A Walk in the Howgill fells 

Cautley to Sedbergh via the river Rawthey, Arant Haw & Winder

10miles 2400ft

Setting off across the river Rawthey by the Cross Keys Temperance Inn at Cautley

Looking up the valley to Cautley Spout falls - but this was not my route today....

....after crossing Cautley beck....

....and zooming in on the falls....

I set off down the Rawthey valley towards Sedbergh

I passed through this farm yard with a clever way of opening the gate from the driver's seat of a vehicle, the string from the post to the right, when pulled lifted the latch and the gate swung open!

The path I was on forms part of Wainwright's 'A Pennine Journey' route

Some of the lower Howgill fells were now in sunshine but the higher ones behind were still in cloud

A break for morning coffee before leaving the river Rawthey and starting today's climb

Crook fell

Looking down to the river Rawthey

Standing at the col between Winder here....

....and Arant Haw summit today's highest point at 1985ft

The M6 motorway and the disused Lowgill railway viaduct in the Lune valley

Looking south back over Crook fell....

....and north again to the Lune valley....

....before descending back to Winder with the view to Sedbergh below....

Zooming in on Sedbergh school....

....before arriving in its Main Street!

The initial walk down the valley made a very pleasant start to a damp morning with low cloud on the summits.

It would have been good to have continued across the tops to 'The Calf' the highest in the Howgill fells at 2218ft but unfortuately time didn't permit this.