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Sale Fell

Height: 359 metres / 1178 feet Grid reference: NY 19443 29659 Category: The North Western Fells

Sale Fell from the road at Eskin

Sale Fell from the road at Eskin

Dougal checks out Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from a very windy Sale Fell

Dougal checks out Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from a very windy Sale Fell

Sale Fell from Old Scales

Sale Fell from Old Scales

Wythop Round

Walked on 14/01/2011

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.

Ling Fell

Wythop route map.

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Sale Fell from the road at Eskin.

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...and a similar view looking across from the climb to Ling Fell.

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Sale Fell panoramic.

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Dougal and Casper climb out from the hole below the trig. column on Ling Fell.

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A glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake.

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"The Great Illusion" (Sale Fell 4).

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Walking through the ancient wood to Wythop Church.

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"Site of Wythop Old Church".

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The remains of Wythop Old Church.

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Looking across the Wythop Valley to Lord's Seat.

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Skiddaw and a brief glimpse of blue sky.

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Looking back along the track towards the old church.

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Skiddaw, nearly out of the clouds from the zig-zag up to Lowthwaite, path not shown on the map.

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Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake from Lothwaite.

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Heading for Rivings and Sale Fell.

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Ling Fell from Rivings.

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Ling Fell from the path to Sale Fell.

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Dougal checks out Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from a very windy Sale Fell.

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The windswept twosome.

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Ling Fell from Dodd Crag.

Ling Fell

Walked on 08/04/2009

Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)

Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell – Old Scales – Kelswick – Sale Fell – Brumston Bridge

Distance: 3.5 miles     Total Ascent: 420 metres    Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather: Frequent heavy showers and a strong wind. 7oC.

Perhaps I spoke too soon about sun cream and shorts as it was back to winter conditions today with a howling wind and lots of heavy rain showers. This is one of those areas that I don’t manage to frequent too often, probably due to the travelling distance involved from the South Lakes. I remember quite vividly walking this route with James a while back as we saw a newborn lamb and various other things that made it stand out in my memory – when I looked later that was 5 years ago to the day…and now that suddenly makes me feel very old, he was 13 then. Gulp.

Ling Fell

Ling Fell route map.

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Sale Fell over Burthwaite from the climb to Ling fell.

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Sale Fell from the summit of Ling Fell. The wind really picked up on the top of here and the rain was advancing rapidly behind me.

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Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from Ling Fell.

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Binsey across the northern tip of Bassenthwaite Lake. Skiddaw is completely obscured by clouds to the right of Sale Fell.

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Sale Fell from Eskin.

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Heading for Sale Fell from Old Scales. The road walk to here had been relatively dry but the wind and rain was catching me up once more from the west.

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That meant that the rest of the photos in this set were certainly 'quick draw' shots as it was bucketing down with rain now. This is looking back to Ling Fell from Kelswick.

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Rivings and Skiddaw somewhere in the distance.

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What do you reckon Casper? Two more Wainwrights for you if nothing else - only 12 to go!

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A hint of blue sky looking east from the summit of Sale Fell.

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Lord's Seat across the Wythop Valley.

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Ling Fell from the descent to Brumston Bridge.

Ling Fell

Walked on 27/03/2006

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.

01 Ling Fell

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Looking across to Sale Fell from Ling Fell, complete with a rare hint of blue sky.

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Looking north-west over Setmurthy Common.

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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!

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The Sentinel.

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No-one shall pass!

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Binsey from Ling Fell.

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Yes, it's definitely Spring.

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Ling Fell across Wythop Moss from Burthwaite Heights.

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Ullock Pike and The Edge with Skiddaw lost in mist behind.

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Lord's Seat and Broom Fell across the Wythop Valley from Chapel Wood.

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Lord's Seat.

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A dark and brooding Dodd.

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The Skiddaw massif and Bassenthwaite Lake from Lothwaite.

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Sale Fell from Rivings.

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Here comes the rain... Ling Fell in the cloud from Sale Fell.

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Wythop Beck.

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Someone couldn't resist getting in there!

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Cottages at Wythop Mill.

Ling Fell

Walked on 08/04/2004

Start point: Brumston Bridge (NY 185 293)

Brumston Bridge – Ling Fell (205) – Old Scales – Kelswick – Rivings – Sale Fell (206) – Brumston Bridge

Weather: Dull and cool.

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Sale Fell from the ascent of Ling Fell.

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Skiddaw and Longside Edge from Ling Fell summit.

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Looking to Skiddaw along Wythop Beck.

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Lord's Seat and Broom Fell from the summit of Rivings.

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Ling Fell from Sale Fell.

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Skiddaw, Longside Edge and Dodd from Sale Fell summit.

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Brumston Bridge.

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