Lonscale Fell & Skiddaw Little Man, descent via Longside Edge - 10miles 3,000ft

Climbing into the Glenderamackin valley from Threlkeld village

Today's first objective Lonscale fell 715m 2,346ft 

Looking back down the Glenderamackin valley

Skiddaw House Youth Hostel at the Back'o'Skiddaw

Getting that 'laid back feeling' after a steep climb

The drop straight down from Lonscale summit into Glenderamackin

The way ahead now, Skiddaw Little Man foreground with Skiddaw
behind 

Keswick and Derwentwater from Skiddaw Little Man 865m 2,838ft

The badly eroded path on Skiddaw with Lonscale fell and Blencathra
in the distance

Skiddaw summit 931m 3'054ft 

Starting the descent down the 'scree path' to Longside Edge

Longside Edge and Bassenthwaite

Lunch time on Longside Edge with view over Bassenthaite to the
Whinlatter fells 

Entering the woods above Ravenstone Manor hotel at the end of a
magnificent day on the fells! 

Tan Hill Inn to the Red Lion Inn

. Langthwaite village, Arkengarthdale in the Yorkshire dales 'Herriot country'  (BBC, All Creatures Great & Small) 10miles 1000ft

 

Heading out on to the moors from the highest inn in the British
Isles 1732ft

5 miles of tough moorland walking later and Arkengarthdale just
appears in the distance

Lunch over and a wonderful track is joined leading over hill and
dale 

Then the descent into Arkengarthdale

Just one of the many newly born lambs in the dale 

The path the joins Arkle beck but what happened to the bridge....

....ah here it is!!!

Fortunately an alternative path was available following the beck

Scar house enjoys a sunny hillside position above the beck

Looking down on Arkle beck

Walking up the drive to St Marys church Langthwaite

Finally arriving at the Red Lion Inn, which I understand is often
frequented in episodes of 'All Creatures Great & Small'  

Scafell via Slight Side from Eskdale - 12miles 3,400ft

'A Glorious 12th' (April) The mountains await so here we go!

Setting off from Wha House car park Eskdale

Approaching Slight Side's rocky summit 2,454ft

Looking back at Slight Side with Barrow and Walney Island
on the horizon

The route ahead with the ridge leading to Scafell summit

Sellafield and the Isle of Man

Mosedale leading up to the Pillar fells 

The south face screes of Great Gable

Scafell summit 3,163ft with the summit of Scafell Pike in the gap
to it's left.

The approach to Deep Gill on Scafell Summit

A lone walker crossing Mickledore looking down from the summit

11am and a steady stream of walkers start to arrive on Scafell Pike
summit

Looking north to Derwentwater and Blencathra (top right)

Starting the descent to Burnmoor tarn (left) with Wastwater (right)

Lunch time at Burnmoor tarn

The final part of the descent to Boot village, Eskdale

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