Thursday, 14 November 2019

Latrigg and Dodd from Keswick 11.5 miles 2700ft


Sunrise on Penrith castle whilst waiting for the bus to Keswick

Leaving Keswick behind and looking back to Newlands valley and fells

Looking down Derwentwater to Borrowdale and snow on the tops of the central fells

The Skiddaw range from Latrigg only a lowly 1200ft but a great
viewpoint

Keswick and Derwentwater from Latrigg

Snow on the Helvellyn range from Latrigg...

...and long shadows in the sunlight on St John's in the Vale

Leaving Latrigg for Dodd with some Autumn colour on the way...

...and again

Sun on Derwentwater - now walking up Dodd...

 ...from the view point part way up the fell

The fell top memorial stone and plaque 1647ft

The Solway firth and Galloway fells

Lunchtime admiring the view down Bassenthwaite

Walking back to Keswick through Dodd Wood

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

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Appleby to Shap 12 miles 1500ft


The River Eden flowing through the centre of Appleby

Looking back to Appleby castle

High Cup Nick carved between Dufton fell and Murton fell 

Rainbow over Knock Pike

Warcop fell and beyond is a 'Danger Area'
due to army live firing area!
 

Passing through the attractive village of Maulds Meaburn

Looking south to the Howgill fells from Hardendale Nab 

Hardendale Quarry

Junction 39 of the M6 from the Nab

Shap cement works