summit cairn of Great Mell Fell
The Pennines
Matterdale
On the way back down - more gnarled pine trees
Little Mell Fell
Matterdale again
Bracket fungus, just before I got back to the car
On the way home I stopped the car for a last look back to Great Mell Fell
