Height: 335 metres / 1099 feet Grid reference: NY 19767 29460
Sale Fell from Rivings
Rivings
Wythop Round
Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)
Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell – Old Scales – Chapel Wood – Lothwaite – Rivings – Sale Fell – Brumston Bridge
Distance: 4.4 miles Total Ascent: 460 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 45 minutes Start Time: 10:00
Weather: Windy and gloomy. 8°C
There was rain everywhere this morning, some of it quite strong. I managed to time this round of Wythop Valley to perfection though with the rain stopping as I set off and starting as I reached the car at the end. Those who follow the site regularly know this isn’t my favourite sort of terrain but it is a nice enough easier walk.
Wythop route map.
Sale Fell from the road at Eskin.
...and a similar view looking across from the climb to Ling Fell.
Sale Fell panoramic.
Dougal and Casper climb out from the hole below the trig. column on Ling Fell.
A glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake.
"The Great Illusion" (Sale Fell 4).
Walking through the ancient wood to Wythop Church.
"Site of Wythop Old Church".
The remains of Wythop Old Church.
Looking across the Wythop Valley to Lord's Seat.
Skiddaw and a brief glimpse of blue sky.
Looking back along the track towards the old church.
Skiddaw, nearly out of the clouds from the zig-zag up to Lowthwaite, path not shown on the map.
Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake from Lothwaite.
Heading for Rivings and Sale Fell.
Ling Fell from Rivings.
Ling Fell from the path to Sale Fell.
Dougal checks out Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from a very windy Sale Fell.
The windswept twosome.
Ling Fell from Dodd Crag.
Ling Fell
Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)
Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell (469) – Burthwaite Heights (470) – Old Scales – Chapel Wood – Lothwaite(471) – Rivings (472) – Sale Fell (473) – Brumston Bridge
Distance: 4.8 miles Total Ascent: 521 metres Time Taken: 2 hours
Weather: Generally cloudy turning to rain. 12oC.
It was teeming down with rain in almost the whole of the Lake District this morning, but miraculously I managed to drive through it all and find a dry and (for a while) bright spot at the northern end of the National Park, where I had a walk around the Wythop Valley to Ling Fell and Sale Fell. There were some views from here today, but the Skiddaw massif and in fact all the higher fells were cloaked in damp clouds. At least I managed to stay dry until the very end when the weather finally caught up with me as I descended back to Brumston Bridge.
Looking across to Sale Fell from Ling Fell, complete with a rare hint of blue sky.
Looking north-west over Setmurthy Common.
Looking towards Broom Fell from the summit of Ling Fell, the low cloud hanging on Thornthwaite Forest. The trig. column is topped with a sheep skull!
The Sentinel.
No-one shall pass!
Binsey from Ling Fell.
Yes, it's definitely Spring.
Ling Fell across Wythop Moss from Burthwaite Heights.
Ullock Pike and The Edge with Skiddaw lost in mist behind.
Lord's Seat and Broom Fell across the Wythop Valley from Chapel Wood.
Lord's Seat.
A dark and brooding Dodd.
The Skiddaw massif and Bassenthwaite Lake from Lothwaite.
Sale Fell from Rivings.
Here comes the rain... Ling Fell in the cloud from Sale Fell.
Wythop Beck.
Someone couldn't resist getting in there!
Cottages at Wythop Mill.