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Birkrigg Common

Walked on 28/11/2004

Start point: Birkrigg Common – parking is plentiful everywhere (SD 290 738)

Birkrigg Common

Weather: Sunny but cold.

Today’s short walk on Birkrigg Common is not in the Lake District, being just outside Ulverston, and neither is it a fell. It may be small in stature but has enough things to make an interesting walk, being littered with ancient tumuli and a stone circle and not forgetting the magnificent panoramic view of the high fells and Morecambe Bay.

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Birkrigg Common is less than a mile from Swarthmoor Hall, the 17th Century home of George Fox and powerhouse of the Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quaker Movement. Their original burial ground is at Sunbrick.

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The sunlit Coniston Fells.

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The trig column on Birkrigg Common (SD 284 742) features in Wainwright's 'A Furness Sketchbook'.

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Looking towards the Holker Estate and Flookburgh across Morecambe Bay.

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The magnificent view of a sunlit Morecambe Bay from the top of Birkrigg Common.

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Looking across the expansive limestone pavement towards Ulverston.

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Black Combe on the horizon.

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The 2000 year old Birkrigg Stone Circle (SD 291 739). This view is said to be a possible alignment - stones, path, steeple, tip of Chapel Island and most prominent hill. The vandalism is still evident - one stone bears the inscription 'Stop the Gene War'.

Haycock

Walked on 26/11/2004

Start point: Bowness Knott Car Park (NY 109 153)

Bowness Knott Car Park – Lingmell (Ennerdale) (225) – Tewit How – Haycock (226) – Little Gowder Crag (227) – Caw Fell (228) – Ennerdale Fell (229) – Bowness Knott Car Park

Weather: Overcast, some showers, brightening later.

Today’s walk is a circuit Ennerdale with the high point being Haycock. I could see the clouds were at a low level when I set off and was in the clag most of the day (again!), although there was a surprise clearing of the mist on Caw Fell.

Haycock

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Lingmell from Char Dub. The path used in ascent can be seen diagonally right to left on the right of the fell.

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The steep ascent to Lingmell.

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Ennerdale Water from Lingmell.

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Into the mist on Lingmell..

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and (an omitted Birkett?) Tewit How

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The Ennerdale Fence runs right over the summit of Little Gowder Crag.

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The west coast of Cumbria appears through the mist on Caw Fell.

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To the left - clear, to the right - mist! Ennerdale Fell is at the top of the wall in the distance with Whoap to the left.

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Lank Rigg and Whoap from Caw Fell.

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omeone doesn't want anyone to get to the summit cairn of Ennerdale Fell with a high wall and barbed wire everywhere.

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An Autumnal Great Borne and Starling Dodd from the descent of Ennerdale Fell.

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Silvercove Beck.

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Crag Fell and Anglers Crag across Ennerdale Water.

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Great Worm Crag

Walked on 22/11/2004

Start point: Brown Rigg on the Birker Fell road. (SD 181 962)

Birker Fell Road (Brown Rigg) – Little Crag – Great Crag on Birker Fell (221) – Broad Crag on Birker Fell (222) – White How on Birker Fell (223) – Great Worm Crag (224) (OF) – Rough Crag – Birker Fell Road (Brown Rigg)

Weather: Overcast and windy with showers.

Today’s walk is a circuit of the knobbly and boggy Birker Fell and it follows a hybrid version of Wainwright’s Great Worm Crag chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 136. This area is a virtually pathless, boggy waste and the many grassy hummocks complete the scene. I’m certain that on a clear day the views to the Sca Fell range would be superb…

Birker Fell

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The approach to Great Crag, right, Little Crag is to the left.

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Crossing Highford Beck.

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Looking down to Birkerthwaite and over the Eskdale Valley from Little Crag. Illgill Head and Whin Rigg are on the horizon in the cloud.

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The rocky tor of Great Crag. I climbed the green scar on the right.

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Great Crag summit

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Broad Crag summit looking to White Crag and Great Worm Crag

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Broad Crag.

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Harter Fell from the summit of White How.

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Green Crag from White How.

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The summit of Great Worm Crag.

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Stickle Pike and The Dunnerdale Fells, left, with The Pike to the right behind the ancient cairn on Rough Crag.

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Coledale Horseshoe

Walked on 18/11/2004

Start point: Braithwaite (NY 227 237)

Braithwaite – Kinn (209) – Grisedale Pike (210) – Hobcarton Head (211) –  Hopegill Head (212)– Sand Hill (213) – Coledale Hause – Crag Hill (214) – Sail (215) – Scar Crags (216) – Causey Pike(217) – Outerside (218) – Stile End (219) – Barrow (220) – Braithwaite

Weather: Snow from the ascent of Grisedale Pike.

Today’s walk takes in a circuit of the Coledale Fells. The weather conditions didn’t look too promising from the valley, but it wasn’t so bad considering. The snowy, wintery conditions made a pleasant change from the recent downpours.

Coledale

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Looking towards Keswick and Derwent Water from the top of Kinn. Latrigg and Great Mell Fell are visible in the centre

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Causey Pike and Scar Crags behind Outerside from the ascent of Grisedale Pike.

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Snow clouds forming on the steep path to Grisedale Pike.

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Roses marking the summit of Grisedale Pike...

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the summit cairn of Hobcarton End.

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The clouds clear momentarily on Sand Hill to allow a glimpse of Crummock Water and Mellbreak, Grasmoor is to the left.

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The Coledale valley from Coledale Hause.

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A snowy Scar Crags on the descent from Sail.

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Looking back along the Causey Pike - Scar Crags ridge from the summit of Causey Pike.

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Barrow and Derwent Water from a blizzardy Outerside summit.

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Barrow from Stile End summit.

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Bassenthwaite Lake behind Braithwaite How and Braithwaite.

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Walna Scar

Walked on 16/11/2004

Start point: Torver (SD 285 945)

Torver – Bleaberry Haws – High Pike Haw (205) – White Maiden (206) – White Pike (207) – Walna Scar (208) (OF) – Walna Scar Road – Cove Bridge – Tranearth – Torver

Weather: Rain, rain (go away!)

Today’s walk takes in a circuit of Torver High Common and is truncated from what I originally planned due to the rather inclement weather. As it rained from start to finish, there are no promised great views of the Coniston Fells or the Sca Fells, but there are some nice water shots – seeing as there was so much of it around!

Walna Scar

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An old afforested lane through High Torver Park.

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Ash Gill Beck and old spoil heaps.

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The shapely peak of High Pike Haw. In the foreground is an ancient cairn on Bleaberry Haws which is marked on the map. It consists of a circular hollow approximately 1.5 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres deep, surrounded by stones. This area yields much evidence of a Bronze Age settlement.

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Bleaberry Haws from the summit of High Pike Haws. The summit of Bleaberry Haws is topped with a hoary old cairn, also marked on the map in antiquarian lettering. I think Bleaberry Haws is another Birkett omission.

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A rocky gulley en-route to White Maiden.

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Two summit cairns in the mist; White Maiden...

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and White Pike

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Walna Scar summit.

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The force of Torver Beck under Cove Bridge...

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...and the thunder of the waterfall further downstream.

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The damp sign at Torver...it just about sums up the day!

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Hugill Fell and Reston Scar

Walked on 12/11/2004

Hugill Fell (OF) and Reston Scar (OF) from Staveley

Today’s two short walks follow Wainwright’s Hugill Fell and Reston Scar chapters in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, pages 22 and 24. They both start from different places in Staveley and it was almost like two different days with the Hugill Fell walk done in the rain and the Reston Scar walk done under blue skies and sunshine.

 

Walk 1 – Hugill Fell from Staveley

Start point: Staveley – Barley Bridge (SD 470 987)

Weather: Rain, overcast.

Hugill Fell

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Brunt Knott from the steep path to Hugill Fell.

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Hugill Fell summit cairn looking to a the clouded in Crinkle Crags and Langdale Pikes. The high point of Hugill Fell is on the other side of a wall, 320 metres SW.

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he Kentmere Valley from Hugill Fell.

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Walk 2 – Reston Scar from Staveley

Start point: Staveley – Brow Lane (SD 468 984)

Weather: Sunny.

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Looking back to Staveley from the track at the start of the walk.

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Kemp Tarn with Brunt Knott behind.

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The Coniston Fells to the left, the Sca Fells and Langdale Pikes to the right from the summit of Reston Scar.

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The Sca Fells and the Langdale Pikes from Reston Scar. See below for an annotated version of this photo.

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The Kent Estuary from the descent of Reston Scar.

Raise

Walked on 08/11/2004

Start point: Glenridding car park (NY 385 169)

Glenridding – Glenridding Dodd (199) – Heron Pike (Glenridding) (200) – Sheffield Pike (201) – Sticks Pass – Raise (202) – White Side (203) – Helvellyn Lower Man (204) – Helvellyn – Swirral Edge – Catstycam – Glenridding

Weather: Cloudy.

Today’s walk takes in a circuit of the Eastern Fells with a high point of Helvellyn. The weather wasn’t the best but a temperature inversion was always threatened but didn’t quite materialise, although there were some interesting views from Helvellyn.

Raise

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Looking along Glenridding Screes to Raise from the steep climb up to Glenridding Dodd.

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Ullswater and Gowbarrow Park from the summit of Glenridding Dodd.

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View from the climb to Heron Pike; Ullswater and Glenridding Dodd with Place Fell behind on the right.

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The iron marker post that marks the summit of Heron Pike. The 'M' marks the boundary of the Marshall estate of Patterdale, the reverse is marked 'H 1912' and marks the boundary of the Howard estate of Greystoke.

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Waterfall on Sticks Gill.

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Catstycam through the mist from White Side.

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Looking along Glenridding Common to Ullswater from Whiteside Bank.

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The Crinkle Crags and Bow Fell from Helvellyn.

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The westerly view from Helvellyn.

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The fearsome fangs of Swirral Edge.

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Catstycam - no view!

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Old mine workings at Swart Beck.

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Swinside Stone Circle

Walked on 07/11/2004

Start point: Cragg Hall (SD 181 874)

Swinside Stone Circle

Weather: Sunny with the odd shower.

Today’s short walk cannot be described as a fell walk but it is interesting nevertheless. Swinside Stone Circle is widely regarded as one of the finest in Europe, if not the world. It is not as well known as Castlerigg, for instance, as it is well off the beaten track, but at 28.5 metres in diameter with 55 stones, it certainly makes an impressive sight and an easy Sunday afternoon walk.

Swinside

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The approach to Swinside Farm and Swinside Stone Circle in the lea of Raven Crag.

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The Stone Circle and Kirkby Moor.

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Some say the circle mirrors Knott Hill, here shown behind the Stone Circle.

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Rainbow over the stones.

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Furness and the Duddon Estuary from the track to Swinside.

Carron Crag

Walked on 03/11/2004

Start point: Grizedale Forest visitor centre (SD 336 945)

Carron Crag (198)(OF) from Grizedale Forest visitor centre

Weather: Grey and overcast.

Today’s walk follows an updated version of Wainwright’s Carron Crag chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 88. Grizedale Hall is now a visitors centre (previously it held German POW’s in WWII and was featured in the film ‘The One That Got Away’) and the Carron Crag route follows the red marker posts. There were no views today with it being so overcast, but nevertheless there were some interesting sculptures along the route…

Carron Crag

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A shiny shelter.

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A large ring sculpture close to Carron Crag summit.

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The summit of Carron Crag.

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Carron Crag trig column.

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An autumnal Grizedale Forest.

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Giant woodman.

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The famous Rusland Beeches in full colour on the way home.

Pillar

Walked on 21/10/2004

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 088)

Wasdale Head – Black Sails Pass – Looking Stead (192) – High Level Traverse – Shamrock Traverse – Pillar (193) – Black Crag (Pillar) (194) – Scoat Fell (195) – Steeple (196) – Red Pike (197) – Wasdale Head

Weather: Wind, sleet, snow, hail, rain – you name it!

The intention of today’s walk was to ascend Pillar Rock, a climb I have done previously, however the weather conspired against me climbing it today – I made it half way up the ‘notch’ before the treacherous conditions made me see sense and retreat back to the slab. Phil, my walking partner,  managed to make it. No fear! The rest of the walk was beset with bad weather with the first snow of winter seen on Pillar and a howling gale with painful (!) hailstones on the high level walk.

Pillar

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Mosedale at the start of the walk; a sprinkling of snow on the tops.

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Dore Head and the screes used in the final descent.

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The High Stile Ridge from the summit of Looking Stead.

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Pillar Rock from the high level traverse. See below for the annotated version of this photo.

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Plaque on Robinson's Cairn.

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Great Borne and Starling Dodd from Robinson's Cairn.

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Climbing the 'slab and notch' route - I didn't make it past where Phil is on this photo.

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Another view of Pillar Rock - the steeply angled - and treacherous - slab can be seen towards the bottom of the photo with the notch below the final pyramidal shape on the right.

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Pillar Rock from the ascent to Pillar.

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Pillar summit - the first snow of the winter.

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A misty and murky couple of cairns, Black Crag and Scoat Fell respectively.

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Sitting on The Chair on Red Pike.

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Mosedale from Dore Head.

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An RAF mountain rescue helicopter takes off from Wasdale Head.

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Dale Head Horseshoe

Walked on 19/10/2004

Start point: Car Park at Hawse End (NY 248 212)

Hawes End – Skelgill Bank (183) – Catbells (184) – Maiden Moor (185) – High Spy on Scawdel Fell (186) – Dale Head (187) –  Hindscarth (188) – High Crags (189) – Red Knott (190) – Scope End (191) – Hawes End

Weather: Windy, grey and damp – some sunshine towards the end.

A beautiful round of the Newlands Valley today, taking in the ever popular Cat Bells and the high point of Dale Head. There are lovely views all round on this horseshoe, the descent from Hindscarth being particularly appealing.

Dalehead

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Cat Bells from Skelgill Bank.

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Knott End, Hindscarth and Robinson from Cat Bells summit with Little Town below.

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Derwent Water from the cairn on Blea Crag.

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Looking back to Maiden Moor from High Spy.

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Dale Head from High Spy - the steep ascent is to the left of the crags.

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High Spy from Newlands Beck, the path I used in descent can be seen in the centre.

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Dalehead Tarn from the ascent of Dale Head.

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Looking along the Newlands Valley from Dale Head.

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Buttermere from Hindscarth Edge.

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The visible path follows the ridge from Hindscarth to Scope End. Adjacent is High Snab Bank with a view of the Derwent Fells. See below for an annotated version of this photo.

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Sunlight on Robinson from High Crags. In the distance is Wandope - Eel Crag (Grasmoor behind) - Sail, in the centre distance is the Knott Rigg - Ard Crags ridge.

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High Crags and Robinson from Red Knott.

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Rowling End - left, Swinside - centre and on the right Skelgill Bank leading from Derwent Water to Cat Bells from Scope End.

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A glimpse of sunshine and a view along the Newlands Valley to Dale Head.

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Hindscarth, Scope End and Robinson from Little Town.

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Green Quarter Fell

Walked on 15/10/2004

Start point: Verge parking at Green Quarter, Kentmere (NY 461 040)

Green Quarter – Hollow Moor on Green Quarter Fell  (182) (OF) – a nameless summit 1370′ – Green Quarter

Weather: Sunny and bright.

Today’s walk follows Wainwright’s Green Quarter Fell chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 14.

‘…a perfectly balanced and lovely view of upper Kentmere…’ – AW

GQF route map

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The start of the bridleway from Green Quarter.

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Looking over Kentmere to the Garburn Pass, Sallows is to the left.

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Kentmere Tarn from the bridleway.

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Skeggles Water.

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The Kentmere horseshoe from the summit of Green Quarter Fell, Hollow Moor.

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Sleddale Fell from a nameless summit 1370'.

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Upper Kentmere, as seen on the descent. See below for an annotated version of this photo. 'Take your time along this easy terrace and enjoy one of the most beautiful views in Lakeland.' - AW

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GQF route map 3D

Scafell Pike

Walked on 11/10/2004

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 086)

Wasdale Head – Piers Gill – Lingmell (179) – Scafell Pike (180) – Lord’s Rake – Scafell (181) – Wasdale Head

Weather: A grey day. Very cold wind on the tops.

Today’s walk is an ascent to the roof of England with a climb to Lingmell via Piers Gill and an ascent of Scafell via Lord’s Rake. Both of these routes require a certain amount of scrambling and Lord’s Rake is at present considered unsafe due to the large, loose boulder lying in wait to crash down at the top of the first section. There are warning signs in place at the bottom to warn of this – any ascent using Lord’s Rake is at your own risk…

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Yewbarrow along Lingmell Beck.

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Great End from the path alongside Lingmell Gill.

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The Great Napes on Great Gable.

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The great chasm of Piers Gill, a thousand foot declivity, looking up to Lingmell Crag. The ascent to Lingmell col is up the left hand side and requires some scrambling in places. The view over the side of the shear cliffs is awesome...and scary.

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Great Gable from Lingmell - it feels like you can almost touch it from here. I could hardly stand up on Lingmell as the wind was so strong and very cold.

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The stony summit plateau of Scafell Pike.

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Scafell across Mickledore. Lord's Rake, the route of ascent to Scafell can be seen to the right of the picture pointing diagonally left to right.

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The first section of Lord's Rake with the large, loose boulder clearly visible at the top.

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Looking up Lord's Rake.

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..and looking back down.

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The large boulder hanging precariously at the head of the first section of Lord's Rake.

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Bowfell and the Crinkle Crags from the summit of Scafell.

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annotated view north-west from Scafell.

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Looking along Mosedale to Scoat Fell and Pillar from the descent of Scafell.

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Brant Fell

Walked on 08/10/2004

Start point: Brantfell Road, Bowness-on-Windermere (SD 406 967)

Brant Fell (OF) from Bowness-on-Windermere

Weather: Sunny and bright.

Today’s walk follows Wainwright’s Brant Fell chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 34.

‘A visitor to Bowness with time to kill, or wishing to escape from the throngs of day trippers, cannot do better than walk up Brant Fell and, in solitude, enjoy its fine prospect of Windermere or a simple scramble on its inviting summit rocks.’ – AW

Brant Fell

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A peep through the trees and a glimpse of Windermere from the path to Post Knott.

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The Langdale Pikes from Post Knott.

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Brant Fell from Post Knott.

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Windermere with High Raise and the Central Fells to the left, the Fairfield Horseshoe to the right.

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The Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End and the Langdale Pikes from the summit of Brant Fell.

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The hump backed Red Screes and the Eastern Fells from Brant Knott.

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The Coniston Fells from Brant Knott.

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The lower reaches of Windermere. ...and on the way home...

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Birkrigg Stone Circle overlooking Morecambe Bay. Someone keeps defacing the stones and it is the subject of much discussion in the local press.

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The Coniston fells from Birkrigg. Later on....

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...I came across this fell walking cow in Colony Country Store, Lindal-in-Furness. It is resplendent with walking boots, fell runners and a 'Striding Edge' mane. It is from Manchester and was part of the charitable CowParade

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'Lake Land Belle 2004'.

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Fell Walkers.

Beacon Fell

Walked on 06/10/2004

Start point: Brown Howe car park on the Torver – Greenodd road. (SD 290 910)

Beacon Fell (OF) from Brown Howe

Weather: Sunny with the odd light shower. Windy on the top.

Today’s walk follows Wainwright’s Beacon Fell chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 98.

‘Beacon Fell ranks amongst the most delectable of the lesser heights of Lakeland.’ – AW

Beacon Fell Route Map

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The sun shines on Wetherlam from the ascent of Beacon Fell.

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Beacon Fell ahead.

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Wainwrights rocky gully - 'easy even for us' - on the climb to Beacon Fell.

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Looking along the length of Coniston Water to the Eastern Fells.

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The Coniston Fells from the summit of Beacon Fell. See below for the annotated version of this photo.

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Beacon Tarn.

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The pyramidal Caw.

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Wool Knott across Beacon Tarn.

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Dow Crag and The Old Man of Coniston.

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Coniston Water from Brown Howe.

Silver How

Walked on 30/09/2004

Start point: Grasmere (NY 338 078)

Grasmere – Easedale Tarn – Blea Rigg (174) – Castle How (175) – Swinescar Pike (176) – Lang How (177) – Silver How (178) – Grasmere

Weather: Rain with low lying cloud.

Today’s walk was a damp traverse of the Langdale Edge and Silver How; the cloud was so low that there was no chance of a decent view today from the tops except for a brief clearing of the cloud towards the end of the walk.

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Sourmilk Gill in full spate.

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The power...

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...and the glory...

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Easedale Tarn.

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The Matterhorn shape of Belles Knott above Easedale Tarn.

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The cloud lifts briefly to give a glimpse of Lingmoor Fell across Great Langdale from Lang How.

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A wet Silver How from Lang How.

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One of the many grassy knolls reflected in a tarn beneath Lang How.

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Looking across Brigstone Moss from the summit of Silver How.

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Helm Crag from the descent back into Grasmere.

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Grasmere below Silver How.

Great Gable

Walked on 23/09/2004

Start point: Wasdale Head (NY 187 088)

Wasdale Head – Kirk Fell (171) – North Top of Kirk Fell (172) – Great Gable (173) – Moses Trod – Wasdale Head

Weather: Mostly sunny, cold wind.

Today’s walk was a visit to two of the giants of Wasdale – Kirk Fell and Great Gable. I took the direct route up to Kirk Fell from Wasdale Head, a sickeningly steep climb, ‘the steepest in Lakeland’ as Wainwright described it.

Great Gable

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Follow the path for the steep line of ascent, straight up the nose of Kirk Fell.

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Illgill Head, Wast Water and Wasdale Head from the ascent of Kirk Fell.

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Stirrup Crag on Yewbarrow with Red Pike rising to the right.

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Scafell Pike, Scafell and Lingmell from Kirk Fell.

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The North Top of Kirk Fell across Kirkfell Tarn. Green Gable is in the background.

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Green Gable and Great Gable shrouded in the mist from The North Top of Kirk Fell. It didn't look like there would be any views from Great Gable today as the mist hung over the top for most of the time.

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High Stile, High Crags and Haystacks along the Ennerdale valley with a glimpse of Crummock Water behind. To the right is Grasmoor (annotated version of this photo).

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Looking across to Kirk Fell from the ascent of Great Gable. Haycock, Scoat Fell and Pillar silhouetted in the background. The small pimple in the centre is Steeple, whilst Pillar Rock can be seen a third of the way down the slope of Pillar.

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Wast Water, Illgill Head and Yewbarrow from The Westmorland Cairn on Great Gable.

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Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Red Pike, High Stile and High Seat from the descent of Great Gable.

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Looking back up to Great Napes from Moses Trod, the path I used for the descent back to Wasdale Head.

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A final view of Great Gable from Wasdale Head.

Uldale fells

Walked on 21/09/2004

Start point: Orthwaite (NY 253 337)

Orthwaite – Orthwaite Bank (162) – Little Cockup (163) – Great Cockup (164) – Trusmadoor – Meal Fell (165) – Little Sca Fell (166) – Great Sca Fell (167) – Knott (168) – Frozen Fell (169) – Burn Tod (170) – Orthwaite

Weather: Wind and rain.

A walk around The Uldale Fells today at the ‘Back O’ Skiddaw’. This area is a real wilderness and in the main the fells are grassy hummocks. A place of solitude, I didn’t see another soul today.

Uldale Fells

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Binsey from the summit of Orthwaite Bank.

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The Dash Valley from the ascent of Little Cockup.

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Looking across to Longlands Fell and Lowthwaite Fell from Little Cockup.

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Skiddaw Little Man, Skiddaw and Bakestall in the foreground from the summit of Great Cockup.

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Skiddaw and Bakestall through Trusmadoor from the ascent of Meal Fell. My descent from Great Cockup was the path coming down diagonally from the right while later, on the return, I descended Burn Tod from the left of the photo, crossed Burntod Gill, and followed the path towards Skiddaw.

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Little Sca Fell and Great Sca Fell across Trusmadoor from the summit of Meal Fell.

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Lowthwaite Fell and Longlands Fell from Little Sca Fell.

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High Pike and Carrock Fell from Great Sca Fell.

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High Pike from Knott.

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Brae Fell, Little Sca Fell and Great Sca Fell from the grassy hump that is the summit of Frozen Fell.

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Another contender for the smallest summit cairn in the Lake District, the solitary piece of quartz that marks the summit of Burn Tod. Sale Fell is in the distance on the far side of Bassenthwaite Lake.

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Skiddaw and Bakestall from the bridleway that runs to Orthwaite.

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'The Boulder' mentioned by Wainwright in The Northern Fells - Great Cockup 2, with Burn Tod behind.

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Orthwaite Hall.

Scout Scar

Walked on 17/09/2004

Start point: Kendal Town Hall (SD 515 926)

Kendal Town Hall – Kendal Fell – Cunswick Fell – Cunswick Scar (OF) – Scout Scar (OF) – Kendal Town Hall

Weather: Overcast.

Today’s walk follows Wainwright’s Scout Scar chapter in his book ‘The Outlying Fells of Lakeland’, page 2.

‘This is a walk above others : a pleasure every step of the way.’ – AW

Scout Scar

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Kendal Town Hall...

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and the old summerhouse in Serpentine Woods

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Memorial tablet to 'DARWIN LEIGHTON - friend of all living creatures in this wood'. A member of the Fell and Rock Club, his daily ritual was to feed the birds and squirrels in Serpentine Wood.

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Kendal from Kendal Fell.

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Cunswick Fell from Kendal Fell.

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Kendal Western bypass as seen from the footbridge - 'a credit to the road engineers'.

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Scout Scar from the large summit cairn of Cunswick Scar.

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The shelter, Scout Scar - built in 1912 as a memorial to King George V and recently restored.

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Looking along the Lyth Valley from Scout Scar. Arnside Knott is in the distance, Whitbarrow Scar to the right.

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The Whinfell range in the distance with Benson Knott to the right from the descent of Scout Scar. This view is across the old racecourse and Kendal beyond.

High Seat

Walked on 13/09/2004

Start point: Armboth car park (NY 306 172)

Armboth – Armboth Fell (155) – High Tove (156) – High Seat (157) – Bleaberry Fell (158) – The Benn (159) – Castle Crag (Shoulthwaite) (160) – Raven Crag (161) – Armboth

Weather: Rain with hailstone showers and the odd sunny spell.

Today’s walk felt like it marked the end of summer, I am sad to report. It was a bitterly cold wind blowing on the tops with heavy hailstone showers. The central fells along the High Seat ridge are renowned for being boggy and today was no exception…

High Seat

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Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Pillar from Armboth Fell.

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High Seat from the summit of High Tove.

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The Coledale Fells from the boggy ascent of High Seat. Grasmoor is in the background sun to the left, Grisedale Pike to the extreme right.

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The summit of High Seat - looking towards the sunlit fells from a fierce hailstone shower.

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Skiddaw in the sunshine from the summit of Bleaberry Fell.

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Two views of Shoulthwaite Gill.

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A rainbow appears in front of Blencathra from The Benn summit.

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Skiddaw, Lonscale Pike and Blencathra along Shoulthwaite from the summit of Castle Crag, an ancient British Hill Fort.

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Watson's Dodd, Stybarrow Dodd and Raise from the summit of Raven Crag.

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Thirlmere from Raven Crag.

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