Wednesday 8 February 2017

Garsdale Head

Catching the train from Kirkby Stephen on the Settle to Carlisle line....

.. alighting at Garsdale Head to walk back via Mallerstang

The viaduct at Garsdale Head

The upper River Ure at Garsdale
(and below)


Zooming in back to Garsdale Head station across the valley

Heading for Hell Gill and the source of the river Eden

Looking back to Garsdale Head 

Hell Gill and the infant River Eden 
just below its source on Lunds Fell

Hell Gill bridge

'Water Cut' by Mary Bourne the first of 10 sculptures 
in the Eden Valley - supposed to mimic the rivers meanders. http://www.edenbenchmarks.org.uk/sculptures.htm


Looking down  Mallerstang towards Kirkby Stephen..... 

.....and across Mallerstang to Wild Boar Fell

Crossing the now sizeable River Eden

Passing Lammerside Castle 
before climbing back to Kirkby Stephen railway station