A Back o'Skidda Circuit (Thu 1 Jan 2009)

Walk Information

location map

Walk route: Peter House Farm - Horsemoor Mills, south of Orthwaite - above Brockle Crag - Trusmadoor - Meal Fell - Great Sca Fell - Knott - Great Calva - Skiddaw House track (Cumbria Way) - Peter House Farm

Distance: 10.00 miles

Ascent: 2,400ft

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Time: 4 hours 0 minutes

With: on own

Conditions: Blue sky and sunshine, a bit hazy and a cold wind

Photos

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Binsey from near Peter House FarmI took the bridleway up to the left at this pointLooking back down the track with Binsey in the distanceThe Edge leading up on to Ullock PikeLooking back along the track above Brockle CragThe Boulder with Burn Tod behind (See Wainwright Great Cockup 2)Burntod Gill with Meal Fell straight aheadMeal Fell summit with Great Sca Fell behindMeal Fell's summit cairn/shelterGreat Sca Fell - just go straight up!Looking back down on Meal Fell with Great Cockup behindLowthwaite Fell and Longlands FellHigh Pike and Carrock Fell from Great Sca Fell's summitThe pointed Great Calva with Skiddaw behind from Knott's summitHigh Pike and Carrock Fell from Knott's summitKnott from between Little and Great CalvaThe normally very wet route by the fence was frozen solid todayGreat Calva's summitGreat Calva's summit shelterSouth from Great Calva looking through the gap between Blencathra and Lonscale FellLooking back up to Great CalvaBridge over Dead Beck carrying the Skiddaw House trackPart of the Skiddaw House track and Birkett Edge onto BakestallGreat Cockup, Burn Tod and White Hause from the road back to Peter House FarmPeter House Farm is in the near trees, Binsey in the distance

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