Start point: Hawes End (NY 247 212)
Hawes End – Skelgill Bank – Catbells – Maiden Moor – High Spy – Dale Head – Hindscarth – High Crags – Red Knott –Scope End – Little Town – Skelgill – Hawes End
Distance: 10 miles Total Ascent: 1066 metres Time Taken: 5 hours Start Time: 07:00
Weather: Sunny and clear. 10C
The weather turned out much better than I expected today. Driving through the Lake District early the early morning fog, I knew this was inversion weather – Coniston, Windermere, the Vale of Grasmere, St John’s in the Vale and the Vale of Keswick were all covered by a thick carpet of mist but I only made up my mind where to walk at the very last minute. It was a good decision too I think as the mist lifted as the sun rose and covered many of the fell tops. I never saw another soul today!
Newlands Round route map.
First sight of Skiddaw over the inversion and colourful trees.
Panoramic Derwent Water inversion.
Blencathra across the sea of fog.
The view from higher up and the Vale of Keswick is immersed under the fog.
Autumn view.
The cloud cap on Blencathra is beautifully lit up by the rising sun.
Looking across to the sun rising over Coledale.
Climbing higher.
Sunrise over Bleaberry Fell.
Beautiful colours in the sunshine.
Catbells ahead from Skelgill Bank.
On Skelgill Bank in the sunshine.
The whole of the Vale of Keswick is under cloud this morning.
Nearly there!
The summit of Catbells.
Dougal takes a look into Borrowdale, heading for Hause Gate.
Swinside and Dodd, Bassenthwaite Lake under mist.
Misty trees below.
Closing in.
Colours and Keswick.
Borrowdale sunrise.
Autumn.
Manesty Park.
Houses in the mist.
A view into Borrowdale from the climb to Maiden Moor, Castle Crag to the right.The sunrise has cleared the bulk of the mist from Derwent Water now.
Panoramic Derwent Water.
Blencathra reflections.
Looking back to Catbells from the climb to Maiden Moor.
The view across the Newlands Valley.
Hindscarth and Robinson from the summit of Maiden Moor.
High Spy.
Dougal and Casper on High Spy.
Looking towards Great Gable over Dale Head Tarn.
Dale Head.
Casper and the Newlands Valley.
Beyond the central ridge, Helvellyn is under a thick blanket of cloud.
On the summit of Dale Head and the wind was absolutely freezing up here. First time this season for the winter jacket and gloves.
The view towards Helvellyn from Dale Head.
Buttermere.
The High Stile ridge.
The summit of Hindscarth.
Hindscarth and Robinson from Scope End.
Dougal works out the homeward route.
Scope End.
Newlands Church.
Causey Pike and Rowling End.