Ravenstonedale to Outhgill via Wild Boar Fell (Yorkshire Dales) 9.5miles, 2000ft

Leaving Ravenstonedale with The Nab on the Northern summit of Wild Boar Fell clearly in view

Crossing Scandal Beck to Stennerskeugh hamlet

Approaching The Nab

Looking north across the Eden valley from the The Nab 

The summit cairn on The Nab 702m (2303ft) with Garsdale Head behind

The cairns on High White Scar

Zooming in on the Settle to Carlisle line below

The wind shelter and the remains of the summit trig point on Wild

Boar Fell 708m (2322ft)

The view south across the very flat summit plateau to Ingleborough and Whernside

Looking west to Cautley Spout waterfall and the summit of The Calf - the highest point in the Howgill fells (especially for Danny!)

The Skiddaw and Blencathra ranges in the northern lakes on the

horizon 

Looking back upto the The Nab from Mallerstang

A very dry upper river Eden at Outhgill

Warcop (Eden Valley) to Ravenstonedale (Howgills) 10miles

Leaving by the village green in Warcop

The River Eden at Warcop Bridge  

The Eden valley with the North Pennines behind

Murton Pike and Dufton Pike and lots of white hawthorn blossom

Crossing Scandal Beck

A novel collecting box for Cumbria Wildlife Trust at the entrance
to Smardale nature reserve

The reserve follows the disused Smardale railway line

Viewing platforms in the reserve

Smardale Hall

The path through the reserve
continues over the Smardale Gill viaduct

The view (in the rain) down Smardale Gill

Finishing the walk at the Black Swan Ravenstonedale
(highly recommended)

Day 2 "A Pennine Journey" Hexham to Sinderhope (Allendale) 13 miles 2000ft

Leaving Hexham via St Mary's Catholic church

Passing through Dipton Mill

A 'Des Res' by the side of Dipton burn

Heading onto the moors over Rowley Burn 

The start of 6 miles of moorland between valleys

Lunch stop about half way

Passing the high point of Stobbs Cross

One of a pair of curlew chicks left alone as the adult birds were
mobbed by Peregrine Falcons

Descending into the valley of East Allendale 

Waiting for the bus by the disused post office in Sinderhope hamlet

Hadrian's Wall to Hexham 15.5miles 1250ft

Starting the walk at Housesteads Roman Fort

Much of The Wall is built along the ridge of a Basalt Sill

Broomlee Lough on the north side of the wall

Alongside the wall is 'The Vallum', an earthwork ditch to protect
the wall

....and again

Two Roman soldiers out patrolling the wall!
(Does the sign apply to chariots?) (AGD)

Rape seed fields in the North Tyne valley

The Boatside Inn on the banks of the South Tyne

Entering Hexham through Tynedale country park

Hexham Abbey....

....and its interior....

....and a quick half in 'spoons before the bus back

Water Yeat to Coniston following the Cumbria Way 8miles 1000ft ascent

Beacon tarn on the fellside above Water Yeat

The Coniston fells shrouded in cloud 

Mere Beck disused reservoir

Mere Beck on the way to Coniston lakeside

Following the path along the lake shore

 ....and again

 ....and again

 ....and again

Brantwood - once the home of John Ruskin

Coniston Old Man above the village

Tour de Cumbria?

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Coniston