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Troutbeck Tongue

Walked on 23/02/2009

Start point: Nr Town Head, Troutbeck (NY 414 037)

Town Head, Troutbeck – Ing Lane – Ing Bridge – Hagg Bridge – Troutbeck Tongue – Hagg Bridge – Ing Bridge – Ing Lane – Town Head, Troutbeck

Distance: 4.2 miles     Total Ascent: 291 metres     Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes

Weather: Warm with the odd sunny interval. 8°C.

It certainly felt like Spring had sprung today for a walk in Troutbeck Park to the relatively modest Troutbeck Tongue, a fell that I have managed to neglect for nearly 4 years. It felt like something was missing today, I can’t quite put my finger on it…

Troutbeck Tongue

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Ill Bell and Yoke over Town Head.

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Descending to Ing Lane in a brief interlude of sunshine.

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Looking along Troutbeck to The Tongue (above the barn) with the magnificent Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick, Ill Bell, Yoke ridge beyond.

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The Tongue, Troutbeck.

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A stile with nothing to climb over, pointing the way towards Threshthwaite and the promise of blue sky and sunshine.

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Troutbeck Park Farm and The Tongue. This farm was the former residence of Beatrix Potter and the area was used as the setting in several stories.

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The Hagg Gill path.

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Correspondent Dudley Chignall asked if I could find this scene from Potter's 'Pigling Bland' which is based to the east of Troutbeck Park Farm. The answer is...well, no - not quite anyway. You can see the bridge in the drawing and the gash of the waterfall, the nearest I could see is in the photo below with the bridge and the waterfall both in evidence and the tops look remarkably similar too. Artistic licence, wrong angle or was I in the wrong place?

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Threshthwaite Mouth from the direct route to the top of Troutbeck Tongue.

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Windermere from the summit of The Tongue.

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Sour Howes and Sallows from Troutbeck Tongue.

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The summit of Troutbeck Tongue.

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A 180 degree panorama from Troutbeck Tongue. Select on the image to open a larger version.

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Red Screes and St Raven's Edge with the Kirkstone Pass road in view to the centre left.

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Windermere.

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Wansfell above Troutbeck Park Farm.

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A bit of sunshine over Troutbeck on the walk back.

 

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