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Caw

Walked on 11/01/2011

Start point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

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

Distance: 3.5 miles     Total Ascent: 300 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 20 minutes     Start Time: 14:40

Weather: Sunny and clear. 2°C

It was lovely and sunny and clear this afternoon – I didn’t really have the time for a walk today but made it so to make the most of the good weather whilst it was there! A year has flown by and that is how long it is since I was last up on Caw and I’m glad I made the effort today, the sunset was just magical.

Caw

Caw route map.

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What a beautiful mid afternoon start to the walk with pointed Caw ahead.

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The Park Head Road wends its way between Brock Barrow and Fox Haw.

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Snow clad Scafell and Harter Fell at the head of the Duddon Valley.

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Golden Casperoo.

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Brock Barrow and the rather wet Park Head Road.

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Heading for Long Mire with Caw directly ahead - and look at those two having a chase!

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The craggy south west face of Caw.

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The sun is already getting low in the sky and dropping into a big bank of cloud, here looking across the pointed silhouette of Stickle Pike to cloud capped Black Combe from Broadslack, on Caw.

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The sun is already getting low in the sky and dropping into a big bank of cloud, here looking across the pointed silhouette of Stickle Pike to cloud capped Black Combe from Broadslack, on Caw.

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The view across Broughton Moor to the Kent Estuary.

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The second I reached the summit it suddenly felt like the sun really was setting, yet this photo was taken only 40 minutes after the first one. It was icy cold up here and there was a lovely view of the Duddon Valley towards the Scafells with the Pillar group of fells to the left.

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The Coniston fells from the now grey trig. column, previously it has always been painted white. Perhaps I should bring a tin of paint next time I come.

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There was a beautiful view of the setting sun to the west, the icy summit pool giving the temperature up here away. It was just stunning up here with total silence and this fantastic view of the sunset.

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A similar view, a little later and a little further back.

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An annotated panorama from Caw.

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Someone else popped up from nowhere to admire the sunset this afternoon (the time was 15:25).

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A close up on the Scafells.

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Esk Pike.

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Morecambe Bay sunset.

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Casper and Dougal on the top of Caw.

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The Ormonde wind farm.

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Black Combe sunset.

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The cloud pouring over Black Combe.

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Invading army.

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An icy pool on the descent.

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Black Combe looking other-worldly, Stickle Pike in the foreground.

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More cloud pouring over Buck Barrow (the Whitfell one).

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From the descent.

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Heading for home.

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