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Catbells

Walked on 08/02/2005

Start point: Keswick Landing Stages (NY 264 227)

Keswick Landing Stages – Hawes End – Skelgill Bank – Catbells – Hause Gate – Brandelhow Bay – Keswick Landing Stages

Distance: 2.5 miles     Total Ascent: 450 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours

Weather: Long sunny spells. 21°C.

Today we had a walk up to Cat Bells (the setting for Beatrix Potter’s ‘The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle’, Connie’s favourite – of course!), getting there and back using the Derwent Water launch from Keswick. It was a warm day and Connie did brilliantly completing this climb, her hardest yet I think and she absolutely loved it on the launch.

 

Cat Bells

Catbells route map.

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The Cat Bells - Maiden Moor - High Spy ridge from the launch on Derwent Water.

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The Skiddaw massif from the climb up to Cat Bells.

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The north-western fells and the Newlands Valley.

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Skiddaw.

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Cat Bells from Skelgill Bank.

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Rowling End and Causey Pike, Crag Hill to the left with Grisedale Pike to the right.

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Connie hangs on to her sandwich whilst Angus sees something more interesting on the summit of Cat Bells.

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Looking across Hause Gate to Maiden Moor.

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Bassenthwaite Lake from Cat Bells.

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Angus.

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Blencathra in cloud from Brandelhow Bay on Derwent Water.

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