Start point: Cockley Beck (NY 246 016)
Cockley Beck – Moasdale – Lingcove Beck – Three Tarns – Bow Fell – Climbers Traverse – Three Tarns – Shelter Crags – Crinkle Crags – Stonesty Pike – Little Stand – Ulpha Fell – Cockley Beck
Distance: 8.8 miles Total Ascent: 1127 metres Time Taken: 4 hours
Weather: Sunny and warm. 20°C.
Today was an almost unseasonally warm day, just like midsummer. I had a walk from Cockley Beck at the head of the Duddon Valley up to Bow Fell and back along the Crinkle Crags. I had forgotten how rough the terrain was, especially for a dog, but Angus seemed to take it all in his stride. There isn’t a full set of photographs today as the camera battery decided to give up along the Climbers Traverse on Bow Fell – I must remember to recharge it in future! Hopefully the photographs I did manage to capture show the flavour of the walk terrain and conditions.
Bow Fell route map.
Little Stand and Ulpha Fell from Moasdale. The final route of descent was straight down the middle which was very rough - not recommended.
The Scafells appear from the boggy walk along Moasdale.
The Scafell range.
Esk Pike and Bow Fell.
Bow Fell links.
Looking back along Lingcove Beck from the approach to Three Tarns.
The Scafells across one of the Three Tarns.
The Crinkle Crags across Three Tarns from the climb to Bow Fell.
Angus on the summit of Bow Fell.
Scafell and Scafell Pike separated by Mickledore.
One man and his dog looking down The Great Slab on Bow Fell.
The Langdale Pikes across the infeasibly angled Great Slab of Flat Crags.
The Langdale Pikes and Mickleden from the Climbers Traverse.