Start point: Dobgill (NY 316 140)
Dobgill – Harrop Tarn – Wythburn Fells – Wythburn Fell – Ullscarf – Standing Crag – Harrop Tarn – Dobgill
Distance: 5.5 miles Total Ascent: 573 metres Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Sunny and warm, becoming overcast with a stiff breeze on the tops. 23º.
Ullscarf wasn’t really on the agenda today but I ended up there as I wanted a walk that would be quiet and away from the crowds and also somewhere with a stretch of water so that I could have a swim if required on such a hot day. This walk fulfilled both of these requirements and this was a decent walk despite the weather closing in on the latter half.
The waterfall on Dob Gill, reduced to a trickle.
Harrop Tarn and Tarn Crags. The tarn is looking really shrunken after the dry weather, reduced to half its normal size I would say.
Tarn Crags.
Water Lilies.
Climbing to Wythburn Fells, the Beacon directly ahead.
Blencathra, the Dodds, Helvellyn and Thirlmere from the Beacon.
Casper on the Beacon.
Steel Fell across Wythburn.
The Beacon - a short section of dry stone wall - looking towards Thirlmere.
Blencathra and Clough Head from further along the ridge looking across the Beacon.
Steel Fell.
Looking back along the ridge from Wythburn Fell.
Steel Fell with Helm Crag in silhouette.
Heading for the plateau of Ullscarf.
Looking back towards the Helvellyn massif and Fairfield.
Once at the summit of Ullscarf, conditions started to change as the cloud started to gather over the high fells to the west, here looking towards Great Gable.
Casper in the grass on Ullscarf.
Just follow the yellow brick road off Ullscarf.
High Saddle and low Saddle of Coldbarrow Fell from Standing Crag.
The northerly aspect from Standing Crag. The route back to Dobgill is down to the fence below then head to the right half way along, descending to the forest.
Blea Tarn from Standing Crag.
Looking back to Standing Crag. The fence manages to go straight through this small tarn.
The descent to Thirlmere Forest.
Back to Harrop Tarn and the Foxgloves swaying in the now quite strong breeze.
'Are you coming in? The water's lovely.' How could I resist an offer like that? It was absolutely sweltering today, despite the breeze, and Harrop Tarn turned out to be a lovely place to cleanse my soul with a cooling dip in this little piece of heaven.