Gummer's How
| Gummer's How | |||
| Lancashire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gummer's How across Windermere | |||
| Range: | Furness Fells | ||
| Summit: | 1,053 feet SD390885 54°17’18"N, 2°56’19"W | ||
Gummer's How is a hill in Lancashire, within the southern part of the Lake District, on the eastern shore of Windermere, near its southern end.
The name of the fell incorporates the word "How", from the Old Norse word haugr, and is a common local term for a hill or mound.
Although a relatively small hill by the standards of the Lakes (1,053 feet above sea level), it is the highest of the foothills in the area, and commands excellent views, particularly along Windermere, but also across to the Coniston fells and the central fells, as well as the broad panorama of Morecambe Bay. There is an OS trig point on the summit.
The walk to the summit is usually from the road at Astley's Plantation car park, itself at over 650 feet above sea level, and only 760 yards from the summit. Although short and easy by most standards, and popular with families, it has many of the characteristics of a walk in the higher Lakeland fells, with some (short) steep slopes, rocks to negotiate, and rowan, bracken and heather. The lower slopes are forested, but the upper portion is moorland.[1]
