Lake District Inversion

Walked on 05/12/2005

I couldn’t make it for a walk today, but I did have to drive through the Lake District. Along the way, it was clear that the whole of the southern half of the Lakes was in temperature inversion, so I did manage to stop for some roadside shots of the valleys under cloud.

The Troutbeck Valley with Troutbeck Tongue, centre.

Ambleside and Windermere from the Kirkstone Pass - interesting cloud formations.

...and closing in on the same view.

The mist sticking to the side of Wansfell from the steep road known as 'The Struggle'.

Helm Crag from Dunmail Raise, above the cloud.

Dunmail Raise.

...and from further up, the Vale of Grasmere covered in cloud.

Lingmoor Fell

Walked on 25/11/2005

Start point: Blea Tarn Car Park (NY 296 043)

Blea Tarn – Brown How on Lingmoor Fell – Lingmoor Tarn – Side Pike – Blea Tarn

Distance: 5.7 miles Total Ascent: 602 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 20 minutes

Weather: Clear with an icy wind, 3oC.

The sun was shining again this morning for a walk up to Lingmoor Fell, but there was an icy wind, perhaps bringing snow with it as forecast; the clouds had certainly gathered over the fells by the end of the walk. There are great views from this little fell, nestling in between the Langdales and the Coniston fells.

Blake Rigg from Side Gates.

Little Langdale Tarn.

Swirl How and Great Carrs, visited yesterday.

The view to the north-east from the climb up to Lingmoor Fell.

Fairfield and St. Sunday Crag, centre.

Angus.

Pike O' Blisco, the Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell.

Closing in on Bow Fell.

Pike O' Stickle and Loft Crag.

Panoramic view from Lingmoor Fell summit. Select on the image for a larger version (see if you can spot Angus!).

On the summit of Lingmoor Fell.

The Langdale Pikes across a frozen Lingmoor Tarn.

Lingmoor Tarn.

The Langdale Pikes.

I can make it through, you might not! It's the only way to get up to Side Pike.

Mickleden from Side Pike. The clouds are closing in on Bow Fell now.

You've got to be kidding Angus - it's f-f-freezing! The Langdale Pikes across Blea Tarn.

Coniston Round

Walked on 24/11/2005

Start point: Walna Scar road (SD 289 970)

Walna Scar road – Brown Pike – B uck Pike on Seathwaite Fell – Dow Crag – Goat’s Hawse –Coniston Old Man – Brim Fell – Levers Hawse – Great How – Swirl Band – Top of Broad Slack –Great Carrs – Swirl How – Prison Band – Swirl Hawse – Levers Water – Boulder Valley – Walna Scar road

Distance: 10.5 miles Total Ascent: 2670 metres Time Taken: 4 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Very cold with gale force winds. 3oC, but much colder with the wind chill.

It didn’t look too promising when I set off along the Walna Scar Road and sure enough when I reached Brown Pike the wind was gale force and the hailstones were shotblasting my face. Magically, when I reached Dow Crag, the clouds cleared (blown away presumably!) and there were lovely blue skies. The wind was ever present and made the walking difficult at times; full winter gear was required today. Today was the first time I have ever been recognised on the fells from this website (okay, Angus was recognised to be technically correct). He’s famous that dog!

So that's what that little shelter on the Walna Scar road is for!

Gale force wind and hailstones (they hurt!) on Brown Pike, Buck Pike ahead. I thought Angus was a goner walking across here, it was that bad.

Looking back to Brown Pike and Blind Tarn from Buck Pike.

The path to Dow Crag.

Now it's blue skies - the Coniston fells from Dow Crag.

The view from The Old Man of Coniston - Low Water below and a glimpse of Levers Water with the Black Sails ridge and Wetherlam beyond.

The route from The Old Man with Brim Fell in the centre and Swirl How and Great Carrs visible to the right. The Scafell massif is in the left distance.

Angus on the summit of The Old Man - phew, made it!

...but it's still a bit windy!

Levers Water from Great How Crags, Coniston Water in the distance.

Great Carrs from Top of Broad Slack.

Grey Friar.

Wetherlam.

The view from Great Carrs, annotated version below.

The memorial on Great Carrs, complete with plane wreckage.

Swirl Hawse across Levers Water.

The Coppermines Valley and Coniston from Boulder Valley.

Top o’ Selside

Walked on 21/11/2005

Start point: High Nibthwaite (SD 295 897)

High Nibthwaite – Brock Barrow – Low Light Haw (OF) – High Light Haw (OF) – Stang Hill –Arnsbarrow Hill – Top o’ Selside (OF)– High Nibthwaite

Distance: 5 miles Total Ascent: 474 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 50 minutes

Weather: Cold, cloud at valley level. 3oC.

It was cold and misty on the drive up to the east side of Coniston. Would it be cold enough at valley level to create a temperature inversion, where the cloud remains at a very low level and you can climb above it to clear skies? Well let’s see….

Ascending to a cold looking Brock Barrow through the mist.

Wow! The temperature inversion was there. This view shows the Coniston Fells from Brock Barrow, a thick layer of cloud covers Coniston Water.

Looking across to Beacon Fell.

Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam.

Panoramic view of Coniston Water.

Southwards to the Crake Valley.

Woodland and the Southern Outlying fells.

Soaking up the rays.

The valleys to the south east and the Kent Estuary are lying under a blanket of cloud too.

Dow Crag.

A frozen Arnsbarrow Tarn.

The Coniston fells from Top o' Selside.

Top o' Selside.

The clouds start to lift on the descent and Coniston Water is once again visible.

Coniston Water and the Coniston fells from the descent.

Striding Edge and Helvellyn

Walked on 17/11/2005

Start point: Patterdale (NY 394 160)

Patterdale – Hole-in-the Wall – Striding Edge – Helvellyn – Swirral Edge – Catstycam – Hole-in-the Wall – Patterdale

Distance: 7.5 miles Total Ascent: 900 metres Time Taken: 3 hours

Weather: Cold, crystal clear. 3oC valley, below freezing on the tops.

There was further excellent weather again today – cold, but with superb visibility. I couldn’t resist another visit to Striding Edge, absolutely the finest ridge in the Lake District. This is one I have been saving for just such a day and have dreamed about through all the bad weather.

Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike at the head of Grisedale. The path to the Hole-in-the-Wall leads up to the right.

Catstycam from the Hole-in-the-Wall.

At the start of Striding Edge.

Angus contemplates the crossing.

Looking back to Striding Edge.

...and again from further up the steep ascent to Helvellyn.

Swirral Edge and Catstycam.

Catstycam and Ullswater from the summit of Helvellyn.

Swirral Edge running to Catstycam, left, Red Tarn and Striding Edge, right, from the summit of Helvellyn.

It was below freezing on the top of Helvellyn.

Looking west to Great Gable, the prominence on the left, and Pillar to the right of the ridge.

The view from Helvellyn. Select on the image to see a larger version.

The Skiddaw massif with Bassenthwaite Lake visible to the left.

The start of the steep descent of Swirral Edge.

Ullswater from Catstycam.

A zoomed in view.

High Street and the Far Eastern fells.

Looking along the wall to Birkhouse Moor.

Harter Fell

Walked on 15/11/2005

Start point: Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley (SD 235 992)

Harter Fell from Birks Bridge

Distance: 3.25 miles Total Ascent: 538 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes

Weather: Cool, mainly clear. 9oC.

Today turned clear with blue skies again – I had a short walk up to Harter Fell from the Duddon Valley, starting from Birks Bridge. The view turned out to be good, much better than I expected earlier. The ascent was made more interesting when I bumped in to Chris Jesty, the man responsible for updating the Wainwright Pictorial Guides, who stopped for a chat.

Harter Fell from the Duddon Valley.

Birks Bridge.

Chris Jesty - doing the Wainwrights.

Approaching the summit of Harter Fell.

Angus.

Looking across Hardknott to Upper Eskdale and the Scafells, the Pillar group beyond to the left of the photo. Burnmoor Tarn is just visible centre left.

Closing in on Scafell, Scafell Pike, Esk Pike and Bow Fell.

The Coniston fells across the Duddon Valley. Select on the image for a larger version.

Grey Friar across the Duddon Valley.

Birks Bridge rapids.

A swim in the River Duddon.

Great Carrs

Walked on 11/11/2005

Start point: Three Shire Stone (NY 277 027)

Three Shire Stone – Wet Side Edge – Little Carrs – Great Carrs – Hell Gill Pike – Wet Side Edge – Three Shire Stone

Distance: 4 miles Total Ascent: 400 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 30 minutes

Weather: Wet and windy. 10oC.

Today is Armistice Day and alongside the two minute silence at 11am, there was special service taking place on Great Carrs to commemorate the crewmen (seven Canadian and one Briton) who died in a World War II plane crash there. The Armistice Day service was held to rededicate a memorial to the crew members of the fateful Halifax bomber which crashed after becoming lost in bad weather in October 1944. Officiated by the Vicar of Coniston, the Rev Mark East, the ceremony was attended by representatives of the RAF and the Canadian Embassy.

The weather was absolutely atrocious up there with the wind being gale force on the top, so no lovely views today!

A bit busy around the Three Shire Stone today.

Looking along Wrynose Pas and Wrynose Bottom along the River Duddon from the steep climb to Wet Side Edge.

The memorial service on Great Carrs...

...The Last Post...

...and the new memorial.

Just how windy is it up here Angus?

A drink in a tarn on Hell Gill Pike.

Skiddaw

Walked on 07/11/2005

Start point: Gale Road End (NY 281 253)

Gale Road End – Skiddaw Lesser Man – Skiddaw Little Man – Skiddaw – Gale Road End

Distance: 6.5 miles Total Ascent: 1256 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 30 minutes

Weather: Changeable, cold and windy. 10oC.

I was searching for clear skies again today after more rain all weekend. Keswick seemed very clear when I arrived with Skiddaw particularly looking good. With a walk from the Gale Road car park we did well to stay dry, if somewhat windblown, and saw perhaps the only blue skies in the Lake District today.

The Hawell Monument at the start of the climb to Skiddaw.

The north western fells across the Vale of Keswick from the ascent of Skiddaw.

Carl Side, Long Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike.

Bassenthwaite Lake behind Long Side, Longside Edge and Ullock Pike.

Looking along to the summit of Skiddaw...

...and looking back from the summit.

Very windy and cold up here.

Skiddaw Little Man.

Looking across to Blencathra.

Carrock Fell and 'The Back o' Skiddaw'.

Sun rays on Derwent Water.

Helvellyn and the Dodd's across St. John's-in-the-Vale.

More dramatic sky.

The Skiddaw massif.

Beacon Fell

Walked on 04/11/2005

Start point: At the end of the minor road from Brown Howe (SD 281 916)

Beacon Fell (OF) from Tottle Bank

Distance: 2 miles Total Ascent: 200 metres Time Taken: 45 minutes

Weather: Cold, windy with showers. 10oC.

There was more heavy rain this morning, so it was one of those days where I set off not knowing where I was going until I found a bright spot. The southern end of Coniston Water looked a good bet and it wasn’t a bad guess as most of the walk was done in the dry, only spoiled by a drizzly shower towards the end.

The path has turned into a river at the start of the walk.

The view over Coniston Water to the eastern side of the lake from the ascent.

Beacon Fell.

Coniston Water.

Angus finds a pinnacle.

The summit of Beacon Fell...

...is a bit windy.

Looking across to the high Coniston fells, covered by low cloud.

Beacon Tarn.

Wool Knott across Beacon Tarn.

Black Beck, normally a trickle - now a torrent after the heavy rain.

The River Crake, the outflow of Coniston Water is also swollen by the heavy rain.

Gavel Fell

Walked on 02/11/2005

Start point: On the Croasdale – Lamplugh road, at the Rowrah junction (NY 087 182)

Croasdale – Kelton Fell (431) – Godworth (432) – Banna Fell (433) – Floutern Cop (434) – White Oak – Gavel Fell (435) – High Nook on Gavel Fell (436) – Fothergill Head – High Pen (437) – Low Pen (438) – Knock Murton (439) – Croasdale

Distance: 8.4 miles Total Ascent: 1405 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 45 minutes

Weather: Grey, overcast, windy with some showers. 14oC.

Today’s walk was over some of those less often visited fells between Loweswater and Ennerdale. What should have been a fairly easy walk was made harder by the weather, with strong winds and rain, and also by the terrain which is quite boggy and tussocky in places. The climb to Knock Murton at the end of the walk is a tough one as it is straight up and very unforgiving to say the least!

The lane from Cross Rigg to Godworth - an old mine road.

Looking from Kelton Fell to Godworth with Gavel Fell behind.

Knock Murton - the last fell of the round - from Godworth.

Anglers Crag across Ennerdale Water from Banna Fell.

It was very windy on Banna Fell!

Heading for Floutern Cop, the mist swirling in and out.

Floutern Tarn from Floutern Cop.

A misty Hen Comb from the boggy section between Floutern Cop and Gavel Fell.

Gavel Fell - it's not always sunny in Lakeland...

High Pen.

Descending from Low Pen to the forest road. Ahead is Knock Murton with Cogra Moss to the right. The sting in the tail of this walk was the ascent of Knock Murton from the low line of trees to the right of the fell climbing straight up.

Looking back across to Low Pen from the steep climb to Knock Murton.

Cairns on Knock Murton (the outer two!).

Descending back to the road and the end of the walk. There are many industrial relics in this area, it being extensively mined in the past. The route took us along the old railway embankment below; note the spoil heaps which litter the surrounding fells to the right.

Swinside Stone Circle

Walked on 30/10/2005

Swinside Stone Circle

Weather: Fine after rain nearly all day. 15°C.

I think we found the only clear sky in the whole of Cumbria today – after a morning of heavy rain, the late afternoon skies began to clear for a short walk to Swinside Stone Circle. Swinside is possibly the best stone circle in Cumbria and is widely held to be one of the finest examples of its kind in the whole of Britain and is referred to by Wordsworth in ‘The River Duddon VVII – Return’.

‘…Or near that mystic Round of Druid fame,

Tardily sinking by its proper weight

Deep into patient earth, from whose smooth breast it came.’

Thwaites Fell and Whitfell from Swinside.

Swinside Stone Circle - a nice place for a picnic.

The stones.

Connie, Louise and Angus - and another doggy friend.

The sun bursts out from Gray Stones.

From the centre of the circle.

The circle form the south.

The track to Broadgate, the windmills on Kirkby Moor in the distance.

The setting sun on Wrayslack.

Birkrigg Common

Walked on 27/10/2005

Birkrigg Common

Weather: Still a very warm and welcome 18°C.

Well, what could we do in this lovely weather this afternoon that would be better than another walk? After all, Angus needs his exercise! This short, local walk up to Birkrigg Common was a pleasant one on a warm, sunny afternoon – too hazy for views, but never mind.

Through the bracken path to Birkrigg Common.

Second one of the day!

An out of place splash of colour on the summit of Birkrigg.

A rest on the summit.

Birkrigg Common - roses on the mound to the left, the flowers near the bracken on the right.

The limestone pavement on Birkrigg looking out to Morecambe Bay.

Gummer’s How

Walked on 27/10/2005

Start point: Gummer’s How Car Park (SD 390 877)

Gummer’s How Car Park – Gummer’s How (OF) – Gummer’s How Car Park

Distance: 1.2 miles Total Ascent: 150 metres Time Taken: 1 hour

Weather: A very warm and welcome 18°C.

Wow, what a change in the weather today after what seems like an age of constant heavy rain. The sun was shining in an unseasonal return to summer – I almost dusted my shorts off for our walk to family favourite, Gummer’s How today!

Gummer's How

Slow down, slow down! Connie and Angus take off to Gummer's How.

So this is what those trig. columns are for!

The best of friends.

Looking along Windermere, the early mist is still low on the lake at the top end.

The steamer on Windermere leaves Lakeside.

The descent from the summit.

The southern end of Windermere and the River Leven.

Autumn on Gummer's How.

Windermere from Lakeside, Gummer's How to the right.

The weir on the River Leven at Newby Bridge.

The River Leven in full flow at Backbarrow...

...and further downstream.

Stickle Pike

Walked on 25/10/2005

Start point: Kiln Bank Cross (SD 215 933)

Kiln Bank Cross – Stickle Tarn – Stickle Pike (OF) – Kiln Bank Cross

Distance: 1 mile Total Ascent: 153 metres Time Taken: 30 minutes

Weather: Overcast, windy on the summit with a quick shower on the return. 13°C.

After two days of constant heavy rain, it was a welcome opportunity to get out for some fresh air when the heavy clouds finally cleared this afternoon. Connie and Angus certainly seemed pleased to get out at last up to the nearby favourite Stickle Pike.

Great Stickle and Stickle Pike.

Harter Fell at the head of the Duddon Valley.

Angus on the climb up to Stickle Tarn.

Stickle Tarn.

Caw, resplendent in coppery bracken.

Angus and Connie on a windy Stickle Pike summit.

Great Stickle and the Duddon Estuary. See how different the colours were only three months ago here!

The Blacksmiths Arms at Broughton Mills dates back to 1577.

Flat Fell and Dent

Walked on 20/10/2005

Start point: Wath Brow (NY 031 144)

Wath Brow – Nannycatch Road – Flat Fell (OF) – Nannycatch Gate – Raven Crag – Dent (OF) – Black How – Wath Brow

Distance: 5.5 miles Total Ascent: 538 metres Time Taken: 2 hour 10 minutes

Weather: Clear on the lower fells. 12°C.

It looked a bit murky this morning so I had a trip up the west Cumbrian coast to Cleator Moor to follow a Wainright Outlying Fell walk up to Flat Fell and Dent. The summits are nothing spectacular but the Nannycatch valley and Nannycatch Gate were quite striking. The views to the higher fells were obscured by clouds in the main today.

Flat Fell and Dent route map.

Wath Bridge.

Nannycatch Road.

Dent from Flat Fell.

Angus on the summit of Flat Fell.

Herdus appears from the clouds in the distance.

The valley of Nannycatch Beck from Flatfell Screes.

Nannycatch Lane was a bit wet on the approach to Nannycatch Gate!

Raven Crag.

Flat Fell from Dent, the Loweswater fells beyond.

The Wainwright summit of Dent from the O.S summit.

The summit of Dent.

Descending through golden bracken.

The River Ehen.

Place Fell

Walked on 18/10/2005

Start point: Sandwick (NY 423 196)

Sandwick – Low Birk Fell (425) – Bleaberry Knott on Birk Fell (426) – The Knight (427) – Place Fell (428) – High Dodd (429) – Sleet Fell (430) – Sandwick

Distance: 5.7 miles Total Ascent: 818 metres Time Taken: 2 hour 25 minutes

Weather: Sunny start, gradually clouding in. 12°C.

I travelled East again today to complete a circuit of the fells between Ullswater and Boredale, taking in Place Fell as the high point. There are fabulous views of Ullswater from here, made all the better today with the pleasant Autumn conditions.

Place Fell route map.

Gowbarrow Park across Ullswater from the Patterdale - Sandwick path.

Looking back to Hallin Fell.

Crossing Scalehow Beck.

Place Fell from the ascent of Birk Fell. The Matterhorn shape to the right is The Knight.

Ullswater from Low Birk fell.

Angus on Bleaberry Knott, the highest point of Birk Fell.

Windswept on The Knight...

...and camouflaged on the summit of Place Fell.

The tarn below the summit of Place Fell.

The descent to High Dodd.

An atmospheric look across Boredale and Beda Fell to the Far Eastern fells from High Dodd.

Looking along Boredale to Hallin Fell. Bonscale Pike is in the centre distance above Howtown and Steel Knotts is to the right.

High Dodd from Sleet Fell.

Caw

Walked on 14/10/2005

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: 2.7 miles Total Ascent: 250 metres Time Taken: 1 hour 10 minutes

Weather: Overcast and cool. 10°C.

Closer to home today with a short, steep ascent up to Caw from Kiln Bank Cross above Broughton Mills (normally I climb Stickle Pike from here). It was a bit grey again but there was a good view beyond the cloudy Scafells to the Pillar group which were bathed in sunshine, as was the west Cumbrian coast.

Caw route map.

Hesk Fell from Park Head Road.

Walking along the Park Head Road, the old quarry road between Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley and Broughton Mills.

Harter Fell across the Duddon Valley, Wallowbarrow Crag in front.

Caw.

Black Combe in the distance with Stickle Pike in the foreground.

Someone's getting the sunshine! The distant Pillar group of fells.

The Duddon Estuary.

Looking to the Coniston fells with Grey Friar to the left.

Caw summit.

Descending the shattered rocks of Caw.

Stickle Pike.

Wet Sleddale Horseshoe

Walked on 10/10/2005

Start point: Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam (NY 555 114)

Wet Sleddale Dam – Lunch House – Gray Bull – Sleddale Pike (422) (OF) – Great Saddle Crag (423) (OF) – Ulthwaite Rigg (424) (OF) – Sleddale Hall – Wet Sleddale Dam

Distance: 8.8 miles Total Ascent: 708 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Grey, rain shower at the end. 15°C.

A return to the Shap Fells again today for a remote and boggy walk around the aptly named Wet Sleddale Horseshoe. If anything, this seemed even more remote than the previous walks I have done in this area so there was no chance of bumping into anyone on this grey Monday morning!

Wet Sleddale Horseshoe route map.

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Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam.

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Looking back to the reservoir from an orange field.

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One of the many Grouse Butts in the area - they can be seen following the path as far as the eye can see.

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The Lunch House - a resting place for people using the Grouse Butts.

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Gray Bull - a 9 foot cube of pink granite marked on the OS map - and Grey Dog - a 3 foot Bearded Collie!

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Angus on a windswept Sleddale Pike.

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Great Saddle Crag - a mini-Blencathra!

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On the summit of Great Saddle Crag looking along the Wet Sleddale Valley.

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Peat Hags on the way to Ulthwaite Rigg. We encountered a lone stag on here and there were eerie stag calls echoing around the valley for the rest of the walk.

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Looking along Sleddale Beck to the reservoir from Ulthwaite Rigg.

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The now defunct Sleddale Hall.

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Looking back along the valley.

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The stepping stones crossing Sleddale Beck - I got a boot full here on the slippery, wet stones.

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A vibrant Wet Sleddale valley.

Wetherlam

Walked on 05/10/2005

Start point: Tilberthwaite car park (NY 306 010)

Tilberthwaite – Steel Edge – Wetherlam – Wetherlam Edge – Tilberthwaite Gill – Tilberthwaite

Distance: 4.4 miles Total Ascent: 693 metres Time Taken: 2 hours

Weather: Grey and hazy, gradually clearing. 14°C.

Absolutely the connoisseurs way up to Wetherlam, this walk is a full Lakeland in miniature with steep, rocky ascents, grassy paths, tarns, rivers and two edges – Steel Edge and Wetherlam Edge. Steel Edge is quite steep but a real joy to walk up and once on Wetherlam itself there are great views of the Coniston fells, Coniston Water, over to the Langdales and beyond.

Wetherlam route map.

Some Autumnal colours - Tilberthwaite along Tilberthwaite Gill.

Crossing Crook Beck before reaching Steel Edge.

Looking across Drycove Bottom to Wetherlam Edge from Steel Edge.

Looking back down Steel Edge.

Wetherlam along the ridge.

Swirl Band and Swirl How across one of the tarns on Wetherlam, Black Sails is in the middle ground.

A grey dog on the grey summit of Wetherlam.

Descending Wetherlam Edge.

The Crinkle Crags and Pike o' Blisco across Greenburn and the Wrynose Pas.

Coming back round past Steel Edge.

Tilberthwaite Gill.

Old mine levels at Tilberthwaite.

The Naddle Horseshoe

Walked on 29/09/2005

Start point: Swindale (NY 526 157)

Swindale – Scalebarrow Knott (415) (OF) – Harper Hills (416) (OF) – Powley’s Hill (417) – Hare Shaw (418) (OF) – Naddle High Forest (419) – Wallow Crag (420) – Naddle Low Forest (421) – Hugh’s Laithes Pike (OF) – Swindale

Distance: 8.5 miles Total Ascent: 717 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 15 minutes

Weather: Mixed – sunny but cold with the odd drizzly shower. 10°C.

I continued with my Wainwright Outlying fell quest today with a walk around the Naddle Valley above Haweswater Dam and the Mardale Valley. Haweswater, of course, is a flooded valley which is used as the Manchester water supply and evidence of the aqueduct and construction paraphernalia abound, even though it was built over 80 years ago.