Little Mell Fell
This little brother of Great Mell Fell, is a remarkably short and steep walk from the straightforward access point of The Hause. There is not a great deal in its favour. The slopes are grass and bracken with only a few straggly gorse on its lower reaches to add interest. Views to Ullswater are mostly obscured and even Blencathra struggles a little.
Out on the eastern flank of the fell the disused quarry, marked on the OS 25K map, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest with many species of insect, lichen and moss recorded. There is some suggestion that the quarry produced chlorophaeite which, loosely speaking, is a form of silicate.
So here is the simple out and back, as Wainwright suggested: just get the job done!
There is a small layby at our start point suitable for perhaps 4 or 5 cars.
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Little Mell Fell
This walk takes you to the top of the following hills: Little Mell Fell; and includes 1 Wainwright, 1 Birkett, 1 Marilyn, 1 Dodd, 1 Dewey, and 1 HuMP.
- Maps:
50K: 90
25K: OL5
- Start:
- NY423235 (get directions via Google Maps)
- Near to:
- Ambleside, Glenridding/Patterdale, Penrith, Ullswater
- Tags:
- Birketts, Marilyns, Wainwrights
- Distance:
- 1.3km (0.8 miles)
- Ascent:
- 120m
- Min. time:
- 0 hrs 30 mins
- View in 3-D:
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- Terrain:
- 1 - easy
- Bog Factor:
- 1 - none
- Tech Diff:
- 1 - easy
- Dog issues:
- You may encounter cattle.
Includes stiles or other dog obstacles.
The gate beside the stile was open at the time of survey, and looks to have been that way for some considerable time. Apparently cows may be found on the fell in the summer months.
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Walk height profile
note that gradients are usually grossly exaggerated
Route Description
From the layby cross the road and over to your right go through the gate with the step stile alongside. Cross the boggy patch of ground to the gate and stile in the fence above. Go straight across the path above the fence, and ascend the path seemingly straight up the fellside.
Gate to Little Mell Fell on The Hause
Little Mell Fell Path
After 120m (132 yards) the path bears left traversing the fellside on a more friendly incline. In 80m (88 yards) fork right again steeply, to the summit trig point.
Ullswater and The Hause from Little Mell Fell
Little Mell Fell Trig Point
Return the same way. Don't miss the junction, bearing right, off the traverse path only sheep continue ahead. Drop back down to The Hause.
Little Mell Fell
If you like this walk then why not try one of our other nearby walks:
| Name | Rating | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Great Mell Fell | | 2.0km (1.2 miles) away |
| A short walk to Hart Side from Park Brow | | 4.0km (2.5 miles) away |
| Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell | | 4.1km (2.6 miles) away |
| A Fusedale Round: Steel Knotts, Loadpot Hill, Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike | | 4.5km (2.8 miles) away |
| Beda Fell from Martindale | | 4.5km (2.8 miles) away |
| Hallin Fell | | 4.5km (2.8 miles) away |
| Steel Knotts - Pikeawassa | | 4.5km (2.8 miles) away |
| Dunmallet | | 4.6km (2.9 miles) away |
Unless otherwise stated the text in this walk is the copyright of Hug Solutions Ltd trading as The Hug and the photographs are the copyright of Elizabeth Oldham. Hill data is derived from Database of British and Irish hills which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Maps contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2011 and paths © OpenStreetMap Contributors,CC-BY-SA, 2011