Walk Information

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Walk route: Newlands Church, Little Town - Little Town - Skelgill - Hawes End - Skelgill Bank - Catbells - Hause Gate - Maiden Moor - Blea Crag Cairn - High Spy - Dalehead Tarn - Dale Head - Hindscarth Edge - Hindscarth - Littledale Edge - Robinson - Buttermere Moss - Newlands Hause - Knott Rigg - Ard Crags - Aikin Knott - Rigg Beck - Newlands Church, Little Town

Distance: 14.50 miles

Ascent: 5,200ft

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Time: 8 hours 0 minutes

With: David Hall and Anne

Conditions: Blue sky and sunshine, shorts weather, what a change from yesterday's low cloud and rain

Photos

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Swinside with the Skiddaw fells behind from near Little TownThe Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike ridge with Ard Crags on the far left in front (to be our last peak of the day)Looking over Derwent Water to Blencathra from our ascent of CatbellsNortherly panorama from CatbellsCatbells from Skelgill BankHindscarth, Robinson and the Newlands valley from Skelgill BankLooking back to Catbells from the path up Maiden MoorLooking over the remains of the Goldscope Mine to the Knott Rigg to Ard Crags ridge with Eel Crag (Crag Hill) the high point of the far ridgeHindscarth and Robinson from Maiden Moor's summit cairn360 Panorama from Maiden Moor's summitLooking back to Maiden Moor as we head for High SpyHigh Spy's large summit cairnHindscarth from High SpyClouds hugging the Scafells but Great Gable (right) is clearThe path we descended from High Spy to get to Dalehead TarnThe steep pitched path up Dale Head from Dalehead TarnHigh Spy on the left, the Helvellyn ridge in the distance and Dalehead Tarn bottom right from Dale HeadDale Head summit360 Panorama from Dale Head's summitLooking down the Newlands valley to Skiddaw from Dale Head's summitThe Buttermere valley with the High Stile ridge in shadow from Hindscarth EdgeHeading for Hindscarth (summit out of shot on far right) from Dale HeadLittle Dale and the distinctive Causey PikeLooking back to Hindscarth from the ascent of RobinsonRobinson's summitCrummock Water either side of Rannerdale Knotts, Mellbreak and LoweswaterThe ridge onto Knott Rigg from Newlands Hause with Grasmoor, Wandope, Eel Crag and Sail behindRobinson from Buttermere MossLooking over Newlands Hause to Knott RiggLeaving Knott Rigg's summit, heading for Ard Crags our last top of the dayThe Purple House, Rigg Beck

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