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Dow Crag via the South Rake

Walked on 14/04/2016

Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)

Walna Scar road – The Cove – Goat’s Water – South Rake – Dow Crag – Buck Pike – Blind Tarn – Cove Bridge – Walna Scar road

Distance: 5 miles     Total Ascent: 577 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 09:00

Weather: Sunny, 11C

It was a lovely morning this morning, perfect for a walk onto the fells. Any fells are a good day out for me at the moment; as you may have noticed the walks are a little less frequent these days but it is a case of fitting them in wherever I can – sometimes other things have to be done as well! This is a particular favourite and a good scramble if you like that kind of thing – I think The Old Man must have been busy today as I didn’t see too many people but the car park was completely full when I got back.

Dow Crag

Firstly, a few photos from a walk around Ennerdale taken last Saturday (9th April) which turned into a rather warm afternoon…

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Herdus and Bowness Knott, the gorse glowing in the sunshine.

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Looking to Pillar along Ennerdale Water.

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Warm enough for a swim today.

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Close up on Pillar and Steeple.

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It is a fine view along Ennerdale. On with today's walk...

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Fletcher leads the way along the Walna Scar road.

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Boo Tarn.

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The path to Goats Water...

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...into The Cove.

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Posing on the way to Dow Crag.

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Fletcher and Dougal.

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Goat's Water.

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At the foot of the climb up to the South Rake.

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Fletcher has found the path.

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Coniston Water from the climb up the scree slope.

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Goat's Water and The Old Man.

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The south rake.

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Easy Gully (despite the name, it's not!).

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The view down the south rake...

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...and from the top of the rake.

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Looking to the west across the Duddon Valley.

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Buck Pike to Black Combe and the Duddon Estuary.

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The Scafells with their heads in the cloud.

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Great Carrs and Swirl How.

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The view from the summit of Dow Crag.

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Dow Crag from Buck Pike.

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Brown Pike and Blind Tarn.

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Fletcher surveys the valley below.

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Heading steeply down to Blind Tarn.

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Coniston Old Man across The Cove.

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Down at Cove Bridge.

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During this walk we stopped by to say hello to Charmer, his gravestone is still visible if you know where to look.

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Fletcher and Dougal said hello to this kindred spirit too.

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