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Skiddaw Forest

Walked on 07/06/2007

Start point: Gale Road End (NY 281 253)

Gale Road – Lonscale Fell – Lonscale Pike – Jenkin Hill – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Bakestall – Birkett Edge – Whitewater Dash – Little Calva – Great Calva (514) – Skiddaw house – Lonscale Crags – Gale Road

Distance: 13 miles     Total Ascent: 1190 metres     Time Taken: 5 hours

Weather: Overcast, clearing. 20oC.

After the sunshine and blue skies of the last few days, the clouds were hanging ominously over Skiddaw when I set off for a circuit of Skiddaw Forest from Gale Road this morning. From Lonscale Fell onwards, I was in the clouds with Skiddaw being windswept and cold as it so often is. The main objective today was Great Calva as I completed my second recorded set of 214 Wainwright fells on it. I haven’t been actively pursuing that goal and it has taken me 3 years to get round them all again.

Skiddaw Forest

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A cloud covered Skiddaw at the start of the walk, the blue sky looked promising though.

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The Hawell monument and the path to Skiddaw. We weren't going this way though as we descended right to Whit Beck and then continued along the bridleway below Lonscale Fell.

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Descending to Whit Beck.

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Latrigg and Derwent Water from the steep climb to Lonscale Fell, just before disappearing into the clouds.

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Casper at the summit of Lonscale Fell. Someone has been doing a bit of cairn building.

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Sat in the bog cotton on Jenkin Hill.

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A windswept Skiddaw summit.

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Descending the north end of Skiddaw, the clouds fleetingly parted here looking to Lonscale Fell...

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...and a glimpse of Bassenthwaite Lake.

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Ullock Pike across Southerndale.

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Descending to Bakestall.

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The Back of Skiddaw from Bakestall.

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The route from Bakestall - descend Birkett Edge then climbing steeply with the fence before heading to Little Calva then Great Calva.

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The steep descent of Birkett Edge.

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Dash Beck, above the main falls.

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Looking back to Dead Crags on Bakestall from the steep climb to Little Calva.

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Oops! A bit deeper than you though Casper?

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214 Wainwrights completed for the second time on Great Calva.

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The summit of Great Calva.

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The south cairn of Great Calva looking down the fault line that should have a view to Windermere. Skiddaw House is to the right of the post, encircled by trees with Lonscale Fell beyond.

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Skiddaw House.

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All that remains of Skiddaw Forest, Skiddaw House behind.

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Great Calva.

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Passing below Lonscale Fell on the Cumbria Way.

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Mungrisdale Common.

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The Glenderaterra Valley from Lonscale Crags.

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A familiar silhouette - the Coledale fells.

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That made me jump! Of course, Skiddaw is clear now as well.

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