Walk Information
Walk route: Grasmere Village - Helm Crag - Gibson Knott - Calf Crag - Steel Fell - Underhelm - Grasmere Village
Distance: 8.50 miles
Ascent: 2,370ft
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
With: David & Jennifer Hall and Anne
Conditions: Scattered clouds and sunshine, a cooling wind, strong at times, on the tops
Route Map
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Photos
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Tarn Crag from Easedale
Looking across Easedale to the Blea Rigg ridge
Normally I would say the white dash of water is Sourmilk Gill, but the lack of rain means there is not much evidence of the waterfalls today
Loughrigg Fell and Grasmere from the ascent of Helm Crag
The path climbs up through the bracken
Far Easedale
Seat Sandal, Fairfield and Great Rigg from Helm Crag
The Howitzer, Helm Crag summit
Looking along the ridge to Gibson Knott from Helm Crag, the far skyline is Ullscarf
Steel Fell from Helm Crag with Gibson Knott on the left and Dunmail Raise, the Helvellyn fells and Seat Sandal on the right
Looking back to Helm Crag from our ascent of Gibson Knott
Cloud shadow over Tarn Crag with Harrison Stickle coming into view behind and above the Blea Rigg ridge
Deer Bields crag on the side of Tarn Crag
Calf Crag
Greenup Edge from Calf Crag's summit
Heading for Steel Fell from Calf Crag
This section is normally very wet and boggy, but not today!
The Helvellyn range from the largest of the Steel Fell ridge tarns
Looking down into Greenburn Bottom
The head of Thirlmere with Blencathra in the far distance from Steel Fell
Looking back along our route between Calf Crag and Steel Fell
Clouds building over the Coniston and Langdale Fells
Approaching Steel Fell's summit
Looking down Steel Fell's southeast ridge
Seat Sandal from Steel Fell's southeast ridge
...and Dunmail Raise with the Helvellyn range behind
Helm Crag
Looking back to Steel Fell from near Low Mill Bridge
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