Height: 318 metres / 1043 feet Grid reference: NY 18878 28344
Ling Fell across Wythop Moss from Burthwaite Heights
Burthwaite Heights
Ling Fell
Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)
Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell (469) – Burthwaite Heights (470) – Old Scales – Chapel Wood – Lothwaite(471) – Rivings (472) – Sale Fell (473) – Brumston Bridge
Distance: 4.8 miles Total Ascent: 521 metres Time Taken: 2 hours
Weather: Generally cloudy turning to rain. 12oC.
It was teeming down with rain in almost the whole of the Lake District this morning, but miraculously I managed to drive through it all and find a dry and (for a while) bright spot at the northern end of the National Park, where I had a walk around the Wythop Valley to Ling Fell and Sale Fell. There were some views from here today, but the Skiddaw massif and in fact all the higher fells were cloaked in damp clouds. At least I managed to stay dry until the very end when the weather finally caught up with me as I descended back to Brumston Bridge.
Looking across to Sale Fell from Ling Fell, complete with a rare hint of blue sky.
Looking north-west over Setmurthy Common.
Looking towards Broom Fell from the summit of Ling Fell, the low cloud hanging on Thornthwaite Forest. The trig. column is topped with a sheep skull!
The Sentinel.
No-one shall pass!
Binsey from Ling Fell.
Yes, it's definitely Spring.
Ling Fell across Wythop Moss from Burthwaite Heights.
Ullock Pike and The Edge with Skiddaw lost in mist behind.
Lord's Seat and Broom Fell across the Wythop Valley from Chapel Wood.
Lord's Seat.
A dark and brooding Dodd.
The Skiddaw massif and Bassenthwaite Lake from Lothwaite.
Sale Fell from Rivings.
Here comes the rain... Ling Fell in the cloud from Sale Fell.
Wythop Beck.
Someone couldn't resist getting in there!
Cottages at Wythop Mill.