Wednesday 23rd March 2005

Start point: Woodland Fell road (SD 256 879)

Woodland Fell Road - Blawith Knott (OF) - Lang Tarn - Tottlebank Height (OF) - Woodland Fell Road

Distance: 2.4 miles     Total Ascent: 230 metres     Time Taken: 50 minutes

Route Map

Weather: Grey and overcast with rain showers. 13oC.

Today's walk visits the little frequented Woodland Valley which lies between the Duddon Estuary and Coniston. It was grey and overcast with no views to the high fells; at least the temperature is getting warmer - it felt like Spring today.

This walk follows the one described in Wainwright's Blawith Knott chapter in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland', page 108.

Giant's Grave, a Bronze Age barrow. It is a headstone with a small circle of stones nearest to the camera.

Great Burney across Subberthwaite Common.

Looking towards the Duddon Estuary from Blawith Knott.

Lang Tarn - 'shares with Foxes Tarn, Scafell, the distinction of being the smallest named tarn in Lakeland'.

An un-named tarn on Tottlebank Height.

Angus explores Tottlebank Height summit.

Blawith Knott.

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