Start point: Grasmere (NY 337 074)
Grasmere – Easedale – Tarn Crag – Codale Head – High Raise – Sergeant Man – Blea Rigg – Silver How – Grasmere
Distance: 9.7 miles Total Ascent: 850 metres Time Taken: 5 hours
Weather: Generally bright. 13oC.
Today I met up with Andy Lang nice and early for a walk around Easedale and up onto High Raise, the centre of the Lake District. It was very clear this morning but the best of the sunshine was early on and once up onto High Raise the wind was icy. On the way up to Grasmere, all the stretches of water I passed were covered in a thick blanket of mist – here comes winter.
All was frozen in Easedale before the sun came up...
...but when it did, it certainly gave a lovely golden glow.
Sourmilk Gill.
Looking into Easedale from the top falls of Sourmilk Gill.
Beginning the climb of the Tarn Crag ridge - the second peak from the left is the summit.
Autumn in Far Easedale.
Easedale Tarn with reflected contrail.
Casper summits Tarn Crag - hot work in the sunshine!
Looking over to Helvellyn from Tarn Crag, Gibson Knott and Steel Fell in the foreground.
Looking into the sun, Grasmere and Windermere under a thick blanket of mist.
Easedale Tarn.
Codale Tarn from the Tarn Crag ridge with the Coniston fells beyond.
The Helvellyn massif from Codale Head.
On the skyline are Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Scafells with the pointed Sergeant Man in the middle distance.
Great Gable and Pillar beyond the Glaramara ridge from High Raise.
Scafell Pike and Great End above Langstrath.
Skiddaw and Blencathra from High Raise, Derwent Water covered in mist. High Raise is the central point of the Lake District and there are great views from here.
A close-up of Skiddaw and Derwent Water.
Great Gable.
Bowfell.
Casper finds a comfortable place to sit on High Raise.
Fleetwith Pike in the centre with the High Stile ridge behind.
Looking back to the grassy dome of High Raise from Sergeant Man.
Descending Sergeant Man.
Stickle Tarn and Harrison Stickle from the ridge to Blea Rigg.
Looking down on two tarns - Codale and Easedale.
Heading for Blea Rigg, Windermere beyond.
Harrison Stickle from Blea Rigg.
Looking across to Crinkle Crags.
Having a rest on the way to Silver How.
Seat Sandal and Fairfield over Helm Crag.
Great Langdale.
Crinkle Crags, Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes.
Grasmere and Rydal Water from Silver How.
The Vale of Grasmere, Helvellyn to the left and Fairfield to the right.
The view from the summit of Silver How.
Reflected island on Grasmere.
Helm Crag from the descent.
Helm Crag in Autumn.