If you are one
of the thousands of people approaching Keswick via the A66 from
Penrith, at the turning left to Troutbeck you will have gazed in wonder
and awe at the sight of Blencathra rising up before you on the right of
the road. You will, probably for that reason, almost certainly
not have glanced across to the left and seen a solitary, lowly fell
emerging from the grasslands. This is Great Mell Fell, "Great"
mainly because it is a few feet higher than its brother, Little Mell
Fell, which is hidden behind it.
Here are the pictures (you can click on any picture to get a larger version).
Here are the pictures (you can click on any picture to get a larger version).
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In fact, Great Mell
Fell is not that lowly, at 1760', and provides a pleasant walk on grass
and through woodlands. On getting out of the car, I nearly
tripped over Fred of the OFC,
who had cycled over from Keswick for the same purpose. So up we went
together, and here is the summit picture. Blencathra is in the hazy
background. |
| Looking south from
Great Mell Fell: Place Fell is in the centre of the picture, behind
Gowbarrow Fell, with Helvellyn and St Sunday Crag to the right.
Is that Red Screes behind Place Fell in the far distance? |
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Full
zoom on Birkhouse Moor and Helvellyn. |
| Buttercups,
with Little Mell Fell before us. |
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More
buttercups... |
| Every time we
get to a cairn now, the dogs sit down and wait for the photo... This is Little Mell Fell, with Great Mell Fell behind. |
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Little Mell
Fell has got some cotton grass as well - and Great Mell Fell has plenty
of trees, as you can see, at least on this eastern side.
Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to walk round this side - the
path we took was up on the left. |
| The
eastern side of Little Mell Fell overlooks Ullswater, and here you can
see a great array of yachts, which surprised me a little, since I
hadn't been aware of a marina or yacht harbour in those particular
bays. Perhaps it was a race gathering... |
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