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Beda Fell

Height: 509 metres / 1670 feet Grid reference: NY 42895 17159 Category: The Far Eastern Fells

Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell with Hallin Fell, Bonscale Pike and Steel Knotts in view

Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell with Hallin Fell, Bonscale Pike and Steel Knotts in view

Beda Fell

Walked on 16/05/2014

Start Point: Martindale Old Church (NY 434 184)

Beda Fell from Martindale

Distance: 2.4 miles     Total Ascent: 346 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour     Start Time: 15:30

Weather: Warm with sunny spells. 18oC

Today I was due to have a short walk to complete a round of the Wainwright’s…until I double checked and realised I actually had two to complete, unfortunately not in the same vicinity. The first one to visit was Beda Fell before a drive round to Raven Crag.

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Beda Fell from Christy Bridge.

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Howegrain Beck.

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Looking back towards Hallin Fell from the ascent.

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Ullswater from Beda Fell.

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The Mell Fells through the gap.

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Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell.

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Dougal puts his best foot forward.

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The Nab in mono.

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A panorama of the High Street ridge.

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On the descent.

Martindale Round

Walked on 05/10/2009

Start point: Martindale Old Church (NY 434 184)

Martindale Old Church – Beda Fell – Angletarn Pikes – Angle Tarn – Brock Crags – Satura Crag – Rest Dodd  – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise – Red Crag – Martindale Old Church

Distance: 10.6 miles     Total Ascent: 1048 metres     Time Taken: 5 hours 40 minutes

Weather: Long sunny spells. 13C.

Today I was joined by StridingEdge stalwarts Andy Lang and Gary Jones for a circuit of Martindale. The occasion was to take in my final two Wainwrights to complete my third time round them, namely Beda Fell and High Raise. After the early mist lifted, the sun shone making it a great end to the walk and of course to completion of the 642!

Martindale-Round

Martindale Round route map.

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Dawn at Martindale Old Church.

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Beda Fell beyond Christy Bridge.

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Howe Grain from the climb to Beda Fell. There was a definite nip in the air this morning.

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The view to Ullswater along Boredale from the ridge to Beda head.

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The mist is forming over Ullswater and creeping up the valleys.

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As we climb higher the mist completely circles Hallin Fell, here with Winter Crag in the foreground.

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The view from higher up the ridge.

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Place Fell and St. Sunday Crag from the first cairn on the summit ridge.

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Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell with Hallin Fell, Bonscale Pike and Steel Knotts in view.

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A bit of sunshine on Place Fell.

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Looking back to Beda Head now drenched in early morning sun.

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Walking the ridge to Angletarn Pikes.

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Bannerdale just before the mist started pouring over the tops from the south and obliterated everything for a while.

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Looking towards Glenridding and Ullswater from Angletarn Pikes.

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The mist starting to clear at Angle Tarn.

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Angletarn Pikes from the climb to Brock Crags - all clear now!

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Angle Tarn in sunshine but Angletarn Pikes in mist again, showing how quickly conditions were changing.

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Brothers Water from Brock Crags.

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Gray Crag and Hayeswater with some dramatic clouds pouring over High Street and Caudale Moor.

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Martindale from Satura Crag.

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Today's walk was to a background chorus of rutting stags bellowing around Martindale. We saw many smaller herds of deer but were fortunate to see this stag on the horizon.

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Brock Crags from the climb to Rest Dodd.

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Casper on the summit of Rest Dodd.

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Rest Dodd from the start of the climb to the Knott.

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High Street from The Knott.

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Hayeswater Gill and Hayeswater from The Knott.

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Looking across to The Knott from the crossing to Rampsgill Head.

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High Street from the summit of Rampsgill Head.

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High Raise and blue skies ahead.

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Andy, Gary and Casper crossing to Kidsty Pike.

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Riggindale and a glimpse of Haweswater from Kidsty Pike.

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No sign of the Golden Eagle but the Casper has landed.

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Still tarn below High Raise.

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Golden sunshine once more on the summit of High Raise.

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Me with Casper on High Raise, my third completion of the 214 Wainwrights.

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Following the High Street ridge to Red Crag.

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Redcrag Tarn.

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Looking over to Helvellyn from Red Crag.

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The descent back into Martindale.

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Ullswater along Fusedale Beck.

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Steel Knotts ahead but we descended the path to the left of the summit.

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Beda Fell across Martindale.

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All is lovely now on Steel Knotts.

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Beda Fell from Martindale Old Church.

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Ullswater on the way home.

Boredale Circuit

Walked on 24/04/2006

Start point: Sandwick (NY 423 196)

Sandwick – Beda Fell (475) – Heck Crag – Angletarn Pikes – Boredale Hause – Place Fell – High Dodd –Sleet Fell – Sandwick

Distance: 9.4 miles     Total Ascent: 1300 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 20 minutes

Weather: Sunny at first, gradually worsening. 13oC.

It was lovely and sunny this morning when I set off from Sandwick for a circuit of Boredale – so much so that the legs were soon zipped off from my trousers to make the first walk in shorts this year (was it really only a month ago I was on Harter Fell in the snow?). This was Casper’s first ‘big’ walk and he seemed to cope okay, with a few tips thrown in from the master, Angus.

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Beda Fell from Martindale.

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Walking beside Howgrain Beck at the start of the walk.

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Martindale.

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Winter Crag and Beda Head.

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Gowbarrow Park across Ullswater.

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Looking back to Hallin Fell from the climb up to Beda Fell.

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Boredale.

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It's so warm today.

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Winter Crag in the foreground with Hallin Fell behind, Ullswater and Little Mell Fell in view beyond from Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell.

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Enough heads for Cerberus? Casper's first Wainwright on Beda Fell and (almost!) Angus' last (not forever, only of the 214 count, of which there are 5 left).

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Fairfield, Saint Sunday Crag, Helvellyn and Catstycam from Beda Fell - some stubborn snow persisting up there.

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Angus has a look over Boredale to Place Fell.

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The Nab across Bannerdale with the High Street ridge beyond.

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Bannerdale from Heck Crag.

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Cloud shadow on Beda Fell.

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Angle Tarn from Angletarn Pikes southern summit.

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Brothers Water from Angletarn Pikes northern and main summit.

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Place Fell from the approach to Boredale Hause.

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The summit of Place Fell.

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A swim in Place Fell summit tarn for these two as the weather closes in.

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Ullswater from High Dodd.

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Beda Fell from High Dodd.

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Arthur's Pike and Bonscale Pike at the end of the High Street ridge.

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Looking back to High Dodd from Sleet Fell.

Place Fell

Walked on 03/02/2004

Cow Bridge – Boredale Hause – Place Fell (173) – Low Moss – Nettleslack – Beda Head – Beda Fell (174) – Boredale Hause – Cow Bridge

The rain was very heavy today, with many areas flooded and gale force winds on the tops. Some interesting shots but no good views unfortunately.

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Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell shrouded in mist, flooded fields in the foreground.

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A swollen Goldrill Beck touches the top of Cow Bridge.

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Angletarn Beck in full force.

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Further along Goldrill Beck from the ascent to Boredale Hause.

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Looking towards Patterdale, Arnison Crag is on the left.

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Place Fell summit.

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Beda Fell summit, very very wet, very very windy!

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