Height: 564 metres / 1850 feet Grid reference: NY 52601 08666 Category: The Outlying Fells

On the summit of Great Saddle Crag looking along the Wet Sleddale Valley
Height: 564 metres / 1850 feet Grid reference: NY 52601 08666 Category: The Outlying Fells
On the summit of Great Saddle Crag looking along the Wet Sleddale Valley
Walked on
Start point: Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam (NY 555 114)
Wet Sleddale Dam – Lunch House – Gray Bull – Sleddale Pike (422) (OF) – Great Saddle Crag (423) (OF) – Ulthwaite Rigg (424) (OF) – Sleddale Hall – Wet Sleddale Dam
Distance: 8.8 miles Total Ascent: 708 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes
Weather: Grey, rain shower at the end. 15°C.
A return to the Shap Fells again today for a remote and boggy walk around the aptly named Wet Sleddale Horseshoe. If anything, this seemed even more remote than the previous walks I have done in this area so there was no chance of bumping into anyone on this grey Monday morning!
One of the many Grouse Butts in the area - they can be seen following the path as far as the eye can see.
Gray Bull - a 9 foot cube of pink granite marked on the OS map - and Grey Dog - a 3 foot Bearded Collie!