Steeple
Height: 819 metres / 2687 feet Grid reference: NY 15757 11678 Category: The Western Fells
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Steeple
Wow, what a day it was – the clarity was superb with views for miles and miles today. There was a fresh covering of snow on the fells overnight but even so it was really warm in the sunshine – I ended up with a decent tan!
The Striding Edge Guess the Fell Advent Quiz 2023 – The Answers
The 2023 Guess the Fell Advent Quiz– Answers We have a winner! Huge Congratulations to Maggie Allan who got all the answers correct and was the nearest on the tie-break question where a 10 figure grid reference was required and she managed to be a mere 138 feet away! A well deserved first prize will
Haycock
Height: 797 metres / 2615 feet Grid reference: NY 14477 10722 Category: The Western Fells Haycock is the fell I finished my first Wainwright round on 26.4.04.
Scoat Fell
Height: 841 metres / 2759 feet Grid reference: NY 15940 11384 Category: The Western Fells The true summit of Scoat Fell is taken to be the cairn which stands atop the highest point, on the wall which runs along it.
The Western Fells
The Western Fells lie within a wide sector, driving deep into the heart of Lakeland at Sty Head. They are bounded in the north-west by the Cocker valley, ‘jewelled by the lovely lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water’. South-west their boundary is Wasdale, running towards the sea. The rugged territory around Sty Head is crowded
Birketts
The Birkett Fells are the 541 fells described by Bill Birkett in his book ‘The Complete Lakeland Fells’. The book covers all the fell tops over 1000 feet in the English Lake District National Park, which with an area of more than 880 square miles is the largest of its kind in Britain. Below is
Wainwrights
The Wainwright Fells are those listed in the seven books entitled ‘A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells’. Written more than 50 years ago, they remain the definitive Lake District guide books and the 214 fells listed remain a completion goal of many fell walkers. In 2005, the author Chris Jesty updated the Wainwright books
Pillar
After all the good weather recently I guess there had to be some bad – it just so happens that this was the only day I could get out so I had to take it as it came. Let’s just say I had some good navigation practice and needless to say, I saw no-one all day! Today’s walk will be a ‘Trail Route’ in a future edition of Trail magazine.