Start point: Surprise View (NY 268 189)
Surprise View – Ashness Bridge – Walla Crag – Bleaberry Fell – High Seat – High Tove – Watendlath – Surprise View
Distance: 8 miles Total Ascent: 621 metres Time Taken: 3 hours
Weather: Fine and sunny, not a breath of wind. 21oC.
More almost perfect conditions again today. The walk started with a few camera maladies – try as I might, I could not get my ‘best’ camera to work so I had to revert to number 2. I spent an annoying 20 minutes or so messing around with it before I admitted defeat, it would have to wait until I got home to consult the user guide. That apart, it was a lovely walk – superb conditions, no wind with only the haze coming down to spoil that a little bit. Just me and Casper again today, I don’t think Angus can handle this heat, haircut or no haircut.
Derwent Water and Skiddaw from Surprise View.
Looking across Derwent Water to Cat Bells.
Swiftly past Ashness Bridge where the crowds were gathering and up on the path which contours the lower slopes of Bleaberry Fell, here looking to Derwent Water and Skiddaw.
Looking back to Cat Bell and Maiden Moor.
Looking along the Cat Gill ravine to Derwent Water and Keswick.
Skiddaw and Keswick from Walla Crag.
The Coledale fells across Derwent Water.
Casper at the summit of Walla Crag.
Hot!
The Coledale fells from the climb to Bleaberry Fell.
Blencathra from the summit.
Even hotter on the summit of High Seat.
The view to the south from High Seat, looking towards Bow Fell, Esk Pike, the Scafells, Lingmell, Great Gable and Kirk Fell.
High Seat from Eddy Grave Stake.
Lingmell and Great Gable.
Watendlath Farm and Tarn.
Packhorse Bridge at Watendlath.
A lovely place to cool off.
The valley walk back was lovely on a day like this. If the water was a bit deeper, I would have been in myself.
Got it whilst no-one was there! Ashness Bridge.