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Gummer's How

Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Marilyn, and HuMP
(also Synge and Tump)
Height:321m
Maps:OL7(S) Explorer or 96, 97 Landranger
Grid Ref:SD390884         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:trig point - photo
Daylight:dawn 04:15, sunrise 05:04, sunset 21:31, dusk 22:20

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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.

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: beth, chipshot, Danrobinson, deetreadwell, domusmantell, dsutton101, Ejuk, FredBloggs13, gallowshill, gerainta, hillbilly (twice), James82 (x5), jasonkirkby, JSutton, Lenny0018, lfaulder, Parkypig, RuslandRambler, shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), and StevetheRover.

If you need accommodation we have details of 29 properties offering rooms near Gummer's How. Here are some examples:

3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Bens Row Cottage, Backbarrow
£305-1322 per week
4.9km (3.1 miles) away, sleeps 4
3 Self Classified
Landing Cottage Guest House, Ulverston
£64-84 per night
1.6km (1.0 miles) away
3 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
The Shippen, Crosslands
£264-1303 per week
4.7km (2.9 miles) away, sleeps 2

Photo by Elizabeth Oldham and is our copyright. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.

WalkLakes recognises that hill walking, or walking in the mountains, is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.