Wednesday 6 November 2019

Shap to Mardale - (Haweswater) 11.5 miles 2,350ft


Shap village from the path to Swindale

The Goggleby Stone - one of a series of processional stones leading to an ancient stone circle

"Is it Bill or is it Ben" and where's Little Weed?

Descending into Swindale  

Crossing Swindale Beck

Blea Water with the High Street ridge behind,
from Selside Pike 
655m

One of the survey pillars built to sight the Haweswater reservoir
just visible behind

Summit cairn on Artle Crag

The smallest summit cairn in Lakeland (probably), on today's high
point of Branstree fell 713m (2339ft)

Another fantastic view point for lunch - shame about the cloud!

Descending through the cloud to Gatesgarth pass

Riggindale with High Street at its head
(also known as Racecourse 
hill and was once used as such)

Approaching the shoreline of Haweswater 

Haweswater in all its autumnal colours.... 

and again....

and again

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