Terrain Overview
Walk Overview
Day one of our week long stay in Ambleside and a quick spur of the moment
decision to walk a nearby Fell. Steel Fell just off the A591 past Grasmere
was the perfect fit
There is plenty of roadside parking off the A591. We chose the truck stop layby
on the right hand side of the A591 Northbound
Looking towards Steel Fell from the layby
The next door neighbour to Steel Fell ... Helm Crag
From the layby, walk back towards Grasmere and on your right is a lane
leading down to Low Mill Bridge
Approaching 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 five bar gate gives access to Greenburn Dale and the
start of the track that veers off to the right
The first of three distinctive rock outcrops that lead to the summit
Heading towards the first rock outcrop
Looking across to the "Howitzer" on Helm Crag .. the true summit that was
never conquered by Alfred Wainwright
Follow the path that cuts through the bracken that leads to the secound outcrop
Higher up and a different aspect on Helm Crag
Sue "feeling the burn". For a small Fell its quite steep in places
Heading towards the summit on what I have decided to call "Sheep Shit Avenue"
it was absolutely caked in it!
Looking across to the Coniston Fells
The final push to the top
Looking back down the steep climb
Past the last rock tower and level ground leads to the summit cairn
On the summit of Steel Fell. Click here for a 360 degree view
Looking across to the Helvellyn range
Looking down along Thirlmere
Looking towards the Langdale Pikes
