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Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater Valley
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Next nearby hike: Aira Force to Glencoyne Trail, Ullswater Valley 0.5 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Pennines →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)
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- F6°1°134
- M7°2°134
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- M13°6°95
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- O11°6°192
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- D5°1°183
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Experience Aira Force at its best as you head towards the waterfalls. Pass through woodland with lush green ferns & evergreens and emerge from the confines of the gorge to enjoy expansive views over Ullswater from the summit of Gowbarrow.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 7.2 km · 4.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 6.8 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Pennines (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 11 km S of Greystoke (Cumbria, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cumbria
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Aira Force National Trust car park, Near Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0JS;NY400200 → Aira Force National Trust car park, Near Watermillock, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0JS;NY400200
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.5808, -2.9195
- Route start
- 54.5716, -2.9288
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19431032
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/aira-fo
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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