Gavel Fell - Route One

 

Start - Cross Rigg  NY 087 182 Distance - 2.4 miles Ascent - 955 feet Time - 1 hour : 20 minutes

 

 

The road junction at Cross Rigg, on the road between Lamplugh and Ennerdale Bridge, is the starting point for this walk
The gate opposite the road junction gives access to an open track, an old mine road, which leads to the old Kelton Fell iron ore mines
Looking over to Great Borne and Bowness Knott from the mine road
Looking back to the start of the walk, note the spoil heaps of the old Keltonfell Top iron ore mines near the road junction
On the the old mine road with Gavel Fell straight ahead above Godworth and High Pen on the left
Blake Fell from the old mine road
The mine road passes along the slopes of Kelton Fell to a fence corner gate
Beyond the gate the mine road turns south-east and then descends towards the old mine shafts
The way ahead continues on a wide grassy path across a shallow depression to another gate in the intake wall which gives access to the open fellside
Looking across to Banna Fell and Great Borne on the left with Bowness Knott backed by Scoat Fell and Haycock on the horizon
Ennerdale Water and Crag Fell
From the intake wall-gate an obvious path swings left and rises along the northern slopes of Godworth
Looking back to Ennerdale Water from the intake wall
As the path makes a gradual turn to the east High Pen and Gavel Fell come into view
Looking over to Knock Murton, the path fades at this point as it crosses a wide area of wet and mossy ground above Hare Gill
Great Borne above the ridge of Banna Fell
Looking back to the start of the walk from the path above Hare Gill
The path becomes much clearer as it rises to traverse across the slopes of High Pen
Looking over Floutern Pass to Starling Dodd and the High Stile ridge
Gavel Fell from the slopes of High Pen
Looking back from the slopes of High Pen to the start of the walk, Godworth in the centre left foreground
Fothergill Head comes into view above Comb Gill
Looking back over Banna Fell to Crag Fell and Grike
The main path continues on to reach the ridge beyond High Pen, a less obvious path veers off to the right towards Fothergill Head
High Stile, Starling Dodd and Pillar framed between the slopes of Gavel Fell and Great Borne
Looking down Combe Gill from near Fothergill Head
Gavel Fell from Fothergill Head, the path rises to join the fence on the north-west ridge which is then followed all the way to the summit
Looking back from the north-west ridge to the start of the walk, Cross Rigg and Keltonfell Top in the centre of the photo
Looking back to Fothergill Head from the north-west ridge, Carling Knott on the left with Low Fell in the centre
The final rise to the summit from the fence corner on the north-west ridge
Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grasmoor from the north-west ridge, a distant Skiddaw on the left
Looking back to Blake Fell above Fothergill Head from the north-west ridge
The summit of Gavel Fell comes into view
The summit cairn on Gavel Fell
Looking east from the summit of Gavel Fell
Robinson above Hen Comb on the left with Red Pike and High Stile on the right
Pillar, Black Crag and Scoat Fell above the col between Starling Dodd and Great Borne
Lank Rigg, Crag Fell and Grike above Banna Fell
Looking back from the summit to the start of the walk
Knock Murton
The summit of Blake Fell
Looking north to the summit of Carling Knott, a subsidiary ridge of Blake Fell
Binsey on the centre skyline beyond the Whinlatter fells
Mellbreak backed by the North Western Fells of Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope and Whiteless Pike

 

 

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