A Linear Walk

Shap Summit to Tebay

11miles 1300ft

Just before sunrise: 

Setting off from the A6 crossing Shap summit 1350ft.

This memorial is dedicated to the workforce who built the first road over the fell often in appalling weather conditions but well looked after by the local population.

A few minutes later and here comes the sun.

"The sun to govern the day"....

....and behind me "The moon to govern the night"

Descending to the col before Crookdale Crag and the sun gives a repeat performance....

....and here it comes again

Walking directly into the sun regretting not remembering my sun glasses!

Looking down into Borrowdale. 

This is 'The other Borrowdale' not the lake district one

....and again

Across the valley Whinfell beacon, Ashtead fell & Mabbin crag

Fell ponies on Winterscleugh fell....

and the diminuitive cairn on Winterscleugh summit

Crossing the summit ridge.... 

.....to Jeffrey's Mount where the M6 motorway & the West Coast Mainline pass through the Lune Valley

Zooming in on the previous photo and look at what you see!   An RAF Eurofighter Typhoon

The season of rest for the pony trekkers!

Crossing the river Lune just before Tebay....

....and finally taking a slight detour to visit Tebay's 

Motte & Bailey castle..... where sheep now play

'King of the Castle'

Day '6' Carnforth to Carlisle 

Aira Force to Eamont Bridge

13miles 900ft

No walk last week due to a few nights B&B under the care of the NHS!

Setting off from the side of  Ullswater at Aira Force

Following the path under Yew Crag....

....before returning to the lakeside path

Wintering yachts and their mooring jetties near Castle Point

There's a splendid view down Ullswater from the ferry landings at Pooley Bridge

The river Eamont from the 'Pooley Bridge'

The new single spanned bridge which replaced the original which was very badly damaged in the unprecendented floods of 2015

Pooley Bridge main street

St Michael's church Barton from the new 5 mile Eamont Way footpath linking Pooley Bridge with Penrith railway station

This footbridge carries the path over the river Eamont to Penrith. However my route continued along the riverside to Yanwath village

Yanwath Hall with it's very well preserved 

14th century Pele tower

Entering Eamont Bridge I passed the Millenium Memorial Stone dedicated by the bishop of Penrith. 

It's a fifty tonne block of granite brought from Shap quarries just down the road.

Eamont Bridge main street which is the A6 trunk road which prior to the M6 motorway was the main west coast road north to Scotland! 

A very pleasant day's walking with some nice scenery and plenty of interest along the way

Day '5' Carnforth to Carlisle

Kirkstone Pass to Aira Force 

Ullswater

13.5 Miles 2000ft

Setting off from the Kirkstone Inn at the top of the pass

My route took me past the 'Kirk Stone' before descending towards Patterdale

Brotherswater with Angle Tarn pikes 

Crossing Caiston beck

Hart crag & Dove crag catching the sun

Approaching Brotherswater....

....and again with Angle Tarn pikes....

....and Brotherswater again

Looking back to Dovedale having crossed the valley to Hartsop hamlet

Crossing the waterfalls on Angle Tarn beck

After taking this photo I dropped my brother's camera into the water, it was completely waterlogged and useless!!!!!

Mobile phone to the rescue as I approached Patterdale!

....and Ullswater

The ferry had just left Glenridding pier

Looking down into Glenridding as I climbed Glenridding Dodd

Looking north to Ullswater from the summit...

....and south to Patterdale

Descending to 'Seldom Seen' in Glencoyne....

....then to the side of Ullswater to join the Ullswater way to Aira force

Arriving at the cafe at Aira force for my lift back to Kirkstone

A wonderful day's walking  with some great Autumn colour adding to the pleasure.

(Shame about my brother's camera)