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Ullscarf

Walked on 05/12/2006

Start point: Dobgill (NY 316 140)

Dobgill – Harrop Tarn – Wythburn Fells – Wythburn Fell – Ullscarf – Standing Crag – Harrop Tarn – Dobgill

Distance: 6.6 miles     Total Ascent: 1087 metres     Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Rain and hail with some sunny spells. 8oC.

I think we timed it to perfection for this wet walk up to Ullscarf, managing to miss the worst of the weather although we did encounter a particularly vicious hailstorm! All the becks were in spate due to the amount of water that has fallen from the skies and this area remained as boggy as usual. We even managed to see the sun today!

01 Ullscarf

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The waterfall on Dob Gill in full force.

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Harrop Tarn in the rain.

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The Wythburn Fells ridge with the Beacon on the first rise to the left.

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Steel End and Steel Fell with Seat Sandal beyond.

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The Helvellyn ridge across Thirlmere from the Beacon.

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A heavy hailstorm after it passed over us (ouch!) with the sun closely following behind it.

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Casper on Wythburn Fell.

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Looking towards Ullscarf - blue sky!

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Dollywagon Pike and Seat Sandal beyond Steel Fell.

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Wythburn Fell catches the sunshine.

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Wyth Burn below in spate looking to Calf Crag beyond.

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Fairfield has come out of the clouds beyond Seat Sandal now.

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So has the Helvellyn range on the climb to Ullscarf.

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The Helvellyn ridge.

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Steel Fell and Helm Crag with Grasmere visible.

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Heading for Ullscarf.

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Helvellyn.

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Seat Sandal and Fairfield.

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All clear...for now, that is.

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A wet and windy Ullscarf.

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Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake with a clear view of Skiddaw from the Ullscarf ridge.

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Descending back to Thirlmere Forest.

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Mosshause Gill.

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Back to Harrop Tarn.

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