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Holme Fell

Walked on 16/04/2010

Start point: Hodge Close (NY 315 016)

Holme Fell from Hodge Close

Distance: 1.7 miles     Total Ascent: 165 metres     Time Taken: 45 minutes     Start Time: 13:20

Weather: Sunny, 15C

It seemed to nice to miss the good weather so I found time for a quick walk up to Holme Fell this afternoon. It was lovely and warm once more and there were a few people around enjoying the good weather. There are no planes in the sky today due to the Icelandic volcano eruption and therefore no contrails either. There was, however, evidence of cows at this particular summit so it was a pretty odd day all in all!

 

Holme Fell

Holme Fell route map.

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Coniston Water, from the east side of the lake.

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Looking across to The Old Man.

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Looking to the head of Coniston Water and Holme Fell, where we are heading today.

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Big Wall in Hodge Close Quarry.

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Reflections in the smaller reservoir. We skirted around this way to try and avoid a large herd of cows!

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Looking across the larger reservoir and those are the cows in the foreground, not Casper and Dougal as it appears at first glance! Me and the two 'cow magnets' ended up walking through the middle of the herd anyway. Sorry boys, you are on your own on this section - I don't think we have ever walked so quickly!

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Lingmoor Fell and the Langdale Pikes.

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The view to the far eastern fells.

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Looking to Helvellyn and Fairfield.

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Wetherlam from Holme Fell.

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Casper and Dougal making sure the mud gets nicely baked on at the top of Holme Fell. Watch it boys, I can definitely hear the scissors being sharpened now.

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There is a great view of Wetherlam, where I was on my last walk on Wednesday, from here.

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Coniston Water.

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The Langdale Pikes from Ivy Crag.

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A closer view with plenty of mining evidence in the foreground.

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More bovine avoidance tactics were required as we skirted the eastern side of the reservoir on the return section.

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Wetherlam across the reservoir.

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