Knock Murton

Start point: On the Croasdale – Lamplugh road, at the Rowrah junction (NY 087 182)

Croasdale – Kelton Fell (431) – Godworth (432) – Banna Fell (433) – Floutern Cop (434) – White Oak – Gavel Fell (435) – High Nook on Gavel Fell (436) – Fothergill Head – High Pen (437) – Low Pen (438) – Knock Murton (439) – Croasdale

Distance: 8.4 miles Total Ascent: 1405 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Grey, overcast, windy with some showers. 14oC.

Today’s walk was over some of those less often visited fells between Loweswater and Ennerdale. What should have been a fairly easy walk was made harder by the weather, with strong winds and rain, and also by the terrain which is quite boggy and tussocky in places. The climb to Knock Murton at the end of the walk is a tough one as it is straight up and very unforgiving to say the least!

The lane from Cross Rigg to Godworth - an old mine road.

Looking from Kelton Fell to Godworth with Gavel Fell behind.

Knock Murton - the last fell of the round - from Godworth.

Anglers Crag across Ennerdale Water from Banna Fell.

It was very windy on Banna Fell!

Heading for Floutern Cop, the mist swirling in and out.

Floutern Tarn from Floutern Cop.

A misty Hen Comb from the boggy section between Floutern Cop and Gavel Fell.

Gavel Fell - it's not always sunny in Lakeland...

High Pen.

Descending from Low Pen to the forest road. Ahead is Knock Murton with Cogra Moss to the right. The sting in the tail of this walk was the ascent of Knock Murton from the low line of trees to the right of the fell climbing straight up.

Looking back across to Low Pen from the steep climb to Knock Murton.

Cairns on Knock Murton (the outer two!).

Descending back to the road and the end of the walk. There are many industrial relics in this area, it being extensively mined in the past. The route took us along the old railway embankment below; note the spoil heaps which litter the surrounding fells to the right.