Mardale Ill Bell, High Street and Kidsty Pike (Sat 8 Sep 2007)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Mardale Head - Blea Water - north ridge - Mardale Ill Bell - High Street - Straits of Riggindale - Kidsty Pike - Kidsty Howes - Riggindale - Haweswater - Mardale Head

Distance: 7.25 miles

Ascent: 2,400ft

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Time: 3 hours 50 minutes

With: Anne

Conditions: Sunshine and blue sky for most of the walk

Photos

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Mardale Ill Bell from Mardale HeadThe path by Mardale BeckLooking back towards Haweswater and Mardale HeadLooking ahead towards High Street, the near ridge rising to the left will be our ascent route onto Mardale Ill BellThe route to Blea WaterLooking back along our route and across the valley to BranstreeMardale Ill Bell's north ridge from Blea Water damRough Crag from Blea WaterAnother photo of Mardale Ill Bell's north ridgeAscending Mardale Ill Bell's north ridgeLooking back down Mardale Ill Bell's north ridge to Blea WaterThey way ahead to Mardale Ill Bell's summit, the steep part overNan Bield Pass and the ridge to Harter FellBlea Water, Long Stile, Kidsty Pike and High Raise in the far distanceMardale Ill Bell's north ridge and Blea Water below, the Rough Crag ridge and HaweswaterHarter Fell from Mardale Ill Bell's summit360 Panorama from Mardale Ill Bell's summitYoke, Ill Bell and Froswick from Mardale Ill Bell's summitHigh Street from Mardale Ill BellLooking back to Mardale Ill Bell with Harter Fell behind from our route up High StreetThe wall across the top of High Street with the white summit trig point on the skylineBlea Water and Mardale Ill Bell's north ridge with Harter Fell behindLong Stile, Caspel Gate Tarn and Rough Crag from High StreetStraits of RiggindaleLooking across to Helvellyn, the Dodds and Blencathra from High StreetKidsty Pike and RiggindaleLooking back across the Straits of Riggindale to High StreetHeading for Kidsty PikeZooming in on Mardale Ill Bell's north ridge with Long Stile in front and Harter Fell behind leftHigh Raise (not the Langdale one!) from Kidsty PikeHeading down the ridge from Kidsty Pike's summitThe ridge to Kidsty Howes with Selside Pike on the far side of HaweswaterHaweswater and The Rigg (wooded) from Kidsty HowesLooking north east down Haweswater from below Kidsty HowesKidsty Pike (left) and Kidsty Howes (right) from Riggindale'Riggindale Bay', HaweswaterThe site of Riggindale Farm, one of the many properties destroyed with the flooding of the valley to provide water for ManchesterSpeaking Crag sticking out into HaweswaterHarter Fell from Mardale HeadMardale Beck flowing into Haweswater

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