Christmas Road-trip stop-off

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Great Mell Fell
3.01km
260m ascent
1 hour

We were on the way down the road to do a couple of parental visits over Christmas so we thought we'd break up the journey en route - the Lakes looked ok weather-wise so we hopped off the motorway and headed for a minor road south of Penruddock. We found a spot to park and almost immediately another car parked behind us - a popular spot then

Boots on, we headed off up the track straight away


We followed the track around the hill before branching off steeply uphill


This is going to be fun on the way down

Little Mell Fell

Looking South

Heading uphill - the gradient a bit easier now, but also slightly squishier underfoot
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High Street

Little Mell Fell

High Street

A wee shaft of sunlight
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Malky regretting the shorts

Great Mell Fell summit

Little Mell Fell

Wee bit of sunlight towards Ullswater

Back down the worst bit - it wasn't as slippery as I'd thought it would be!
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Back at the car the weather was still holding so we figured we may as well pop up Little Mell Fell - but we would make it easier for ourselves and drove around the corner

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Little Mell Fell
1.27km
154m ascent
24 mins

The wind had actually picked up and it was tough walking as we left the car - a wee glimpse of Ullswater though
Ullswater

It was a steep climb up but at least it got it done fast
Steep climb



Cairn ahoy

It was wild up the top!


Little Mell Fell summit

Ullswater



The wind was a bit mental so we made a mad dash back down to the car - it was my turn to drive which went really well until we got a flat tire just south of Preston - fortunately Malky was able to show off his manly skills


It was going to be one of those days