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Wether Hill

Height: 670 metres / 2198 feet Grid reference: NY 45570 16780 Category: The Far Eastern Fells

Wether Hill is part of the High Street ridge.

The summit of Wether Hill in 2011

The summit of Wether Hill in 2011

Wether Hill in 2003

Wether Hill in 2003

Fusedale Round

Walked on 25/05/2011

Start point: St. Peter’s Church, Martindale (NY 436 191)

St. Peter’s Church, Martindale – Hallin Fell – Martindale Hause – Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) – Brownthwaite Crag – Wether Hill – Loadpot Hill – Arthur’s Pike – Bonscale Pike – St. Peter’s Church, Martindale

Distance: 8.7 miles     Total Ascent: 860 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 40 minutes     Start Time: 07:00

Weather: Some bright spells but cool. 11ºC

It started off fairly bright this morning but that soon changed once I was up onto Steel Knotts. Looking up to the High Street ridge, the clouds came down on it and I thought I was in for a day in the clag – fortunately it lifted before I got there but the breeze made it surprisingly cold today.

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Fusedale route map.

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A little bit of early morning sunshine on the climb to Hallin Fell.

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The Nab and Beda Fell again from higher up the climb.

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Ullswater from Hallin Fell.

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Steel Knotts ahead, St Peter's Church can be seen in the trees in the centre.

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Looking the other way across St Peter's Church to Hallin Fell beyond.

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Lanty Tarn.

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The weather gradually closed in on the climb of Steel Knotts. Dougal and Casper are hiding on the rock tor that is the summit of Steel Knotts, Pikeawassa.

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Dougal does that sheepdog thang when they spot a sheep.

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Beda Fell.

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Looking back to Steel Knotts from Brownthwaite Crag.

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The ruin at the head of Fusedale before the climb to the High Street ridge and Wether Hill. It was so cold now I had to put a jacket on along with hat and gloves, not great for May.

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The summit of Wether Hill, at least the cloud has cleared now.

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The grassy expanse leading to Loadpot Hill, on the left is a herd of wild fell ponies.

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Loadpot Hill.

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First we are heading for Arthur's Pike, which is on the right before cutting back to Bonscale Pike on the left in this photo.

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Dougal's ear gives away the stiff breeze up here today.

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Arthur's Pike.

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Dougal checks out the twin towers on Bonscale Pike.

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Ullswater from Bonscale Tower.

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Bonscale Pike.

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Hallin Fell and beyond.

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Fusedale and Steel Knotts from the steep descent.

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Crossing Fusedale Beck.

Fusedale Round

Walked on 22/07/2008

Start point: St. Peter’s Church, Martindale (NY 436 191)

St. Peter’s Church, Martindale – Hallin Fell – Martindale Hause – Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) – Brownthwaite Crag – Wether Hill – Loadpot Hill – Arthur’s Pike – Bonscale Pike – St. Peter’s Church, Martindale

Distance: 8.7 miles     Total Ascent: 860 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Overcast with some drizzle. 19ºC.

It has been a long time since I was over this way – in fact it seems like a long time since I have been over any way! However, needs must and I was glad to get out today even though I would have preferred the sunshine of yesterday. Normally I find this sort of terrain easy going and I thought I managed to do the walk surprisingly quickly as I felt a little unfit and was puffing and panting a bit on the climb up to Wether Hill. I must get out more to keep my fitness levels up…

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Cawdale Circuit

Walked on 27/09/2007

Start point: Moorahill Farm (NY 494 182)

Moorahill Farm – Low Kop (516) – High Kop – Red Crag (517) – Wether Hill – Loadpot Hill – Hart Hill – The Pen – Moorahill Farm

Distance: 8.5 miles     Total Ascent: 513 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Cloudy with drizzle. 7oC.

It was up into the clouds this morning with accompanying drizzle and a biting wind. There were no views of anything today (so not many photos) but the going was easy and I managed to complete this one in super quick time. I’m not sure there would be a lot going for this walk in good weather as the area is quite bleak, although the views from High Street Roman Road are usually pretty good.

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Cawdale looking a bit dull in early morning light with Low Kop and High Kop up on the ridge. The clouds look ominously low on Wether Hill at the head of the valley.

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Crossing Cawdale Beck on the old stone footbridge. Annoyingly, the bridge is not on the footpath so I had to follow the beck to find it. I was quickly into the murk and drizzle climbing The Hause up to Low Kop. Low Kop was totally unremarkable and I could not find any sort of marker although I wandered around in the mist for a while. I always took 'Kop' to be of South African derivation, being the word for a hill in Afrikaan (and used at many football stadiums as a name for the home terraces). Could Low Kop and High Kop be named by soldiers returning from The Boer War at the turn of the 20th century?

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The summit of Red Crag was also unmarked so Casper will have to do instead. Oddly there is a large cairn to the north of the highest point.

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Crossing a gap in the wall following the old Roman Road.

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The remains of Lowther House, an old hunting lodge, on the climb to Loadpot Hill. These ruins seem to reduce in size every time you pass.

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The trig. column on Loadpot Hill.

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The briefest glimpse of sunshine descending The Pen.

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Back to the start, cold and wet. Cawdale and Cawdale Beck.

Fusedale Circuit

Walked on 30/06/2005

Start point: St. Peter’s Church, Martindale (NY 436 191)

St. Peter’s Church, Martindale – Hallin Fell (378) – Martindale Hause – Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa) (379) – Brownthwaite Crag (380) – Gowk Hill (381) – Wether Hill (382) – Loadpot Hill (383) – Arthur’s Pike (384) – Bonscale Pike (385) – Swarth Fell (386) – St. Peter’s Church, Martindale

Distance: 9.1 miles     Total Ascent: 1002 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Overcast, hazy and warm, 20°C.

Today’s walk was a round of remote Fusedale on the eastern side of Ullswater. It was a steep pull onto the High Street ridge from Steel Knotts, but once on the top, the going is easy and I followed the old Roman Road for part of the route. Although it was warm today, it remained overcast virtually throughout with the odd sunny moment and a heavy shower towards the end.

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Fusedale Circuit route map.

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The large obelisk on Hallin Fell, looking along Ullswater.

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Beda Fell and Martindale from Hallin Fell.

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St Peter's Church, Martindale with Hallin Fell Behind.

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Looking back to Steel Knotts from Brownthwaite Crag, Fusedale is to the right.

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Ramps Gill Head, Rest Dodd and The Nab from Gowk Hill.

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Following the Roman road on Wether Hill.

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A launch on Ullswater from Bonscale Pike.

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The head of Ullswater from Bonscale Pike.

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Hallin Fell, the first fell of the round, from Swarth Fell.

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Steel Knotts and Fusedale.

Loadpot Hill

Walked on 09/12/2003

St. Peter’s Church, Martindale – Hallin Fell (148) – Martindale Hause – Steel Knotts (Pikewassa) (149) – Brownthwaite Crag – Wether Hill (150) – Loadpot Hill (151) – Arthur’s Pike (152) – Bonscale Pike (154) – St. Peter’s Church, Martindale

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