Fellbarrow & Low Fell

Sunday 1st April 2018

Walking Diary (All Walks) Lakeland Wainwrights Western

A lovely and reasonably gentle day out in the Loweswater area visiting the two small 'Wainwrights' overlooking the Vale of Lorton on one side and Loweswater on the other. Parking at Scalehill Bridge. The route we took started along the country lane towards Loweswater. Once alongside the lake, the route veers off onto Mosser Road and two miles further on it bears right off Mosser Road and up towards the summit of Fellbarrow. This easy walk then continues onto Low Fell and down the steep grassy side to Foulsyke.

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Distance: 8 miles
Duration: 4:45 hours
Ascent: 1854 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Accompanied By: Calum
Weather: Mild, Dry with sunny intervals

Wainwrights Visited

Fellbarrow Low Fell

3D outline of route

Parking

Parking at Scale Hill Bridge Car Park (National Trust)

The gentle ascent up Mosser Road - always a pleasant stroll

Calum at Fellbarrow summit with the tops of (L-R) Grisedale Pike, Hopegill Head, Whiteside and Grasmoor in the distance

Time for a rest at the top of Low Fell - but not a bad place to sit for a while and enjoy the view. One of my top three views in the entire lake district - although there are hundreds to choose from. About time also for Calum to start slipping, sliding and tumbling down the other side of the fell on the way back to the car park and our usual pint in the Kirkstile Inn (wish I could be quicker with my video - some pretty spectacular slides were to be had).