Walk Information

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Walk route: Stonestar - Dunnerdale Fells - Stonestar

Distance: 2.50 miles

Ascent: 800ft

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Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Warm and sunny

Comment: I followed A. Wainwright's 'Dunnerdale Fells' walk in his book 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland' [page 132]. It was a case of second time more care rather than second time lucky. When I last tried to do this walk (Nov 2005) I ended up visitng the wrong top! The section out and back to the summit is pathless and has lots of high bracken to fight through at this time of year.

Photos

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The Pike from near StonestarThe Pike from the rocky ravine above StonestarThe Dunnerdale Fells to the north with Great Stickle on the rightBuck Barrow and WhitfellDunnerdale Fells summit straight ahead, note the holly tree on the left, its mentioned by AW in his guideThe prominent holly, per AWThe Dunnerdale Fells, the summit I want is on the leftThe Dunnerdale FellsOne of the many ancient cairns to be found around here, Buck Barrow and Whitfell in the distanceThrough the bracken to the summitDunnerdale Fells, AW's summitGreat Stickle from Dunnerdale FellsTarn Hill from Dunnerdale Fells summitGreen Crag, the Scafells and Harter Fell from Dunnerdale Fells summitWhitfell (left) and The Pike with Hesk Fell behind (right)Looking down on the rocky ravine and the road where I started today's walk fromHeading back to the pathLooking over Wainwright's bouldery tarn (dry) to Penn (near ridge) and Buck BarrowOn the Public Bridleway with The Pike aheadDunnerdale Fells from my descent to the roadLots of people enjoying a splash in the River Duddon with The Pike beyondThe rocky ravine that my walk started up as I head back to my car

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