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Dunnderdale Fells

Walked on 23/08/2014

Start Point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

Kiln Bank Cross – Stickle Tarn – Great Stickle (OF) – Tarn Hill (OF) – Stickle Pike (OF) – Kiln Bank Cross

Distance: 2.5 miles     Total Ascent: 235 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes     Start Time: 16:00

Weather: Bright and breezy, 17°C

It was another lovely afternoon and I took the chance of a late walk to get up amongst the Dunnerdale Fells. This area is always beautiful, reasonably quiet and easy for me to get to for a shorter walk. This route will appear in Trail magazine later this year.

Dunnerdale Fells Map

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Twin peaks - Great Stickle and Stickle Pike from Broughton Mills.

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Caw from the climb.

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Stickle Tarn - beautiful.

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Bring me sunshine.

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Looking along the Duddon Valley to the high fells.

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Caw and Grey Friar (in shadow) across Stickle Tarn.

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Stickle Pike towering above the path.

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The path to Great Stickle, the fell to the left.

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The Matterhorn shape of Stickle Pike - it looks fantastic from the south.

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The view from the climb to Great Stickle.

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This couple I met were enjoying the views from Great Stickle today.

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Looking towards the Duddon Estuary.

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Great Stickle from Tarn Hill.

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A lovely view across a tarn.

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At the top of Tarn Hill.

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Dougal and (windswept) Fletcher.

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On the edge of the Tarn Hill ridge. In the clearing below right, where the path joins the area without bracken there is a small stone circle.

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The stone circle.

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Rainbow over Caw.

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Scafells to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags with Harter Fell in the foreground from the foot of Stickle Pike.

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Looking across virtually the whole route from the south top of Stickle Pike.

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Stickle Pike summit.

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