Tuesday 20th September 2005

Start point: Blengdale (NY 085 053)

Blengdale - Ponsonby Fell (405) (OF) - Stone Pike (406) - Swainson Knott (407) - Blengdale

Distance: 7.3 miles     Total Ascent: 382 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Generally clear with sunny intervals. 15oC.

Route Map

Today's walk was from Blengdale on the very western edge of the Lake District at Gosforth up to Ponsonby Fell, a Wainwright Outlying fell and later we had another short walk to Cold Fell from Coldfell Gate. Wainwright said of Ponsonby Fell 'There are no fells not worth climbing, but Ponsonby Fell is very nearly in this category...'. Personally I think he must have gone up there on a bad day because there are some good views with an interesting perspective of the Scafells. See what you think...

The river Bleng.

Ponsonby Fell from Blengdale Forest.

The view from Ponsonby Fell. Select on the image for a larger version.

An interesting perspective of the cleft of Mickledore between Scafell and Scafell Pike from Ponsonby Fell.

Looking across to Stone Pike and Swainson Knott.

Lank Rigg from the col between Ponsonby Fell and Swainson Knott.

The high fells from the summit of Stone Pike, which is enclosed by a wall.

Cold Fell from Stone Pike.

Angus on the summit of Swainson Knott.

Gosforth Cross standing in the churchyard at Gosforth. It is 14 feet high and thought to date from the 7th century.

Walk 2

Cold Fell (OF) from Coldfell Gate

As we were up that way, it seemed a shame on such a nice day to return home early, so we had another short walk to Cold Fell from Coldfell Gate.

Cold Fell from Coldfell gate.

Seatallan, Haycock and Caw Fell from Cold Fell.

Looking across to the West Cumbrian coast with Egremont below and Whitehaven beyond.

On the summit of Cold Fell.

Kinniside Common from Cold Fell with Lank Rigg to the right.

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