June 7th -- Braithwaite, Lake District | |||||
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Good walking weather: more cloud than sun at first, but improving all the time. A great day to be out on the fells. | |||||
The C walkers did a linear walk starting in Threlkeld | |||||
first along | the disused rail track to Keswick, | ||||
Mike takes a power nap | |||||
then walking across the farm fields along the base of Skidaw | |||||
. | and into Braithwaite | ||||
The two B walks followed a similar pattern, first climbing up Barrow by different routes (the B+ up the ridge, the B- via Barrow Gill), then down into the Newlands Valley where the B+ went up the valley to Little Town then back to Swinside, while the B- went directly aross to Skelgill and up the lower slope of Skelgill Bank. Both walks then returned to Braithwaite along Newlands Beck. Photos from B-. | |||||
Looking back to a cloud-capped Skiddaw | |||||
as we climb up Barrow Gill | |||||
Bassenthwaite Lake comes into view | Meeting of the two B walks, as Roger's group come down from Barrow | ||||
Causey Pike from Barrow | |||||
Barrow top | The path off Barrow, with Stoneycroft Gill in the valley | ||||
Causey Pike | Stoneycroft Gill | ||||
First sight of Newlands valley with Skelgill bank behind | Joint B picnic by Stoneycroft Gill | ||||
Cat Bells | |||||
Newlands Beck | |||||
Views from the lower slopes of Skelgill Bank | |||||
Causey Pike and .. | Barrow, across Newlands Valley | ||||
Derwent Water | |||||
Looking up Newlands Valley towards Dale Head | Skiddaw again | ||||
The A walkers tackled the "Coledale Round": Grisedale Pike , Hopegill Head, Sand Hill ,Crag Hill , Sail then across to Barrow and back into Braithwaite. 9.5 miles, 3500 feet ascent. | |||||
Through the woods | with Skiddaw behind | ||||
The path up to Grisedale Pike -- you can't miss it | |||||
Zoomed to the last climb -- doesn't look any easier! | |||||
Break for a snack before | |||||
the | final | ||||
push | to the | ||||
top! | |||||
View to Derwent Water | |||||
On to | Hopegill Head (and Derek's obligatory selfie) | ||||
(Don't ask) | Lunch.. | ||||
.. with a view | And off again | ||||
towards Crag Hill | |||||
Coledale from Crag Hill | Keswick and Derwent Water from Crag Hill | ||||
Crag Hill trig point | |||||
the path to Sail | Grisedale Pike and Coledale | ||||
On top of Sail | |||||
A difference of opinion | |||||
The view to Scar Crags | |||||
and Causey Pike | |||||
Cutting down North of Scar Crags, heading for | Barrow | ||||
Derwent Water from Barrow | All roads lead to.. | ||||
..Braithwaite | |||||
And finally... | |||||
Photos by Phil Cunningham, Jeremy Haworth, Derek Hesketh, John Hodgson and David Whitehurst |