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Place Fell rises alone, a hub-like point at the centre of a great arc of mountains running from Helvellyn and the Dodds to the High Street range. It’s a fairly small fell, but the summit views are classic Lakeland. From Place Fell’s foot the ribbon length of Ullswater stretches out towards the farmland of the Eden Valley. Like Cameron and Clegg, the lake and its hill make a natural pair. This one is wholesome though. From Sandwick to Patterdale, Ullswater’s east shore offers arguably the most idyllic stretch of waterside walking in England, snaking through birch woods where Place Fell drops steep and craggy into the clear water of the lake. For several kilometres there are no roads or houses, and civilisation is only occasionally glimpsed over on the far shore. This is one of those hill approaches that are at least as memorable as the climb it leads to. And it’s quite a climb, with a relentless slog onto Boredale Hause and more of the same from there to the summit. I said Place Fell was wee, but you have to earn every metre. 7.43 miles, 12 km, 659m ascent, 3 – 4 hours. Ambleside or Penrith
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