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Gowbarrow Fell Walk via Aira Force Waterfall

Trail Guide: https://roamingspices.com/gowbarrow-f... Head to the right of the National Trust visitor welcome centre, taking time to view the useful information boards. Shortly, the trail passes through a gap in a stone wall and takes you into a grassy, wooded area, known as the Glade. Arboretum As the path forks, head left into the arboretum. This is a great place to take a short break to appreciate the wide variety of tree species and the deafening bird song that reverberates beneath the canopy. Aira Force Waterfall Continue through the Arboretum following the path until it reaches a metal fence and gate, directly in front of you. Don’t pass through the gate but instead take the trail to the right and shortly you will find yourself at the top of a steep flight of steps on your right. Take these down to the Aira Force waterfall viewing platform. It is at this point that Aira Beck (stream), running down the valley from the north, makes the 20 metre (66 ft) drop into a rocky, steep-sided ravine creating Aira Force falls. A small, quaint, stone bridge spans the falls at the point at which the cascade starts. Return to the top of the steps. Turn right and a short distance further along, head right onto the stone bridge that you had seen from the viewing platform minutes before. Now you have the perfect opportunity to look down upon the cascade as it spills into the ravine below. High Cascades Again, return to the trail, turn right and continue upstream with Aira Beck on your right hand side. Follow the trail until you reach the second wooden footbridge across the stream. This location is known as ‘High Cascades’ and is a great place to stop and witness the variety of small waterfalls as they tumble over the undulating and rocky river bed. Gowbarrow Summit Cross over the footbridge and turn left through the woods and soon you will pass through a gap alongside a traditional stone wall. You will then climb a well laid section of stone pitched path and within minutes you will reach a wooden gate. Head through the gate, out of the woods and on to open farmland. Follow the trail directly across the field and just before you reach the stone wall and wooden gate on the other side, you will see a wooden sign pointing right to ‘Gowbarrow Summit’. Head up the hill a short distance and pass through the wooden fell gate exiting the farmland. Keeping the wall on your left, take the mainly stone pitched path as it ascends steeply up the fell side. As the Gowbarrow Fell trail begins to level out at the top of the climb, it deviates to the right, away from the wall up to the trig point at the summit of Gowbarrow Fell. From here you have a magnificent panorama in every direction. Gowbarrow Fell Walk - Circling the Fell As you head off the summit, take the Gowbarrow Fell path that heads to the right. This section of the trail gently descends as you make your way across the fell’s northern flank. In a few hundred metres, the Gowbarrow trail swings to the right as the path meanders its way along the fell’s eastern edge. Eventually you will reach a wooden signpost, indicating 1.5 miles to Aira Force. At this point, the path heads right (westerly) as the Gowbarrow Fell walk leads you homebound. You will also spot the remnants of an old shooting lodge just off to your right at this point. Now for the Views! As you progress westward, the views across Ullswater become more and more magical. In fact, the lake views are far more impressive now than they were from the summit of Gowbarrow Fell! As well as the dazzling views off to your left, it’s hard not to be mesmerised by the myriad of colourful wild flowers that almost seem to dance among the green ferns that carpet the fellside. There are a number of great places to stop for a break and soak in the views but the best vantage point is from the rocky outcrop called Memorial Seat. It is literally just off to the left of the trail, through a small wooden gate and is marked by a stone cairn From this location the views along Ullswater and across the rugged fell peaks are simply breathtaking! Return to Aira Force Return to the trail, heading west once more as the path now descends gently towards the valley. As you approach the woodland at the bottom, the path forks. Bear left, pass through the wooden gate and keep left once more. You will now pass an interesting array of trees before taking the wooden footbridge across Aira Beck and back into the Glade, where you passed through earlier in the walk. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adventures by A Himitsu   / a-himitsu   Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2Pj0MtT Music released by Argofox    • A Himitsu - Adventures [Royalty Free Music]   Music promoted by Audio Library    • Adventures – A Himitsu (No Copyright Music)