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Caw

Walked on 27/11/2012

Start point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

Kiln Bank Cross – Park Head Road –  Brock Barrow – Long Mire – Caw (OF) – Park Head Road – Kiln Bank Cross

Distance: 3.3 miles     Total Ascent: 413 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 40 minutes     Start Time: 09:20

Weather: Sunny spells with a cool wind. 7oC

There has been plenty of rain around over the last week or so but the Lake District has escaped the severe flooding that other parts of the country have been unfortunate enough to endure. It almost seemed impossible that we could get some dry weather at last after it rained relentlessly all day yesterday but here we have it – a rare dry day! The tops of the highest fells have a covering of snow and the wind up on top was pretty cold today.

 

Caw

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The Park Head Road - a bit damp underfoot but not from above, thankfully.

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Brock Barrow.

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An interesting and different route to Brock Barrow following an old quarry track, the zig-zags of which can be seen quite clearly.

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Looking across the Duddon Valley from the ruined quarry buildings to The Pike and Hesk Fell, Whitfell beyond.

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Stickle Pike in mono.

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Stickle Pike and Black Combe. These workings are more extensive than I realised.

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Caw and a bit of blue sky.

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Snow capped Grey Friar and Swirl How.

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The high fells at the head of the Duddon Valley are lost under a thick belt of cloud.

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Sunshine over Morecambe Bay, Heysham Power station silhouetted.

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Lots of weather going on in the Duddon Valley as I reached the top of Caw.

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Black Combe from Caw.

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There was a strong, cold wind up here today.

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The Coniston fells.

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The look that says a thousand words...

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...and so does this one, something akin to 'Get a move on'!

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Grey Friar, grey sky.

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The Duddon Estuary.

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The Fell Dogs.

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Dougal portrait.

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Dougal the Woolly Jumper, proudly standing atop a wall today. He scaled the north face of the 6' wall in one bound. The reason? 'Because it was there'

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The way back, following the wall which follows the lay of the land, in and out.

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A bit brighter over Stickle Pike now.

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