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Low Raise

Height: 754 metres / 2474 feet Grid reference: NY 45654 13768

The tumulus and cairn on Low Raise

The tumulus and cairn on Low Raise

Riggindale Round

Walked on 30/04/2013

Start point: Mardale Head (NY 469 107)

Mardale Head – Rough Crag (Riggindale) – Caspel Gate – Long Stile – High Street – Straits of Riggindale – The Knott – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike –High Raise – Low Raise – Castle Crag (Mardale) – The Rigg – Mardale Head

Distance: 8.5 miles     Total Ascent: 888m metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 07:00

Weather: Sunny spells. 11oC.

It was beautiful this morning, very still and sunny and it was pleasantly warm climbing Rough Crag but as soon as I got to the High Street plateau it was covered with cloud which made it feel a lot cooler. It was a great day for it though and we were in total solitude throughout with just deer and sheep for company.

01 Riggindale Round

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Calm reflections on Haweswater.

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Harter Fell.

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Haweswater from the Rough Crag ridge.

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Harter Fell from higher up.

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Small Water is nestling somewhere in the combe to the left and Mardale Ill Bell.

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Fabulous views today.

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A glimpse of Small Water.

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Blea Water from Rough Crag.

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One mucky pup!

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Long Stile, the climb to High Street.

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Blea Water.

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Long Stile over Caspel Gate.

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Caspel Gate Tarn.

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There were some lovely sunny spells and it was quite warm when the sun was out.

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Looking down Long Stile.

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On High Street though it was suddenly cloud covered and felt a lot cooler.

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High Street summit looking to Helvellyn.

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Hayeswater.

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Looking back to High Street.

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The Knott.

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The Knott summit cairn.

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Rest Dodd and The Nab with Ullswater catching the sun in the distance.

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High Street and Thornthwaite Crag from Rampsgill Head.

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Ramps Gill from Ramspgill Head.

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High Street from Kidsty Pike.

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High Raise.

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Low Raise...back in the sunshine!

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Haweswater from the south-east ridge.

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Descending the south-east ridge. If you find a lens cap along here it could well be mine!

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The British Fort on the south-east ridge with Haweswater beyond.

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The view from The British Fort.

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Riggindale.

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On the way home, the head of Haweswater. Select on the image to see a larger version. This photo will be available as a premium canvas print, e-mail me if you are interested for sizes etc.

Riggindale Round

Walked on 09/10/2006

Start point: Mardale Head (NY 469 107)

Mardale Head – The Rigg – Rough Crag (Riggindale) – Caspel Gate – Long Stile – High Street – Straits of Riggindale – Rampsgill Head – Kidsty Pike – High Raise (497) – Low Raise (498) – Castle Crag (Mardale) (499) – The Rigg – Mardale Head

Distance: 10.2 miles     Total Ascent: 1085 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Sunny, a glorious Autumn day. 16oC.

I nearly never bothered today, it was wet and miserable first thing this morning but a chance hearing of the weather report on the radio made me get out as it was supposedly brightening during the day. I could hardly believe my luck as I reached Mardale, for the sun was shining and the skies were blue. This was a really enjoyable round (helped by the weather of course!) taking the direct route to High Street via Rough Crag, walking along the Roman Road, trying and failing to spot the Riggindale Golden Eagles and finishing off on the ancient British Fort on Castle Crag above Haweswater.

01 Riggindale Round

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The ridge route for today's walk over Rough Crag and up to High Street, here seen over Haweswater.

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Harter Fell at the head of Mardale.

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Mardale Ill Bell.

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Mardale Beck in spate, as were all the watercourses in the area due to recent heavy rain.

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Harter Fell from The Rigg.

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Looking across Haweswater to Lady's Seat and Castle Crag, the route used in descent from Low Raise later.

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Riggindale and the Mardale skyline.

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Haweswater from the steep climb to Rough Crag.

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Mardale Waters from the Rough Crag ridge - Small Water is in the cirque to the left, Blea Water in the one to the right.

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Some warm Autumn sunshine on Rough Crag for Casper and Angus.

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Blea Water, High Street above.

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Looking across Riggindale to Kidsty Pike.

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Haweswater Reservoir and Mardale from Rough Crag - Golden Eagles nest on the crags here, the only pair in England. The valley was flooded in the 1930's to create a reservoir for Manchester and the village of Mardale was lost under the water forever.

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Long Stile leading to High Street over Caspel Gate.

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Looking back to Rough Crag, Branstree in view over the tarn.

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Rough Crag from Long Stile.

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A sparkling Blea Water, Harter Fell beyond.

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Looking along Riggindale to Mardale.

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The summit of High Street, deserted today.

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Looking south-west to the Coniston fells in the distance, Red Screes and the Fairfield group in the middle distance.

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A closer shot of Fairfield. Great Gable and the Scafell range are in the left distance.

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The shadows of the three amigos looking to Hayeswater.

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...and the uncluttered version.

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Walking along the Roman Road to the Straits of Riggindale.

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Kidsty Pike from Twopenny Crag.

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Ramps Gill from Rampsgill Head, The Nab to the left.

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The eastern fells from Rampsgill Head.

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We could hear the bellowing of the stags in Martindale Deer Forest below - they certainly caught the attention of Angus.

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Where Eagles Dare - Angus on Kidsty Pike, well known perch of the Golden Eagles.

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Looking across to the Helvellyn massif from the path to High Raise.

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Fairfield from High Raise, Great Gable on the distant right.

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Helvellyn from High Raise. Striding Edge is the ridge in the centre with Swirral Edge and Catstycam to the right.

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The rock littered summit of High Raise.

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The tumulus and cairn on Low Raise.

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Haweswater from Lady's Seat and the magnificently situated ancient British fort atop Castle Crag in the foreground.

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Whelter Bottom from Castle Crag.

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Haweswater from the ruins of the fort.

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Still lots of sunshine for the boys to soak up.

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Crossing Randale Beck.

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