Hugill Fell (OF)

Start point: Barley Bridge, Staveley (SD 470 987)

Hugill Fell (OF) from Staveley

Distance: 1.6 miles Total Ascent: 160 metres Time Taken: 30 minutes

Weather: Damp and dreary. 15C.

It was a claggy old day today with the mist and drizzle clinging to the fell sides. I opted for a shorter – and lower – walk up to Hugill Fell, the perfect training ground for Dougal. He needs to practice those descents though, it was amusing watching him trying to keep up with Casper and running at full pelt down the hill only to bowl over when his legs could go no faster!

Hugill Fell route map.

Heron reflection on the weir at Barley Bridge.

He had a good perch and was quite content to sit around. Better here than at my garden pond!

The weir.

Tommy Haircut.

Looking back towards Staveley from the climb. Damp and dreary it was, but also very warm.

Running for Hugill Fell, the cairn visible on the skyline.

Kentmere from Hugill Fell.

The cairn on Hugill Fell seems to change shape every time I visit. Nice to see it still there though.

Casper and Dougal at the cairn. Look at all the flying ants buzzing around the cairn, there were thousands of them today.

Looks like a couple of people have reached the top of Reston Scar across the way.

'What are you doing up there?'.

Reflections on a calm River Kent.

Hugill Fell (OF) and R eston Scar (OF) from Staveley

Today’s two short walks follow Wainwright’s Hugill Fell and Reston Scar chapters in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, pages 22 and 24. They both start from different places in Staveley and it was almost like two different days with the Hugill Fell walk done in the rain and the Reston Scar walk done under blue skies and sunshine.

Walk 1 – Hugill Fell from Staveley

Start point: Staveley – Barley Bridge (SD 470 987)

Weather: Rain, overcast.

Brunt Knott from the steep path to Hugill Fell.

Hugill Fell summit cairn looking to a the clouded in Crinkle Crags and Langdale Pikes. The high point of Hugill Fell is on the other side of a wall, 320 metres SW.