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Silverybield

Height: 395 metres / 1296 feet Grid reference: NY 22187 03899

Slight Side and High Scarth from Silverybield

Slight Side and High Scarth from Silverybield

Upper Eskdale Round

Walked on 15/04/2005

Start point: Hardknott Pass summit (NY 230 014)

Hardknott Pass – Border End (326) – Hard Knott (327) – Eskdale Needle – Yew Bank (328) – Throstlehow Crag (329) –Scar Lathing (330) – High Scarth (331) – Silverybield (332) – Scale Bridge – Taw House – Brotherilkeld – Hardknott Castle Roman Fort – Hardknott Pass

Distance: 9.7 miles     Total Ascent: 1940 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours 35 minutes

Weather: Snow, rain, sleet, wind! 5oC.

Today’s walk is a round of Upper Eskdale, one of the wildest and best valleys in the Lake District. At the head of Eskdale lie the ‘heads of state’ of English mountains, namely Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Esk Pike and Bow Fell and this area offers some of the finest views anywhere.

Once again, it seems winter has returned with snow showers present throughout the walk and fresh snow on top of the high fells.

Upper Eskdale

Upper Eskdale route map.

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Approaching Hard Knott. The many electric fences in this area (one can be seen to the right) certainly made Angus squeak when he 'got it wrong'.

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Harter Fell through a snow storm from the summit of Hard Knott.

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The Eskdale Needle from the south.

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The Eskdale Needle.

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It was very windy on the summit of Yew Bank!

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Across Lingcove Beck - the wall runs up to Throstlehow Crag, the next port of call with Scar Lathing the crag to the right. In the background are the Sca Fells complete with fresh snow.

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Esk Pike and Bow Fell in cloud.

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Looking along Eskdale to Harter Fell from Throstlehow Crag. Can you spot the Eskdale Needle?

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The view across Great Moss from Scar Lathing.

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Crossing the River Esk.

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Great Moss.

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Slight Side from High Scarth.

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Slight Side and High Scarth from Silverybield.

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The impressive Yew Crags on the east face of Border End.

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Scale Gill waterfall.

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Brotherilkeld Farm.

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Mediobogdum - Hardknott Roman Fort. The fort walls are to the left and to the right is the parade ground.

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