Start point: Corney Fell road (SD 150 896)Corney Fell road – Stoneside Hill – Charity Chair – Stoupdale Head (OF) – Black Crag – Raven Crag – Corney Fell road
Distance: 4.5 miles Total Ascent: 300 metres Time Taken: 2 hours
Weather: Grey, overcast and windy. 13oC.
It was a grey start to the day again today with plenty of rain and fast moving clouds around. I decided to stay relatively low and visit a pretty much unfrequented area to the south of the Corney Fell road, Swinside Fell. This was a really boggy route and quite hard going with only occasional, fleeting views of anything – and it felt so cold, almost (dare I say it?) Autumnal…
We couldn't see a thing in the mist on Stoneside Hill.
The mist suddenly clears for a while looking over to Hentoe Hill and Black Combe.
Charity Chair.
Looking back to Stoneside Hill, now out of the mist.
Plenty of bogs to roll in around here Casper!
The mist rolled back in again all the way to Stoupdale Head but suddenly cleared again at Derry, looking along Whicham Beck.
It's a bit windy up here!
Yep!
Knott Hill and the Duddon Estuary from Black Crag.
A panoramic view from Raven Crag - Swinside Farm below with Swinside Stone Circle, centre, and Knott Hill.
Something's going on in the Circle.
A storm brewing on the Coniston fells.
Couldn't see this at the start of the walk - the route to Stoneside Hill.