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Hard Knott

Walked on 15/09/2006

Start point: Hardknott Pass summit (NY 230 014)

Hardknott Pass – Border End – Hard Knott –  Hardknott Pass

Distance: 2 miles     Total Ascent: 200 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather: Clear. 20oC.

It was a lovely morning and a welcome sight after the miserable rain of yesterday. We had a walk to Border End and Hard Knott which give fine views of Eskdale and the Scafells. Angus and Casper had a swim in one or two of the mountain tarns and after a visit to the Roman fort, another swim (or bath!) in the River Duddon on the way home.

01 Hard Knott

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Eskdale, looking to the west Cumbrian coast from Border End.

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Harter Fell.

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Esk Pike and Bow Fell.

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The Scafell range.

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The same view overlooking Upper Eskdale. The Eskdale Needle is centre right.

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Angus and Casper with England's highest fells behind.

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Esk Pike and Bow Fell, the Eskdale Needle again visible bottom centre.

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Slight Side and Scafell.

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Esk Pike.

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Scafell Pike, Broad Crag and Ill Crag across Great Moss and in front of them Pen and Esk Buttress.

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Ill Crag, Esk Pike and Upper Eskdale.

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Harter Fell across one of the many mountain tarns around Hard Knott.

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Harter Fell from the summit of Hard Knott.

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Esk Pike, Bow Fell and Crinkle Crags from Hard Knott.

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Casper and Angus have a lie down in the grass and soak up the warm sunshine.

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Little Stand and Wrynose Pass.

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Another close up of Esk Pike, this time from Hard Knott.

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Bow Fell.

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Scafell Pike, the summit cairn clearly visible today.

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Angus fancies a swim in this mirror-like tarn on Hard Knott. A short way down the other side of the Hardknott Pass lies Mediobogdum, the ruins of a Roman fort occupied between A.D. 100-110 to A.D. 125-135.

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Border End from the east gate of the fort.

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Harter Fell and the fort.

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