Start point: Knipe Fold (SD 391 994)
Black Fell from Knipe Fold
Distance: 3.4 miles Total Ascent: 215 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 15 minutes
Weather: Showers. 12oC.
It really put some rain down last night and everywhere was very wet. This morning’s walk up to Black Fell was done in showery weather but I think we probably caught it right as we managed to dodge the worst of them. I think Angus was wondering where all the people and dogs had gone from last weeks walk to Helvellyn and it seemed as if he was expecting everyone to turn up again!
The view from the path to Black Fell. In the centre is Ambleside looking across to the Fairfield range to the left and Wansfell with the far eastern fells beyond to the right.
Iron Keld - formerly a plantation, now a scene of desolation.
Black Crag, the summit of Black Fell is to the left with the trig. column visible. To the right is the large south-east cairn. There is a good view of some of the lakes from Black Crag...
Windermere.
Esthwaite Water and Hawkshead.
Coniston Water and Tarn Hows.
A band of sunshine flits across Pike o' Blisco...
...then across the otherwise brooding Langdale Pikes.
The Helvellyn massif.
Black Crag and Coniston Water across the wall.
Angus and Casper at the summit. Casper is reading the sign to make sure we are in the right place!
Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam across Holme Fell.
There is even a brief glimpse of blue sky over Black Crag.
Windermere from the south-eastern cairn.
Angus auditions for a job in Trafalgar Square.