Gummer's How

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Westmorland and Furness
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Marilyn, and HuMP
(also Clem, Synge, and Tump)
Height:321m (with a drop of 217m)
Maps:OL7(S) Explorer or 96, 97 Landranger
Grid Ref:SD390884         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:trig point - photo
Daylight:dawn 04:23, sunrise 05:09, sunset 21:06, dusk 21:52

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Gummer's How through the trees
Gummer's How through the trees


Gummer's How is home to Luing cattle that roam the fell. They have been brought in to trample the bracken and increase the diversity of plants by there grazing.

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Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: AGJ64, AngieC, beth, Burneyc, chipshot, chloealina, Chris Mac, chrisfry35, Danrobinson, DanW86, deetreadwell, domusmantell, dsutton101 (twice), DuncanG22, duncbarnes, Ejuk, Fell1979, filthymanc, fisaway, fizzerfox, Floydian1, FredBloggs13, gallowshill, Gavalanche (twice), gerainta, Graywoodhouse, Harveys, Hellybean, henrybuckets, Higgy64, hillbilly (twice), iggsypoo, IKW, JA_Gorman, James82 (x5), jasonkirkby, JennyWentOutside, JonLI, JSutton (twice), lancashirelass2, Laura78, Lenny0018, lfaulder, LucyD, lulatigerlily, Luly, mariablky, markyorks, McLeish, Mudpie, Muzz On The Run, navdave, Ozric, Paperballpark, Parkypig, philipsteak, roro1978, RuslandRambler (twice), shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), SteveKnowles9, StevetheRover, Tallnickgill, thehappymundays, Trevor123, vickyhodgson86, vinmac, vpringle1, XanderPY, and yasmin189.

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