A six day visit to the Lake District at a base near Ullswater.
Click on the above map for an interactive map of the routes in this Mini Venture. Use the toggle slider to display the specific routes that you want to see on the map.
The Trails Map (dropdown, top right) is the best free map for displaying footpaths and topography. Expand to full screen (cross arrows, top right) to see route detail. Ordnance Survey maps can be used with a small subscription to Plotaroute.
See the Captain's Log of individual days for details of GPX Downloads, Plotaroute Maps and Map/Directions PDF.
Duration: 6 days
Date: -14/02/2026
Overall Length: 25.84 miles
Overall Height Gain: 625 m
Route: Various - see below
Day 1 - Meldrums And Gowbarrow
A great walk to do when conditions look a bit rough on Lakeland’s highest summits. Starts at Watermillock, heading towards Gowbarrow Fell via the rarely visited Little Meldrum and Great Meldrum. Completes a circuit of Gowbarrow Fell including a climb to its top. Lovely trail walking along Aira Beck to the spectacular Aira Force. The return to Watermillock has wonderful, elevated views over Ullswater.