Walk

Walk : Steel Fell (1,811 feet) from Mill Bridge (off the A591)

Date : 22^nd July 2017

Weather : Sunny, but cloudy skies @ 19°C hot (for climbing)

Distance : 3 mile round trip

Time Taken : 1 hour 25 mins to summit, 3 hours in total

Terrain Overview

Overview

Day one of our week long stay in our usual cottage in Ambleside. Having arrived in Lakeland later than planned we decided on a quick

walk up somewhere nearby and Steel Fell, just off the A591 passed Grasmere was a perfect fit

There is plenty of roadside parking off the A591, we chose the truck stop lay-by on the right hand side of the A591 climbing up to

Dunmail Raise

Steel Fell from the A591

The next door neighbour to Steel Fell …. Helm Crag (The Lion and the Lamb)

From the lay-by walk back towards Grasmere and on your right hand side is lane leading down to Low Mill Bridge

The lane twists and turns as it makes its way towards Ghyll Foot Farm

Continue past the Farm and fairly soon a private driveway branches off left and leads to a row of cottages

The tarmac path ends at the first cattle grid and starts to climb towards the cottages and the open fell side

Just after the cottages a 5 bar gate gives access to Greenburn Dale and the start of the track that veers off to the right

The first of the three distinctive rock outcrops that lead to the summit

Heading towards the first

Looking across to the “Howitzer” on Helm Crag … the true summit never conquered by Alfred Wainwright

Follow the path that cuts through the heather to the second outcrop

Higher up and a different aspect on Helm Crag

Sue “feeling the burn” for a little fell its reasonably steep in places

Heading towards the summit on what I have decided to call “Sheep Shit Avenue” …. It was caked in it !!!

Looking over towards the Coniston Fells

The final push to the top

Looking back where we have climbed from, quite steep really

Past the last rock tower and level ground leads to the summit cairn

Ste and Sue on the summit cairn

Click here for a 360 degree panoramic view from the top … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao9NZYMCSl8

To the right of the Helvellyn range towering above the A591

Swinging round due North and the extent of Thirlmere

Due south west and the Langdale Pikes.