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Illgill Head

Walked on 13/05/2014

Start Point: Miterdale (NY 146 011)

Miterdale – Irton Fell – Whin Rigg – Illgill Head – Robin Gill – Miterdale

Distance: 8.7 miles     Total Ascent: 728 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours     Start Time: 09:20

Weather: Overcast, clearing slowly, 15°C

Today’s walk was across the top of ‘The Screes’ over Whin Rigg and Illgill Head. There are great views from the edge of the screes across Wasdale but the valley walk on the return leg isn’t that great, it being very enclosed and the way I went was quite boggy. All the better for testing new boots then…

Illgill Head

boots

Han Wag Tatra's from Alex at The Keswick Boot Company (opposite Love the Lakes in Keswick). Top service from the main man - I will report back on their performance after a bit of use.

fletch

Fletcher will be with us soon, here he is playing with his sister (the brown one). He already looks full of mischief!

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Sign at the start of the walk. The answer to the question is 'lots' by the look of it...

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Miterdale Forest from the Irton Fell ridge. Lots of tree felling here, the photo below shows how it was in 2011 with the trees to the right of the photo. The photo above was taken at the middle point of the three tree sections.

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Miterdale Forest in 2011

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Whin Rigg from Irton Fell.

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Greathall Gill.

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Looking back to Muncaster Fell and the Ravenglass Estuary.

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Whin Rigg.

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Seatallan and Middle Fell across Wast Water.

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Great Gully on Whin Rigg.

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Standing on the edge.

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A panorama of the way ahead.

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Dougal decides the best way to get to the tarns with the clear path leading to Illgill Head.

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Looking back to Whin Rigg, the mist swirling on and off the ridge.

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Middle Fell.

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Red Pike, Pillar, Yewbarrow, Kirk Fell and Great Gable all in view now.

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Illgill Head summit.

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Mono Wasdale.

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Yewbarrow.

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Dougal the sheep spotter.

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Burnmoor Tarn, Eskdale Fell beyond. I descended via Robin Gill which turned out not to be the best way with hindsight - it is easier to descend to the east of Tongue Moor.

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Crossing Little Grain Gill.

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Looking back along Robin Gill.

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This place will look different in a year or two with the amount of trees planted.

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All around were carpets of Bluebells, a lovely sight.

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