Start point: Bowness Knott Car Park (NY 109 153)
Bowness Knott Car Park -Ennerdale Forest – Pillar Cove – Robinson’s Cairn – High Level Route – Shamrock Traverse – Pillar – Black Crag (Pillar) – Scoat Fell – Steeple – Lingmell – Bowness Knott Car Park
Distance: 11.2 miles Total Ascent: 1114 metres Time Taken: 6 hours Start Time: 07:20
Weather: Wet and warm. 17oC
After all the good weather recently I guess there had to be some bad – it just so happens that this was the only day I could get out so I had to take it as it came. Let’s just say I had some good navigation practice and needless to say, I saw no-one all day! Today’s walk will be a ‘Trail Route’ in a future edition of Trail magazine.
Early morning in Ennerdale and the clag is down low on the fells.
On the forest track. After this photo came the drizzle...and even lower clag.
Climbing Pillar the steep way.
At Robinson's Cairn.
Robinson's Cairn.
The best view I had of The Pillar today - from Pisgah.
Damp Dougal Doo.
Pillar summit.
Clearing mist over Scoat Fell.
Heading for Steeple along the arête.
Out of the mist on the descent of Steeple.
Red Pike and High Stile across Ennerdale.
Pillar and Windgap Cove.
Looking back up to Steeple from the descent.
Pillar is almost free of cloud now.
Steeple and the Long Crag ridge used in descent.
The steep way back to Ennerdale.
The weather has turned around now, Ennerdale is looking much better than in the first photo!