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Glede Howe

Height: 476 metres / 1562 feet Grid reference: NY 52120 12035

The flat summit of Glede Howe

The flat summit of Glede Howe

Seat Robert

Walked on 29/04/2008

Start point: Truss Gap, Swindale (516 132)

Truss Gap – Langhowe Pike (OF) – Great Ladstones (OF) – Glede Howe (532) – Seat Robert (533) (OF) – High Wether Howe (534) (OF) –Fewling Stones (OF) – Truss Gap

Distance: 6.2 miles     Total Ascent: 410 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Sunny spells. 12oC.

This wasn’t a walk I was particularly looking forward to doing as I find the Shap fells to be quite desolate and boggy – but what a surprise, it turned out to be a great walk and I really enjoyed it today. Spring was definitely in the air – the lamb’s were bounding around, the birds were singing and even that rarest of commodities was there at times – the sun was shining! This is definitely a walk I will repeat in the future and I am thankful I never did it when I came here a couple of weeks ago when the rain was bouncing. Then, I opted to climb Great Mell Fell instead and I’m glad I did as I don’t think this would be an easy area to navigate in mist, there being many grassy knolls complete with no paths, walls or any other feature to aid navigation.

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The footbridge across Swindale Beck - the start of the walk is across it and then left, doubling back on the opposite bank.

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Gouther Crag from the footbridge. Casper has already been in and is raring to go!

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Langhowe Pike and Swear Gill shrouded in gorse walking along the Old Corpse Road from Mardale, the puddle making a handy mirror. This is a fantastically graded path, lovely to walk along. I think it would be a good round starting from Mardale and following this path to complete a circular walk - one for the future.

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All is getting brighter now and the sweet smelling gorse is everywhere, here looking back along the path into Swindale before the abrupt turn back along the ridge.

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Seat Robert from Langhowe Pike.

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Casper, the fell assassin, on Langhowe Pike.

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Heading for Rowantree Crag in the foreground, beyond are Gambling Crag and Seat Robert.

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Looking south-west from Rowantree Crag.

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Crossing boggy ground heading for Great Ladstones.

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Looking to High Street, Kidsty Pike and High Raise from Great Ladstones.

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Glede Howe, the next objective, is directly above this prominent cairn on the knoll below Gambling Crag.

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The flat summit of Glede Howe.

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Kidsty Pike and Rampsgill Head from Glede Howe.

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It was an easy climb along the ridge to get up to Seat Robert and fortunately the sun came out once more as I arrived at the top.

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Below is Haskew Tarn, Selside Pike in the middle distance with Kidsty Pike and High Raise beyond.

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Casper lies next to the Ordnance Survey 'ring' on the summit of Seat Robert.

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Casper has a look into Wet Sleddale from Seat Robert.

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Looking back to Seat Robert from the ridge to High Wether Howe.

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Seat Robert from Haskew Tarn.

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Looking back along the ridge, almost at High Wether Howe.

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The summit of High Wether Howe.

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Seat Robert from High Wether Howe.

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Descending the ridge to Fewling Stones.

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The view to the east from Fewling Stones.

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Selside Pike at the head of Swindale from Fewling Stones.

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Mosedale.

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Beastman's Crag.

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Cascades on Gouthercrag Gill.

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Gouther Crag from the descent into Swindale and the rain clouds are gathering above.

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Back into Swindale and I crossed the stepping stones upstream of the bridge used at the start of the walk.

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