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Mardale Round

Walked on 12/11/2008

Start point: Mardale Head (NY 469 127)

Mardale Head – Hollow Stone – Branstree north ridge – Artlecrag Pike – Branstree – Gatescarth Pass – Little Harter Fell – Harter Fell (Mardale) – Nan Bield Pass – Mardale Ill Bell – High Street – Rough Crag (Riggindale) – Mardale Head

Distance: 8.2 miles     Total Ascent: 960 metres     Time Taken: 4 hours

Weather: Sunny and bright, becoming cloudy. 10oC.

It was sunny and bright first thing this morning with hardly a cloud in the sky – fantastic conditions for a walk around Mardale Head. Once up to High Street, the clouds came in and made it all a bit flat and I felt in hindsight it might have been better walking anti-clockwise…but then again, who knows? You never can tell what the weather will do.

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It's a lovely morning with sun shining at the head of Mardale.

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The route from the road up to the north ridge of Branstree is certainly initially steep and direct. There is a great view over Haweswater into Riggindale, the rock in the foreground being the Hollow Stone.

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Kidsty Pike above Riggindale.

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The head of Riggindale.

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Kidsty Pike and Kidsty Howes.

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High Street with a touch of snow on top from the old sheepfold.

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Selside Pike from the north ridge.

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Looking north east from Artlecrag Pike.

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The view to the west from the same place.

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The summit of Branstree with a hot air balloon over Harter Fell.

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Harter Fell from the descent of Branstree. The path used in ascent across Gatescarth Pass can be seen starting from the mid-left.

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Looking back to Branstree.

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The path to Harter Fell.

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Casper Wainwright (see Harter Fell 10, The Far Eastern Fells below). The benchmark in the Wainwright self-portrait can be seen on the rock in the photo. All you need now is a pipe Casper!

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High Street and Small Water from Harter Fell.

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The summit of Harter Fell.

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Mardale Ill Bell and High Street.

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Descending to Nan Bield Pass.

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Yoke, Ill Bell and Froswick above Kentmere Reservoir.

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Harter Fell from Nan Bield pass.

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Looking back to Harter fell from the climb to Mardale Ill Bell.

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Small Water and Haweswater.

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High Street from Mardale Ill Bell.

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Casper on Mardale Ill Bell.

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Once on High Street, it started to cloud over. This view is to the western fells with the Scafells and Great Gable in the distance and Helvellyn mid distance on the right. That's an icy looking puddle!

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Helvellyn from High Street.

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The wall on High Street.

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The flat top of Harter Fell from High Street.

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Long Stile and Rough Crag, the route of descent.

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Blea Water from the snowy eastern edge of High Street.

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Long Stile.

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It has completely clouded over now looking back to High Street and Long Stile over Caspel Gate Tarn from Caspel Gate.

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High Street from Rough Crag.

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Colourful trees on The Rigg looking along Haweswater.

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Haweswater.

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Autumn on The Rigg.

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Orange grass crossing Mardale Beck.

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