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Blake Fell

Walked on 19/04/2013

Start point: Maggie’s Bridge, Loweswater (NY 134 210)

Maggie’s Bridge – High Nook Farm – High Nook on Gavel Fell – Gavel Fell – Blake Fell – Burnbank Fell – Holme Wood – Watergate Farm – Maggie’s Bridge

Distance: 6.2 miles     Total Ascent: 600 metres     Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes     Start Time: 10:50

Weather: Sunny spells, warm in the sunshine. 10oC.

What a beautiful day today, a welcome change after a couple of blustery ones. It really did feel like spring walking along the tops with the Meadow Pipits in full voice and the warm sun on my back.

On the way…

 

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The view from Low Wood and clearing weather promised a good day.

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Carling Knott on the way to High Nook Farm.

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A pastoral scene.

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Fresh snow over on Whiteside and Grasmoor.

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Smoking Grasmoor.

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Blake Fell across Highnook Tarn.

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Mellbreak and beyond.

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Lorton Vale.

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Blimey, I thought I'd bumped into old AW himself on Gavel Fell...again!

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Heading for Blake Fell.

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A panoramic view.

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Fleetwith Pike, High Stile and Pillar, to name a few, from Blake Fell.

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An airy view over Cogra Moss and Knock Murton.

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'The Surveyor' finds the route to Burnbank Fell.

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Burnbank Fell summit.

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A view to Criffel across the Solway Firth.

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Burnbank Fell panoramic, the top marked by the straining post.

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Descending towards Loweswater.

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Scale Beck.

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Scale Beck.

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Darling Fell and Low Fell.

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High and Dry looking to Grasmoor (the snow has disappeared in the warm sunshine now).

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